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Filip Kuba

current status: Off season

#17 D | 6'4", 225 lbs. | Florida

Birth Date:December 29, 1976 (36 years old)
Place of Birth:Ostrava, CZE
Shoots:L

Experience:13 years
Drafted:Drafted by Florida in 1995 (8/192).
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2012.

Season Stats

	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
YTD	44	1	9	10	-18	24	0	0	0	21:13	50	0.23

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has terrific size and mobility from the back end. Displays both decent offensive instincts and a sound defensive approach. Is also a low-maintenance defender who can log a lot of ice time, if required.
Flaws:	At 6-4, 225 pounds, he doesn't make good use of his imposing frame at all. Is still lacking in consistency (especially from year to year) and rarely raises his game to another level.
Career Potential:	Savvy veteran defenseman.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
NHL	Named to play in the NHL All-Star Game	2003-04
	Olympic Bronze Medal	2006 (Czech Republic)

Movements & Injuries

2013
4/20/2013	Missed 2 games (lower body injury).
4/16/2013	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2/28/2013	Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
2/24/2013	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2012
11/09/2012	Signed with the HC Vitkovice Steel (Czech Republic).
7/01/2012	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Florida Panthers to a two-year contract.
2011
12/20/2011	Missed 9 games (upper body injury).
12/07/2011	Upper body injury, injured reserve.
12/01/2011	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2010
11/13/2010	Missed 16 games (broken right leg).
9/19/2010	Broken right leg, injured reserve.
4/24/2010	Missed the last 11 games of the regular season and 6 playoff games (lower body injury).
3/22/2010	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
3/18/2010	Missed 6 games (lower body injury).
3/04/2010	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
1/18/2010	Missed 4 games (upper body injury).
1/10/2010	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2009
10/28/2009	Missed 8 games (lower body injury).
10/06/2009	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
3/14/2009	Missed 3 games (illness).
3/09/2009	Illness, day-to-day.
3/04/2009	Signed by the Ottawa Senators to a three-year contract extension.
1/10/2009	Missed 8 games (groin).
2008
12/23/2008	Groin, day-to-day.
8/29/2008	Acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
3/09/2008	Missed 6 games (right knee injury).
2/27/2008	Right knee injury, day-to-day.
2007
11/28/2007	Missed 1 game (abdominal injury).
11/24/2007	Abdominal injury, day-to-day.
2006
7/02/2006	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lighting to a three-year contract.
4/15/2006	Missed the last 6 games of the regular season (groin).
4/06/2006	Groin, day-to-day.
3/19/2006	Missed 5 games (abdominal strain).
3/05/2006	Abdominal strain, day-to-day.
2005
12/15/2005	Missed 4 games (back spasms).
12/06/2005	Back spasms, day-to-day.
10/28/2005	Missed 1 game (back injury).
10/25/2005	Back injury, day-to-day.
2004
4/04/2004	Missed the last 5 games of the regular season (broken finger).
3/27/2004	Broken finger, remainder of the regular season.
2003
1/23/2003	Missed 4 games (foot injury).
1/21/2003	Foot injury, day-to-day.
1/14/2003	Foot injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2002
11/20/2002	Re-signed by the Minnesota Wild to a multi-year contract extension.
4/08/2002	Missed 20 games (broken hand).
2/12/2002	Broken hand, day-to-day.
2001
8/13/2001	Re-signed by the Minnesota Wild.
1/24/2001	Missed 1 game (knee injury).
1/21/2001	Knee injury, day-to-day.
2000
11/28/2000	Missed 5 games (bruised ribs).
11/17/2000	Bruised ribs, day-to-day.

Career Transactions

2012
7/01/2012	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Florida Panthers.
2008
8/29/2008	Ottawa Senators traded Andrej Meszaros to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Filip Kuba, Alexander Picards and a 1st round selection in 2009.
2006
7/02/2006	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lighting.
2000
6/23/2000	Claimed by the Minnesota Wild from the Calgary Flames in Expansion Draft.
3/16/2000	Florida Panthers traded Filip Kuba to the Calgary Flames for Rocky Thompson.
1995
7/08/1995	Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the 8th round (192nd overall) in 1995.

Player News

Kuba to return to action Saturday afternoon | 04/20/2013 9:20 AM

News

Filip Kuba has recovered from a lower-body injury and should be in the Panthers' lineup Saturday afternoon against the Devils.

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Impact

If you need Kuba, who had missed the Cats' last two games due to the injury, feel free to activate him.

Kuba sits Thursday, hopes to return on trip | 04/19/2013 9:34 AM

News

Filip Kuba (lower body) sat out Thursday night but hopes to return before the end of the Panthers' road trip.

Miami Herald

Impact

Kuba took part in Thursday's morning skate but wasn't feeling well enough to give it a go. The Panthers play the Devils on Saturday and the Bruins on Sunday before returning back to Florida. Kuba has eight points and a minus-17 rating in 39 games this season.

Panthers' Filip Kuba sits Tuesday with LBI | 04/17/2013 10:12 AM

News

Filip Kuba didn't play Tuesday because of the lower-body injury he is dealing with.

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Impact

He has eight points and a minus-17 rating in 39 games with the Panthers this season. Florida lost 5-2 to the New York Islanders Tuesday night.

Filip Kuba dealing with lower-body injury | 04/16/2013 7:55 AM

News

Filip Kuba has a lower-body injury and didn't practice Monday.

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Impact

However, he is expected to travel with the team for Tuesday's match-up against the New York Islanders. He will be re-evaluated but coach Kevin Dineen said the team didn't have any plans to bring someone up from the minors.

Filip Kuba earns two PP assists Tuesday night | 03/19/2013 10:55 PM

News

Filip Kuba posted two assists on Florida power-play goals in a 4-1 win against Carolina Tuesday.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

He helped set up goals by Marcel Goc and Shawn Matthias in the contest, while Tomas Fleischmann and Jerred Smithson (empty net) also scored for the Panthers. Kuba was signed as a free agent last summer and he has produced six points, with a minus-12 rating, in 28 games this campaign.

Filip Kuba will return from UBI Thursday | 02/28/2013 5:20 PM

News

Filip Kuba (upper body) will make his return to Florida's lineup versus Buffalo Thursday night.

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Impact

He has been absent for the team's last two games. Kuba has three assists and a minus-10 rating in 17 games this year.

F. Kuba is day-to-day with upper body injury | 02/25/2013 11:16 AM

News

Filip Kuba missed Sunday's game due to an upper body injury.

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Impact

Kuba's ailment is believed to be minor, so consider him day-to-day for now. He has three assists and a minus-10 rating in 17 games this season.

Panthers pair Filip Kuba with Brian Campbell | 01/15/2013 11:02 AM

News

Filip Kuba was paired with Brian Campbell at Florida's practice on Monday.

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Impact

"It'll take a little bit to get on the same page, but we're easy-going and it won't be a problem," Kuba said. Campbell said they may use video footage to get used to one another and see their tendencies because they don't have much time in a shortened camp and season. Kuba played in the Czech Extraliga during the lockout, where he posted four assists in 11 games with Vitkovice.

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
4/27/2013	Fla	TB	0	1	1	4	0	0	-	0	0	0	22:14	-
4/25/2013	Fla	Tor	0	0	-	-1	2	0	-	0	0	3	18:05	-
4/23/2013	Fla	NYR	0	1	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	20:42	-
4/21/2013	Fla	Bos	0	0	-	-1	2	0	-	0	0	0	18:24	-
4/20/2013	Fla	NJ	0	0	-	-3	0	0	-	0	0	0	18:40	-
4/18/2013	Fla	NYR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
4/16/2013	Fla	NYI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
4/13/2013	Fla	Pit	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	14:11	-
4/11/2013	Fla	Wpg	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	22:58	-
4/07/2013	Fla	Ott	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	20:00	-
4/06/2013	Fla	Wsh	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	20:36	-
4/02/2013	Fla	TB	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	23:58	-
3/30/2013	Fla	NJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	20:39	-
3/28/2013	Fla	Buf	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	1	25:22	-
3/26/2013	Fla	Tor	0	1	1	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	19:59	-
3/24/2013	Fla	NYI	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	1	19:25	-
3/23/2013	Fla	NJ	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	21:47	-
3/21/2013	Fla	NYR	0	0	-	1	0	0	-	0	0	0	23:21	-
3/19/2013	Fla	Car	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	21:02	-
3/16/2013	Fla	NYI	0	0	-	1	0	0	-	0	0	1	23:06	-
3/14/2013	Fla	Bos	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	24:18	-
3/12/2013	Fla	TB	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	1	24:35	-
3/10/2013	Fla	Mtl	0	0	-	1	2	0	-	0	0	1	22:03	-
3/08/2013	Fla	Wpg	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	3	24:56	-
3/07/2013	Fla	Wsh	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	24:01	-
3/05/2013	Fla	Wpg	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	20:08	-
3/03/2013	Fla	Car	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	21:39	-
3/02/2013	Fla	Car	1	0	1	-1	0	0	-	0	0	2	20:56	-
2/28/2013	Fla	Buf	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	4	24:09	-
2/26/2013	Fla	Pit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Upper body
2/24/2013	Fla	Bos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Upper body
2/22/2013	Fla	Pit	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	18:33	-
2/21/2013	Fla	Phi	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	19:57	-
2/18/2013	Fla	Tor	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	2	18:30	-
2/16/2013	Fla	TB	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	20:30	-
2/14/2013	Fla	Mtl	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	2	19:53	-
2/12/2013	Fla	Wsh	0	1	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	19:25	-
2/09/2013	Fla	Wsh	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	18:41	-
2/07/2013	Fla	Phi	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	20:02	-
2/05/2013	Fla	Wpg	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	2	24:29	-
2/03/2013	Fla	Buf	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	4	19:31	-
1/31/2013	Fla	Wpg	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	17:19	-
1/29/2013	Fla	TB	0	0	-	-2	2	0	-	0	0	0	21:36	-
1/26/2013	Fla	Phi	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	0	19:41	-
1/24/2013	Fla	Ott	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	3	23:55	-
1/22/2013	Fla	Mtl	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	26:59	-
1/21/2013	Fla	Ott	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	22:12	-
1/19/2013	Fla	Car	0	1	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	0	21:23	-

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Florida	NHL	44	1	9	10	-18	24	0	0	0	21:13	50	0.23
	Vitkovice	Cze	11	0	4	4	1	10	-	-	0	-	-	0.36
2011-12	Ottawa	NHL	73	6	26	32	26	26	3	0	2	23:36	78	0.44
2010-11	Ottawa	NHL	64	2	14	16	-26	16	0	0	1	20:43	76	0.25
2009-10	Ottawa	NHL	53	3	25	28	-5	28	2	0	0	22:51	90	0.53
	Czech Republic	Olympic	5	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	18:24	3	0.20
2008-09	Ottawa	NHL	71	3	37	40	4	28	2	0	0	23:16	111	0.56
2007-08	Tampa Bay	NHL	75	6	25	31	-8	40	2	0	0	24:57	113	0.41
	Czech Republic	WC	7	1	2	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.43
2006-07	Tampa Bay	NHL	81	15	22	37	-9	36	5	1	2	20:12	106	0.46
2005-06	Minnesota	NHL	65	6	19	25	0	44	1	1	1	21:46	69	0.38
	Czech Republic	Olympic	8	1	0	1	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.13
2004-05	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Minnesota	NHL	77	5	19	24	-7	28	2	1	2	24:05	114	0.31
2002-03	Minnesota	NHL	78	8	21	29	0	29	4	2	1	23:56	129	0.37
2001-02	Minnesota	NHL	62	5	19	24	-6	32	3	0	1	25:30	101	0.39
	Czech Republic	WC	7	0	3	3	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	0.43
2000-01	Minnesota	NHL	75	9	21	30	-6	28	4	0	4	24:16	141	0.40
	Czech Republic	WC	9	1	1	2	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	0.22
1999-00	Florida	NHL	13	1	5	6	-3	2	1	0	1	13:52	16	0.46
	Houston	IHL	27	3	6	9	0	13	0	0	0	-	79	0.33
1998-99	Florida	NHL	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	22:29	5	0.20
	Kentucky	AHL	45	2	8	10	13	33	1	0	0	-	63	0.22
1997-98	New Haven	AHL	77	4	13	17	11	58	2	0	0	-	99	0.22
1996-97	Carolina	AHL	51	0	12	12	-2	38	0	0	0	-	85	0.24
1995-96	Vitkovice	Cze	19	0	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.05
1994-95	Vitkovice	Cze	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Vitkovice	Cze Jr.	35	10	15	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.71
NHL	Total	NHL	836	70	263	333	-56	361	29	5	15	-	1199	0.40
AHL	Total	AHL	173	6	33	39	22	129	3	0	0	-	247	0.23
IHL	Total	IHL	27	3	6	9	0	13	0	0	0	-	79	0.33
Cze	Total	Cze	30	0	5	5	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	0.17
Cze Jr.	Total	Cze Jr.	35	10	15	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.71
Olympic	Total	Olympic	13	1	1	2	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.15
WC	Total	WC	23	2	6	8	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	0.35

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Florida	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Vitkovice	Cze	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Ottawa	NHL	7	0	2	2	1	10	0	0	0	23:25	10	0.29
2010-11	Ottawa	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2009-10	Ottawa	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Ottawa	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Tampa Bay	NHL	6	1	4	5	-1	4	0	1	0	20:46	13	0.83
2005-06	Minnesota	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2004-05	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Minnesota	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	Minnesota	NHL	18	3	5	8	-8	24	3	0	0	-	21	0.44
2001-02	Minnesota	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2000-01	Minnesota	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1999-00	Florida	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Houston	IHL	11	1	2	3	-	3	4	0	0	-	22	0.27
1998-99	Florida	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Kentucky	AHL	10	0	1	1	-	4	0	0	0	-	-	0.10
1997-98	New Haven	AHL	3	1	1	2	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	0.67
1996-97	Carolina	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1995-96	Vitkovice	Cze	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1994-95	Vitkovice	Cze	4	0	0	0	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
	Vitkovice	Cze Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
NHL	Total	NHL	31	4	11	15	-8	38	3	1	0	-	44	0.48
AHL	Total	AHL	13	1	2	3	-	4	0	0	0	-	-	0.23
IHL	Total	IHL	11	1	2	3	-	3	4	0	0	-	22	0.27
Cze	Total	Cze	4	0	0	0	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.00

2012 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE	LAST SEASON
Goals	1	at Car	Mar 2	1
Assists	2	at Car	Mar 19	3
Points	2	at Car	Mar 19	3
Penalty Minutes	2	12 times-last:vs. Tor	last:Apr 25	4
Plus/Minus	4	at TB	Apr 27	4
Power Play Goals	0	44 times-last:at TB	last:Apr 27	1
Power Play Points	2	at Car	Mar 19	1
Shorthanded Goals	0	44 times-last:at TB	last:Apr 27	0
Shorthanded Points	0	44 times-last:at TB	last:Apr 27	1
Shots	4	3 times-last:at Car	last:Mar 19	5

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	81	2006-07 (TB)
Goals	15	2006-07 (TB)
Assists	37	2008-09 (Ott)
Points	40	2008-09 (Ott)
Penalty Minutes	44	2005-06 (Min)
Plus/Minus	+26	2011-12 (Ott)
Power Play Goals	5	2006-07 (TB)
Shorthanded Goals	2	2002-03 (Min)
Shots	141	2000-01 (Min)

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