Frantisek Kucera (born February 3, 1968 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Defenceman (defenseman in American English) is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily defence. ...

Originally drafted in 1986 by the Chicago Blackhawks, Kucera played parts of four seasons in the Windy City before he was traded to the Hartford Whalers. He would also play for the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers before he returned to play hockey in the Czech Republic at the end of the 1996-97 NHL season. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1996-97 NHL season was the 80th regular season of the National Hockey League. ...

Three years later, when the NHL expanded again, Kucera returned to North America and signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Midway through the season, he ws traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was traded again, this time to the Washington Capitals in the deal that also sent Jaromir Jagr to Washington. After playing a season, he once again returned to the Czech Republic to play hockey. The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Jaromír Jágr , better known in English as Jaromir Jagr, (born February 15, 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is regarded as one of the top ice hockey players in the NHL today, and is one of the best European players that has ever worn an NHL uniform. ...

Kucera played 465 NHL games, scoring 24 goals and 95 assists.

External links

• Profile at legends of hockey.net
• Profile at hockeydb.com