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Petr Klima (born December 23, 1964 in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia) was a forward in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He also played part of a season with the IHL Cleveland Lumberjacks and two seasons in the Czech leagues.
Background and Early Career
Klima was drafted in the fifth round (86th overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by the Red Wings. He played his junior hockey with the CHZ Litvinov team.
NHL Playing Career
Petr played four full seasons with the Wings (from 1985 until 1989) before being traded to the Oilers (along with Joe Murphy and Adam Graves) during the 1989-90 season. He played for the Oilers until 1993, before being acquired by the Lightning. Klima remained with the Lightning for three seasons, until 1996. He split the 1996-97 season between the Lumberjacks, Kings, Penguins, and Oilers, and was released in 1997. He played in the DEL in 1997-98, then attempted a comeback with the Wings in 1998. He retired from the NHL in 1999, and then played from 2001-2003 in the Czech leagues before retiring for good.
Notable Achievements
Klima won a Stanley Cup with the Oilers, in 1990. He is noted for having scored the triple overtime goal against the Boston Bruins in those Finals, after having hardly played at all in the previous overtime periods. In 786 NHL regular season games, he scored 313 goals, 260 assists, and added another 28g 24a in 95 playoff games. Klima was known during his career as an "enigmatic" winger who played hard when he felt like it, and not when he didn't.
In addition to his professional career, Klima twice represented Czechoslovakia at the World Junior Championships (1982 and 1983) and at the Canada Cup in 1984. He scored 12 goals and 9 assists in 19 games in these competitions.
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1964 births | Czech ice hockey players | Detroit Red Wings players | Edmonton Oilers players | Tampa Bay Lightning players | Los Angeles Kings players | Pittsburgh Penguins players | Stanley Cup champions | Living people
"Petr Klima"