{{Short description|Czech ice hockey player (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jakub Kindl | image = Jakub Kindl (25554030047) (cropped).jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Kindl in 2009 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|02|10}} | birth_place = Šumperk, Czechoslovakia | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 216 | position = Defence | shoots = Left | league = Mestis | team = Kiekko-Pojat | former_teams = {{plainlist| * LTC Pardubice * Detroit Red Wings * Florida Panthers * HC Plzeň * Kölner Haie * Storhamar Hockey}} | ntl_team = CZE | draft = 19th overall | draft_year = 2005 | draft_team = Detroit Red Wings | career_start = 2008 }} '''Jakub Kindl''' (born 10 February 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Kiekko-Pojat of Mestis, the second tier of professional hockey in Finland. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers.
==Playing career== As a youth, Kindl played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov.<ref>{{cite web |year=2018 |title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA |url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2019 |access-date=15 February 2019 |website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament}}</ref>
Kindl played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL and then for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. Kindl was drafted 19th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2005 NHL Draft.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 August 2008 |title=Kindl říká: Hrát za hokejový Detroit je jako ve fotbale za Barcelonu nebo Real |trans-title=Kindl says: Playing hockey for Detroit is like playing football for Barcelona or Real |url=https://sport.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/hokej/kindl-rika-hrat-za-hokejovy-detroit-je-jako-ve-fotbale-za-barcelonu-nebo-real/5bdf837c0d663b6fe805c8be |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=Czech Television |language=cs}}</ref>
During the 2005–06 season, Kindl played in three games for Grand Rapids, where he recorded one assist. During the 2007–08 season, he played in 75 games for Grand Rapids.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
Kindl made his NHL debut with the Red Wings during the 2009–10 NHL season. Called up as an injury replacement, he eventually appeared in three games before returning to Grand Rapids. Kindl scored his first career NHL goal on 20 January 2011 against Jaroslav Halák of the St. Louis Blues.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 January 2011 |title=Red Wings beat Blues in OT |url=https://www.newstribune.com/news/2011/jan/21/red-wings-beat-blues-ot/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228080413/https://www.newstribune.com/news/2011/jan/21/red-wings-beat-blues-ot/ |archive-date=28 December 2024 |work=News Tribune}}</ref>
On 29 June 2013, Kindl signed a four-year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roose |first=Bill |date=29 June 2013 |title=Wings get deals done for Miller, Kindl |url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675641 |accessdate=29 June 2013 |website=Detroit Red Wings |archive-date=1 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701064947/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675641 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 14 February 2015, the Red Wings assigned Kindl to the Grand Rapids Griffins for a conditioning assignment. Kindl has not played for the Red Wings since suffering an elbow injury on 27 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roose |first=Bill |date=14 February 2015 |title=Kindl sent to Griffins for conditioning |url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=753363 |accessdate=14 February 2015 |website=Detroit Red Wings}}</ref> On 20 February 2015, the Red Wings recalled Kindl from his conditioning assignment with the Griffins. During his condition assignment, Kindl recorded one goal, and a plus-two rating in back-to-back wins for the Griffins.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kujawa |first=Kyle |date=20 February 2015 |title=Red Wings recall Kindl from Grand Rapids |url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=754281 |accessdate=20 February 2015 |website=Detroit Red Wings}}</ref>
On 9 January 2016, Kindl was placed on waivers and later assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Prior to being placed on waivers, he played in 23 games with the Red Wings, recording two goals and three assists. His plus-3 rating in overtime leads the Wings this season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roose |first=Bill |date=10 January 2016 |title=Red Wings' Kindl clears waivers |url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=796999 |accessdate=10 January 2016 |website=Detroit Red Wings}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kujawa |first=Kyle |date=11 January 2016 |title=Kindl is assigned to Grand Rapids |url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=797160 |accessdate=11 January 2016 |website=Detroit Red Wings}}</ref> On 4 February, Kindl was recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled by the Red Wings, Kindl recorded two goals and one assist in nine games for the Griffins since he was assigned on 11 January.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kujawa |first=Kyle |date=4 February 2016 |title=Detroit recalls Kindl from Grand Rapids |url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=825591 |accessdate=4 February 2016 |website=Detroit Red Wings}}</ref> He was again assigned to the Griffins on 23 February.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kujawa |first=Kyle |date=23 February 2016 |title=Jakub Kindl assigned to Grand Rapids |url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870141 |accessdate=23 February 2016 |website=Detroit Red Wings}}</ref>
On 27 February 2016, Kindl was traded by the Red Wings to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kujawa |first=Kyle |date=27 February 2016 |title=Red Wings trade Kindl to Panthers |url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870988 |accessdate=27 February 2016 |website=Detroit Red Wings}}</ref>
At the conclusion of his contract with the Panthers, Kindl left the NHL as a free agent and later returned to his homeland in signing a one-year deal with HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga on 18 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 October 2017 |title=Kindl to strengthen defense |url=http://www.hcskoda.cz/clanek.asp?id=Obranne-rady-indianu-posili-Jakub-Kindl-11502 |accessdate=18 October 2017 |website=HC Plzeň |language=cs}}</ref>
After two seasons with Plzeň, Kindl left at the conclusion of his contract continuing his European career in Germany by agreeing to a one-year contract with Kölner Haie of the DEL on 5 July 2019.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 July 2019 |title=Sharks sign Jakub Kindl |url=http://www.haie.de/news/haie-verpflichten-jakub-kindl |accessdate=5 July 2019 |website=Kölner Haie |language=de}}</ref>
On 2 December 2022, he signed for Storhamar Hockey in Fjordkraft-ligaen for the remainder of the 2022/23 season. He later extended his contract until the 2023–24 season.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
After not playing for most of 2024-25, Kindl signed on 5 February 2025 to play the remainder of the season with Kiekko-Pojat in Mestis, the second tier of professional hockey in Finland.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2025 |title=Former Wings First-Rounder Signs In Finnish Second Division |url=https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/former-wings-first-rounder-signs-in-finnish-second-division |accessdate=6 February 2025 |website=The Hockey News}}</ref>
==International play== Kindl represented the Czech Republic at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded one goal and two assists in ten games.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2001–02 | HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice | CZE U18 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice | CZE U20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2002–03 | HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | CZE U18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | CZE U20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |- | 2002–03 | HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | HC Moeller Pardubice | CZE U18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2003–04 | HC Moeller Pardubice | CZE U20 | 48 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | HC VCES Hradec Králové | CZE.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2004–05 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 92 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 60 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 112 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |- | 2005–06 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 54 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 142 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |- | 2006–07 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 75 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 78 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 73 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2009–10 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2012–13 | HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | ELH | 27 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |- | 2013–14 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 66 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2014–15 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2015–16 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2016–17 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2017–18 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2019–20 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 48 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 43 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 32 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2022–23 | Storhamar Hockey | FKL | 19 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 24 | 17 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Storhamar Hockey | EHL | 26 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 6 | 14 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 18 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | ELH totals ! 84 ! 4 ! 21 ! 25 ! 94 ! 7 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 331 ! 16 ! 58 ! 74 ! 181 ! 20 ! 1 ! 4 ! 5 ! 12 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | DEL totals ! 48 !! 1 !! 9 !! 10 !! 22 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | FKL / EHL totals ! 45 !! 4 !! 24 !! 28 !! 30 ! 31 !! 1 !! 10 !! 11 !! 24 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |- | 2014 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 12 ! 0 ! 5 ! 5 ! 18 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 10 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 6 |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
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