Rostislav Klesla

Czech professional hockey player Rostislav Klesla plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League.

Klesla was drafted fourth overall in the 2000 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. He made his NHL debut that same year and played eight games with the Blue Jackets during the 2000-01 regular season. Flesla played in the Czech Republic, for the HC Vsetin, during the 2004-05 NHL Lockout. On April 18, 2006, Klesla re-signed with the Blue Jackets to a reported four-year contract extension. Klesla however missed the first two games of the 2006-07 regular season after he was suspended by the league for a late hit during a pre-season game.

• 1999-01: Brampton Battalion, OHL
• 2000: Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets
• 2000-04: Columbus Blue Jackets
• 2004-05: HC Vsetin, Czech Extraliga
• 2005-present: Columbus Blue Jackets

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  • Height: 6' 3"
  • Weight: 220 lbs
  • Rookie Year: 2000

• March 21, 1982: Born

• 2000: Drafted in the 1st Round of the NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets

• 2000: Debuted with the Columbus Blue Jackets

• 2002: Played for Team Czech Republic in the World Championship

• 2005: Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets

• 2006: Signed a four-year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets

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