Martin Lojek Explained

Team:SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou
League:CZE-3
Former Teams:MHC Martin
Piráti Chomutov
HC Oceláři Třinec
HC Moeller Pardubice
Florida Panthers
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:August 19, 1985
Birth Place:Brno, Czechoslovakia
Draft:105th overall
Draft Year:2003
Draft Team:Florida Panthers
Career Start:2005

Martin Lojek (born August 19, 1985) is a Czech ice hockey player currently with SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou of the 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League, the third-tier league in the Czech Republic. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers between 2007 and 2008, though most of his career, which started in 2005, has been in his native Czech Republic. Internationally Lojek played for the Czech national junior team at the 2005 World Junior Championships, where he won a bronze medal.

Playing career

In 2002 Lojek moved to North American and joined the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League. He was in his first season with Brampton when the Florida Panthers selected him in the fourth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft with the 105th overall pick.[1] He spent two more seasons in the Battalion, totalling only five goals with 42 assists in 191 contests.

Lojek made his pro debut during the 2005–06 season with the ECHL's Florida Everblades (45 games, three goals, 11 assists), later getting promoted to the AHL Rochester Americans (15 games, one goal, one assist).

In 2006–07, Lojek spent most of the season with the Americans (69 games, six goals, 13 assists), earning a three-game callup to the Panthers in February. He scored his first NHL point in his third and final game of the season, an assist in a 5–2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. He also logged a plus-3 rating in the game.

Lojek spent the balance of the 2007–08 season in Rochester (72 games, six goals, five assists). He earned a two-game callup near the end of December, registering a minus-1 rating and not impacting the scoresheet in any other way.

From 2008 to 2014 Lojek played in the Czech Extraliga with HC Oceláři Třinec, HC Moeller Pardubice, and Piráti Chomutov.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000HC Žďár nad SázavouCZE-2 U1831 6 4 10 30
2000–01HC IPB Pojišťovna PardubiceCZE U1846 2 2 4 427 0 0 0 6
2000–01HC IPB Pojišťovna PardubiceCZE U202 0 0 0 0
2001–02HC IPB Pojišťovna PardubiceCZE U1819 3 2 5 181 0 0 0 2
2001–02HC IPB Pojišťovna PardubiceCZE U2028 0 3 3 126 1 0 1 0
2002–03Brampton BattalionOHL65 1 13 14 4711 0 1 1 6
2003–04Brampton BattalionOHL68 3 17 20 3712 0 4 4 2
2004–05Brampton BattalionOHL58 1 12 13 586 0 0 0 6
2005–06Rochester AmericansAHL15 1 1 2 16
2005–06Florida EverbladesECHL45 3 11 14 402 0 0 0 0
2006–07Florida PanthersNHL3 0 1 1 0
2006–07Rochester AmericansAHL69 6 13 19 87
2007–08Florida PanthersNHL2 0 0 0 0
2007–08Rochester AmericansAHL72 6 5 11 97
2008–09HC Oceláři TřinecELH9 0 1 1 6
2008–09HC Havířov PanthersCZE-220 3 0 3 71
2008–09HC Moeller PardubiceELH12 0 0 0 07 2 1 3 4
2008–09HC ChrudimCZE-29 2 0 2 23 0 0 0 4
2009–10HC Oceláři TřinecELH47 1 3 4 285 0 0 0 10
2010–11HC Oceláři TřinecELH52 5 11 16 6818 2 2 4 20
2011–12HC Oceláři TřinecELH52 5 4 9 445 0 0 0 8
2012–13HC Oceláři TřinecELH42 4 4 8 2813 0 1 1 12
2013–14HC Oceláři TřinecELH20 0 0 0 6
2013–14Piráti ChomutovELH16 0 0 0 20
2014–15MHC MartinSVK44 2 5 7 40
2015–16SKLH Žďár nad SázavouCZE-314 3 4 7 1211 1 2 3 39
2016–17SK Horácká Slavia TřebíčCZE-250 0 5 5 224 0 0 0 2
2017–18SKLH Žďár nad SázavouCZE-334 2 19 21 486 0 1 1 10
2018–19SKLH Žďár nad SázavouCZE-337 4 8 12 364 0 0 0 0
2019–20SKLH Žďár nad SázavouCZE-327 5 7 12 42
2020–21SKLH Žďár nad SázavouCZE-34 0 0 0 0
2021–22SKLH Žďár nad SázavouCZE-329 2 8 10 24
AHL totals156 13 19 32 200
ELH totals250 15 23 38 20048 4 4 8 54
NHL totals5 0 1 1 0

International

Notes and References

  1. ESPN. "Martin Lojek Stats - Florida Panthers". Retrieved on May 30, 2013.