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.

Martin Lojek
Born (1985-08-19) August 19, 1985 (age 39)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
CZE-3 team
Former teams
SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou
MHC Martin
Piráti Chomutov
HC Oceláři Třinec
HC Moeller Pardubice
Florida Panthers
NHL draft 105th overall, 2003
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2005–present

Playing career

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Medal record
Representing   Czech Republic
World Junior Championships
  2005 United States

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.[1] 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.[1]

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

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000 HC Žďár nad Sázavou CZE-2 U18 31 6 4 10 30
2000–01 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice CZE U18 46 2 2 4 42 7 0 0 0 6
2000–01 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice CZE U20 2 0 0 0 0
2001–02 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice CZE U18 19 3 2 5 18 1 0 0 0 2
2001–02 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice CZE U20 28 0 3 3 12 6 1 0 1 0
2002–03 Brampton Battalion OHL 65 1 13 14 47 11 0 1 1 6
2003–04 Brampton Battalion OHL 68 3 17 20 37 12 0 4 4 2
2004–05 Brampton Battalion OHL 58 1 12 13 58 6 0 0 0 6
2005–06 Rochester Americans AHL 15 1 1 2 16
2005–06 Florida Everblades ECHL 45 3 11 14 40 2 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 3 0 1 1 0
2006–07 Rochester Americans AHL 69 6 13 19 87
2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Rochester Americans AHL 72 6 5 11 97
2008–09 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 9 0 1 1 6
2008–09 HC Havířov Panthers CZE-2 20 3 0 3 71
2008–09 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 12 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 3 4
2008–09 HC Chrudim CZE-2 9 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 4
2009–10 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 47 1 3 4 28 5 0 0 0 10
2010–11 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 52 5 11 16 68 18 2 2 4 20
2011–12 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 52 5 4 9 44 5 0 0 0 8
2012–13 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 42 4 4 8 28 13 0 1 1 12
2013–14 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 20 0 0 0 6
2013–14 Piráti Chomutov ELH 16 0 0 0 20
2014–15 MHC Martin SVK 44 2 5 7 40
2015–16 SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou CZE-3 14 3 4 7 12 11 1 2 3 39
2016–17 SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč CZE-2 50 0 5 5 22 4 0 0 0 2
2017–18 SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou CZE-3 34 2 19 21 48 6 0 1 1 10
2018–19 SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou CZE-3 37 4 8 12 36 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou CZE-3 27 5 7 12 42
2020–21 SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou CZE-3 4 0 0 0 0
2021–22 SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou CZE-3 29 2 8 10 24
AHL totals 156 13 19 32 200
ELH totals 250 15 23 38 200 48 4 4 8 54
NHL totals 5 0 1 1 0

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Czech Republic WJC 7 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 7 0 0 0 2

References

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