Petr Kanko
Petr Kanko (born 7 February 1984) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently an Unrestricted Free Agent. He most recently played for the AZ Havířov of the 1. národní hokejová liga and formerly for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL.
| Petr Kanko | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kanko with the Manchester Monarchs in 2006 | |||
| Born |
February 7, 1984 Příbram, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent HC Sparta Praha Los Angeles Kings HC Oceláři Třinec HC Litvinov Orli Znojmo | ||
| NHL Draft |
66th overall, 2002 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2022 | ||
Playing career
Petr Kanko came to North America in 2001 to play for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL. He produced for the team right away, and was part of their Memorial Cup winning team of 2003. Five members of that team, including Kanko, have since gone on to play in the NHL. Also, he was drafted 66th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Kanko graduated from the Kitchener Rangers in 2004 after scoring 68 points in 55 games for them. He moved on to the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. It took him a while to get his bearings in the pros, in part to his small stature, but in the 2005–06 season he played well enough to get called up to the Kings. In his first game in the NHL on 16 December 2005 against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Kanko scored the game-tying goal in the third period that enabled the Kings to advance to the shootout, which they would win to take the game 4–3.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U18 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U20 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 61 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 60 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 123 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 17 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 55 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 97 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 60 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 60 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 58 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 38 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 45 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi | CZE.2 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC BENZINA Litvínov | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Orli Znojmo | AUT | 43 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Frýdek–Místek | CZE.3 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE.3 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE.2 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | MsHK DOXXbet Žilina | SVK | 52 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE.2 | 47 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Frýdek–Místek | CZE.2 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE.2 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | AZ Residomo Havířov | CZE.2 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC RT TORAX Poruba 2011 | CZE.2 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | PSG Berani Zlín | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC RT TORAX Poruba 2011 | CZE.2 | 57 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | HC RT TORAX Poruba 2011 | CZE.2 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC RT TORAX Poruba 2011 | CZE.2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 220 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 274 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 39 | ||||
| NHL totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| CZE.2 totals | 367 | 94 | 94 | 188 | 183 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||