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Karel Pilar

Karel Pilar was born December 23, 1977 in Prague, Czech Republic. The 3rd choice, 111th overall selection of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Pilar came to North America in 2001-02 after spending the previous season as a member of Litvinov in the Czech Republic.

Known primarily as a stay at home defenseman, Pilar showed some offensive upside with Litvinov in 2000-01 finishing second in team scoring with 38 points. Following a strong season in the Czech Republic, Pilar joined the Leafs AHL affiliate in St. John's where he spent the better part of the 2001-02 season while suiting up for 23 regular season and eleven playoff games with the parent club. Pilar split the first half of the 2002-03 season between Toronto and St. John's, but played only 24 games between the two teams before missing the rest of the season with a virus.

In 2003-04, Pilar suited up for 50 games with Toronto, registering 19 points (2-17-19). He would spend the next two seasons in his native Czech Republic with HC Sparta Praha honing his skills. In 2006-07 he returned to North America and saw action in 10 games with the Toronto Marlies before he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1999-00	HC Chemopetrol Litvinov	CzRep	49	2	12	14	61		7	0	0	0	4
2000-01	HC Chemopetrol Litvinov	CzRep	52	12	26	38	52		4	1	1	2	25
2000-01	Czech Republic	WC-A	9	0	0	0	6	+8
2001-02	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	23	1	3	4	8	+3	11	0	4	4	12
2001-02	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	52	10	14	24	26	+2
2002-03	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	17	3	4	7	12	-7
2002-03	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	7	2	5	7	28	-7
2003-04	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	50	2	17	19	22	+2	1	1	0	1	0
2003-04	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	6	3	4	7	6	+1
2004-05	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep	52	13	15	28	70
2005-06	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep	6	0	1	1	20		14	3	3	6	45
2006-07	Toronto Marlies	AHL	10	2	5	7	6	-2
2006-07	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep							1	0	0	0	2
2007-08	Chicago Wolves	AHL	45	2	24	26	48	+7	3	0	0	0	6
2008-09	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep	13	2	3	5	32		11	0	3	3	50
2008-09	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	24	1	5	6	22
2009-10	HC Benzina Litvinov	CzRep	37	6	19	25	79		4	0	1	1	16
2010-11	CSKA Moscow	KHL	42	3	2	5	28
2011-12	Lev Poprad	KHL	31	1	16	17	34
2011-12	Vaxjo Lakers HC	Sweden	13	0	4	4	6
2012-13	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep	25	1	12	13	62		7	5	1	6	6
2012-13	HK Donbass Donetsk	KHL	17	0	2	2	36
2013-14	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep	44	8	21	29	42		10	1	3	4	10
2014-15	Mountfield HK Hradec Kralove	CzRep	9	0	9	9	2
2014-15	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep	25	2	9	11	30		10	2	6	8	10
2015-16	Mountfield HK Hradec Kralove	CzRep	47	7	19	26	66		3	0	1	1	6
2016-17	Anyang Halla	AsiaHL	12	1	3	4	6
2016-17	HC Verva Litvinov	CzRep	20	5	3	8	20		5	0	1	1	4
NHL Totals			90	6	24	30	42		12	1	4	5	12

Missed remainder of 2002-03 season, the start of 2003-04 season and the majority of the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons after being diagnosed with a heart condition, January, 2003. Signed as a free agent by Sparta Praha (CzRep), August 9, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Atlanta, August 8, 2007. Claimed on waivers by Chicago from Atlanta, September 27, 2007. Claimed on waivers by Atlanta from Chicago, October 2, 2007.

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