Lukáš Klok
Lukáš Klok (born June 7, 1995) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Lukáš Klok | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 June 1995 Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Vítkovice Ridera HC Slovan Bratislava Lukko Rögle BK HC Lugano | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Playing career
He made his professional debut with HC Vítkovice Ridera of the Czech Extraliga.[1] Following his fourth season with Vítkovice in 2017–18, Klok opted to sign a one-year deal with Slovak club, HC Slovan Bratislava, of the KHL on June 22, 2018.[2]
On 14 July 2022, Klok was signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year entry-level contract by the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).[3] Klok participated in training camp and pre-season with the Coyotes before he was re-assigned to begin his first professional season in North America with American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. Klok made four appearances on the blueline with the Roadrunners to start the 2022–23 season before he was placed on unconditional waivers by the Coyotes in opting to mutually terminate his contract on 28 October 2022.[4]
Klok returned to Europe and opted to join Swedish club Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) for the remainder of the season on 5 November 2022.[5] Klok featured in just 11 games from the blueline with Rögle BK before leaving the club prematurely to sign for the remainder of the season with Swiss National League club, HC Lugano, on 13 January 2023.[6]
Klok returned as a free agent for a second stint with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL, signing a two-year contract on 22 July 2023.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U18 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U18 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U18 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U20 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U20 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 32 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 45 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 54 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Lukko | Liiga | 51 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Lukko | Liiga | 46 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 44 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Rögle BK | SHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Lugano | NL | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| ELH totals | 162 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 260 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Czech Republic | U18 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | OG | 9th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
References
- "Lukas Klok". EliteProspects.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- "Lukas Klok strengthens the blueline for Slovan" (in Slovak). HC Slovan Bratislava. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
- "Arizona Coyotes sign Lukas Klok". prohockeyrumors.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "Lukas Klok clears unconditional waivers". prohockeyrumors.com. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- "Lukas Klok joins Rogle BK" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- "Lukas Klok at the Corner Arena until the end of the season" (in Italian). HC Lugano. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- "Neftekhimik sign a contract with Lukas Klok" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database