• Kanko Drops To Tier 2 In Czech Republic

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  Aug 31
  Ontario Hockey League grad Petr Kanko has taken a demotion of sorts for the upcoming season. After two years with HC Ocelari Trinec of the Czech Republic’s Extraliga, he will start this season with HC Slovan Usti of the 1. Liga, the affiliate league to the Extraliga.

  Petr Kanko played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 2001-02 to 2003-04, all with the Kitchener Rangers. Each season with the Rangers, his point production increased while his games played decreased. In his second season, he was part of a Ranger team that won the Robertson Cup as Ontario Hockey League playoff champion as well as the Memorial Cup as CHL champion. Petr played a huge part in the playoff success with 27 points in 20 games for the Rangers.

  As a junior, Kanko represented his homeland, the Czech Republic, twice in international play. He was member of the 2001 under-18 team that was left out of the medal standings despite Petr scoring six goals in seven games. In 2004, he was part of the under-20 team that lost out in the bronze medal game.

  Kanko was drafted in the third round of the 2002 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He played four seasons with the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, from 2004-05 to 2007-08. He was called up to the Los Angeles Kings for a short stint during the 2005-06 season when he played ten games. He scored just one goal with the Kings and that was in his first ever NHL game.

  As mentioned, Petr played two seasons with HC Ocelari Trinec of the Czech Republic Extraliga. Hopefully, with a good early performance for HC Slovan Usti, he’ll make his way back to the elite league before this upcoming season is over.

  Check out Petr Kanko’s profile page on the HC Slovan Usti official website.

  Petr is featured in two previous posts at OHL Alumni Central:

  HC Ocelari Trinec of the Czech Republic

  Kitchener Rangers 2002-03 Memorial Cup Champions
  Tagged as: Czech Republic, HC Oceláři Třinec, hc slovan usti, kitchener rangers, los angeles kings, memorial cup, Ontario Hockey League, petr kanko, robertson cup
  
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2 Responses to “Kanko Drops To Tier 2 In Czech Republic”

1. OHL Alumni Central » Blog Archive » HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Republic said on September 2nd, 2010 at 6:20 pm

   [...] Petr Kanko was a fan favourite in Kitchener with the Rangers from 2001-02 to 2003-04, winning a Memorial Cup with the team in 2002-03. A Los Angeles Kings prospect, he got to play 10 games with the NHL squad before heading to Europe. Check out this feature post on Petr. [...]

2. OHL Alumni Central » Blog Archive » Kitchener Rangers: 2002-03 Memorial Cup Champs said on September 2nd, 2010 at 6:25 pm

   [...] Petr Kanko, Trinec Ocelari HC of the Czech League. Petr is also featured in this post. [...]