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Rostislav Klesla

current status: Off season

#16 D | 6'3", 223 lbs. | Phoenix

Birth Date:March 21, 1982 (31 years old)
Place of Birth:Novy Jicin, CZE
Shoots:L

Experience:11 years
Drafted:Drafted by Columbus in 2000 (1/4).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Columbus in 2011.

Season Stats

	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
YTD	38	2	6	8	0	22	0	0	0	17:37	44	0.21

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has ideal NHL size, and he loves to hit people. Can shut opposing forwards down. Possesses hockey sense and a little offensive ability from the blueline.
Flaws:	Lacks the ideal offensive acumen of a natural point-producing defenseman. Also lacks the ability to stay in the lineup, as he is somewhat injury-prone.
Career Potential:	Solid shutdown defenseman, when healthy.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
NHL	All-Rookie Team	2001-02
NHL	Played in the NHL YoungStars Game	2002-03, 2001-02 (Injured)
Canadian Major Junior	Top Draft Prospect	1999-00
Canadian Major Junior	All-Rookie Team	1999-00
OHL	Top Draft Prospect Award	1999-00
OHL	First All-Star Team	2000-01
OHL	First All-Rookie Team	1999-00

Movements & Injuries

2013
2/09/2013	Missed 9 games (lower body injury).
2/07/2013	Lower body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
1/24/2013	Lower body injury, injured reserve.
1/23/2013	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2012
9/21/2012	Signed with HC Trinec (Czech Republic).
5/13/2012	Missed the last playoff game (suspended by nhl).
5/06/2012	Suspended by the NHL for 1 game.
3/10/2012	Missed 10 games (upper body injury).
2/21/2012	Upper body injury, injured reserve.
2/18/2012	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2011
12/20/2011	Missed 7 games (undisclosed).
12/05/2011	Undisclosed, injured reserve.
3/15/2011	Missed 2 games (head injury).
3/10/2011	Head injury, day-to-day.
3/01/2011	Missed 13 games (lower body injury).
2/28/2011	Acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
1/25/2011	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
1/18/2011	Missed 1 game (illness).
1/15/2011	Illness, day-to-day.
2010
12/21/2010	Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
12/18/2010	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
4/11/2010	Missed the last 56 games of the regular season (torn groin muscle).
2009
12/01/2009	Torn groin Muscle, sidelined indefinitely.
10/03/2009	Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a four-year contract extension.
4/11/2009	Missed 6 games (undisclosed).
3/29/2009	Undisclosed, day-to-day.
3/05/2009	Missed 10 games (shoulder injury).
2/11/2009	Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
2/03/2009	Missed 11 games (bruised foot).
1/05/2009	Bruised foot, day-to-day.
2008
12/23/2008	Missed 16 games (ankle injury).
11/15/2008	Ankle injury, sidelined indefinitely.
11/12/2008	Missed 4 games (wrist injury).
11/05/2008	Wrist injury, day-to-day.
2007
3/27/2007	Missed 3 games (hip injury).
3/18/2007	Hip injury, day-to-day.
1/03/2007	Missed 2 games (foot injury).
2006
12/29/2006	Foot injury, day-to-day.
10/09/2006	Missed 2 games (suspension).
9/26/2006	Suspended by the NHL for two games for a low hit in a preseason game on September 22.
4/18/2006	Missed the last 3 games of the regular season (groin).
4/18/2006	Re-signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a four-year contract.
4/15/2006	Groin, day-to-day.
2005
12/20/2005	Missed 16 games (broken hand).
11/10/2005	Broken hand, late December.
11/01/2005	Missed 12 games (right leg injury).
10/03/2005	Right leg injury, injured reserve.
9/28/2005	Right leg injury, early November.
8/15/2005	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a one-year contract.
1/29/2005	NHL lockout: Signed with the HPK Hameenlinna of the SM-Liiga (Finland).
2004
9/17/2004	NHL lockout: Signed with the Vsetinska Hokejova of the Czech Extraleague.
6/10/2004	Re-signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a one-year contract.
4/04/2004	Missed the last 2 games of the regular season (bruised leg).
4/01/2004	Bruised leg, day-to-day.
3/27/2004	Missed 15 games (sprained wrist).
2/25/2004	Sprained wrist, sidelined indefinitely.
1/08/2004	Bruised back, left Thursday's game (Didn't miss any games).
2003
12/31/2003	Missed 13 games (sprained MCL).
11/30/2003	Sprained MCL, early January.
11/29/2003	Knee injury, left Saturday's game.
11/09/2003	Missed 5 games (hip pointer).
10/25/2003	Hip pointer, day-to-day.
2/18/2003	Missed 1 game (flu).
2/15/2003	Flu, day-to-day.
1/28/2003	Missed 8 games (sprained left shoulder).
1/12/2003	Sprained left shoulder, late January.
1/10/2003	Separated left shoulder, left Friday's game.
2002
2/12/2002	Missed 7 games (shoulder injury).
2/07/2002	Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
1/26/2002	Shoulder injury, early February.
2000
10/27/2000	Returned to Brampton (OHL).

Career Transactions

2011
2/28/2011	Columbus Blue Jackets traded Rostislav Klesla and Dane Byers to the Phoenix Coyotes for Scottie Upshall and Sami Lepisto.
2000
6/24/2000	Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets the 1st round (4th overall) in 2000.

Player News

Rostislav Klesla gets four assists Thursday | 03/29/2013 10:05 AM

News

Rostislav Klesla had four assists in Phoenix's 7-4 victory on Thursday.

Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette

Impact

That's more points than Klesla had in his previous 24 games combined. This outburst aside, Klesla isn't worth owning in standard leagues.

Rostislav Klesla plays alongside Yandle | 02/17/2013 9:10 AM

News

Rostislav Klesla was paired by Keith Yandle in Saturday's 5-3 win over Columbus.

Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette

Impact

Yandle's usual defense partner, Derek Morris, was sidelined with an upper body ailment, but Klesla filled in admirably, notching an assist and a plus-3 rating in just over 20 minutes of action. His lack of power play time limits his upside, giving him value only in deep formats.

| 02/10/2013 3:01 AM

News

Rostislav Klesla was activated from the IL on Saturday February 9.

Rotoworld.com

Rostislav Klesla might return on Thursday | 02/07/2013 11:32 AM

News

Rostislav Klesla (lower body) might be available for Thursday's game.

Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette

Impact

Klesla would need to be activated off of the injured reserve list before that could happen. He has no points and a minus-three rating in two games this season.

Rostislav Klesla not expected to play Thurs. | 01/24/2013 7:17 PM

News

Rostislav Klesla was held out of Wednesday's game because of a lower-body injury and he's not expected to play in Thursday night's contest either.

Coyotes.nhl.com

Impact

He has registered three blocked shots, two shots on goal and a minus-3 rating in two games for Phoenix this campaign. Consider him as day-to-day.

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
4/27/2013	Phx	Ana	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	3	17:14	-
4/26/2013	Phx	Col	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	17:57	-
4/24/2013	Phx	SJ	0	0	-	1	0	0	-	0	0	1	19:16	-
4/22/2013	Phx	Det	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	1	13:49	-
4/20/2013	Phx	Chi	1	0	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	2	18:29	-
4/18/2013	Phx	StL	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	1	17:16	-
4/15/2013	Phx	SJ	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	09:05	-
4/12/2013	Phx	Cgy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/10/2013	Phx	Edm	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:40	-
4/08/2013	Phx	Van	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	18:00	-
4/06/2013	Phx	Col	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	3	18:45	-
4/04/2013	Phx	Det	0	0	-	1	0	0	-	0	0	1	23:01	-
4/02/2013	Phx	LA	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	3	17:04	-
3/30/2013	Phx	SJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	19:30	-
3/28/2013	Phx	Nas	0	4	4	2	4	0	-	0	0	0	19:26	-
3/27/2013	Phx	Min	0	0	-	1	2	0	-	0	0	1	17:20	-
3/25/2013	Phx	Det	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	2	17:42	-
3/21/2013	Phx	Van	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	14:55	-
3/19/2013	Phx	LA	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	4	13:50	-
3/18/2013	Phx	LA	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	14:28	-
3/16/2013	Phx	CBJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	22:11	-
3/14/2013	Phx	StL	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	18:45	-
3/12/2013	Phx	LA	0	1	1	1	2	0	-	0	0	1	20:10	-
3/09/2013	Phx	Dal	0	0	-	1	0	0	-	0	0	0	17:02	-
3/07/2013	Phx	StL	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	16:43	-
3/06/2013	Phx	Ana	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	20:40	-
3/04/2013	Phx	Ana	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	19:54	-
3/02/2013	Phx	Ana	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	17:34	-
2/28/2013	Phx	Min	1	0	1	-1	0	0	-	0	0	2	13:13	-
2/26/2013	Phx	Van	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	16:18	-
2/24/2013	Phx	Cgy	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	0	17:05	-
2/23/2013	Phx	Edm	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	4	20:06	-
2/18/2013	Phx	Cgy	0	0	-	1	0	0	-	0	0	1	24:33	-
2/16/2013	Phx	CBJ	0	1	1	3	0	0	-	0	0	0	20:31	-
2/14/2013	Phx	Nas	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	20:55	-
2/11/2013	Phx	Col	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	17:36	-
2/09/2013	Phx	SJ	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	3	18:56	-
2/07/2013	Phx	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
2/04/2013	Phx	Min	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
2/02/2013	Phx	Dal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
2/01/2013	Phx	Dal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
1/30/2013	Phx	Edm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
1/28/2013	Phx	Nas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
1/26/2013	Phx	LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
1/24/2013	Phx	SJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
1/23/2013	Phx	CBJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body
1/20/2013	Phx	Chi	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	19:11	-
1/19/2013	Phx	Dal	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	1	14:40	-

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Phoenix	NHL	38	2	6	8	0	22	0	0	0	17:37	44	0.21
	Trinec	Cze	18	0	1	1	7	30	-	-	0	-	-	0.06
2011-12	Phoenix	NHL	65	3	10	13	13	54	0	0	0	19:21	87	0.20
2010-11	Phoenix	NHL	16	1	0	1	-6	12	0	0	0	18:23	22	0.06
	Columbus	NHL	45	3	7	10	10	26	0	0	0	19:18	45	0.22
	Total CBJ/Phx	NHL	61	4	7	11	4	38	0	0	0	19:04	67	0.18
2009-10	Columbus	NHL	26	2	6	8	-7	26	0	0	1	20:06	24	0.31
2008-09	Columbus	NHL	34	1	8	9	2	38	0	0	0	20:58	30	0.26
2007-08	Columbus	NHL	82	6	12	18	7	60	3	0	1	23:12	130	0.22
2006-07	Columbus	NHL	75	9	13	22	-13	105	2	0	0	22:54	159	0.29
	Czech Republic	WC	4	1	0	1	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	0.25
2005-06	Columbus	NHL	51	6	13	19	-4	75	2	0	1	21:26	84	0.37
2004-05	HPK	Fin	9	1	2	3	0	12	-	-	-	-	-	0.33
	Vsetin	Cze	41	7	17	24	3	136	-	-	-	-	-	0.59
2003-04	Columbus	NHL	47	2	11	13	-16	27	0	0	1	18:19	74	0.28
2002-03	Columbus	NHL	72	2	14	16	-22	71	0	0	0	18:45	89	0.22
2001-02	Columbus	NHL	75	8	8	16	-6	74	1	0	0	18:52	102	0.21
	Czech Republic	WC	7	1	2	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.43
2000-01	Columbus	NHL	8	2	0	2	-1	6	0	0	0	18:25	10	0.25
	Brampton	OHL	45	18	36	54	22	59	7	1	2	-	-	1.20
	Czech Republic	WJC	7	3	4	7	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	1.00
1999-00	Brampton	OHL	67	16	29	45	3	174	7	0	1	-	-	0.67
1998-99	Sioux City	USHL	54	4	12	16	-	100	-	-	-	-	-	0.30
1997-98	Opava	Cze Jr.	38	11	18	29	-	87	-	-	-	-	-	0.76
NHL	Total	NHL	634	47	108	155	-43	596	8	0	4	-	900	0.24
OHL	Total	OHL	112	34	65	99	25	233	14	1	3	-	-	0.88
Fin	Total	Fin	9	1	2	3	0	12	-	-	-	-	-	0.33
Cze	Total	Cze	59	7	18	25	10	166	-	-	-	-	-	0.42
Cze Jr.	Total	Cze Jr.	38	11	18	29	-	87	-	-	-	-	-	0.76
USHL	Total	USHL	54	4	12	16	-	100	-	-	-	-	-	0.30
WC	Total	WC	11	2	2	4	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	0.36
WJC	Total	WJC	7	3	4	7	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	1.00

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Phoenix	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Trinec	Cze	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Phoenix	NHL	15	2	6	8	-2	4	0	0	0	18:36	24	0.53
2010-11	Phoenix	NHL	4	0	0	0	-2	7	0	0	0	17:43	7	0.00
2009-10	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Columbus	NHL	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21:21	3	0.25
2007-08	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2004-05	HPK	Fin	10	0	2	2	4	12	-	-	-	-	-	0.20
	Vsetin	Cze	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2001-02	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2000-01	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Brampton	OHL	9	2	9	11	3	26	2	0	0	-	-	1.22
1999-00	Brampton	OHL	6	1	1	2	-3	21	1	0	1	-	-	0.33
1998-99	Sioux City	USHL	5	2	0	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.40
1997-98	Opava	Cze Jr.	8	2	2	4	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
NHL	Total	NHL	23	2	7	9	-4	11	0	0	0	-	34	0.39
OHL	Total	OHL	15	3	10	13	0	47	3	0	1	-	-	0.87
Fin	Total	Fin	10	0	2	2	4	12	-	-	-	-	-	0.20
Cze Jr.	Total	Cze Jr.	8	2	2	4	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
USHL	Total	USHL	5	2	0	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.40

2012 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE	LAST SEASON
Goals	1	2 times-last:at Chi	last:Apr 20	1
Assists	4	at Nas	Mar 28	1
Points	4	at Nas	Mar 28	1
Penalty Minutes	4	at Nas	Mar 28	12
Plus/Minus	3	vs. CBJ	Feb 16	4
Power Play Goals	0	38 times-last:at Ana	last:Apr 27	0
Power Play Points	0	38 times-last:at Ana	last:Apr 27	0
Shorthanded Goals	0	38 times-last:at Ana	last:Apr 27	0
Shorthanded Points	0	38 times-last:at Ana	last:Apr 27	0
Shots	4	2 times-last:at LA	last:Mar 19	4

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	82	2007-08 (CBJ)
Goals	9	2006-07 (CBJ)
Assists	14	2002-03 (CBJ)
Points	22	2006-07 (CBJ)
Penalty Minutes	105	2006-07 (CBJ)
Plus/Minus	+13	2011-12 (Phx)
Power Play Goals	3	2007-08 (CBJ)
Shots	159	2006-07 (CBJ)

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