# Robert Kron

Robert Kron (born February 27, 1967) is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre and currently the director of amateur scouting for the Seattle Kraken. He was formerly director of European scouting for the Carolina Hurricanes.

## Career

Kron was drafted in the fifth round, 88th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He made his National Hockey League debut with the Canucks in the 1990–91 season. In his NHL career, he would play for the Canucks, the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, and the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Kron appeared in 771 NHL games, scoring 144 goals and adding 194 assists. He also appeared in 16 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring two goals and recording three assists.
After his hockey career ended, Kron was hired by the Carolina Hurricanes as an amateur scout. Former Carolina Hurricanes teammate and current Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis hired him as the team's director of amateur scouting in October 2020.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1983–84 | TJ Zetor Brno | CSSR U20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | TJ Lokomotiva Ingstav Brno | CZE-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | TJ Zetor Brno | CSSR | 40 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | TJ Zetor Brno | CSSR | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | TJ Zetor Brno | CSSR | 34 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | TJ Zetor Brno | CSSR | 44 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | CSSR | 43 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | CSSR | 39 | 22 | 22 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 32 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 77 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 37 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 77 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 68 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 75 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 59 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Lukko | SM-l | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CSSR totals | CSSR totals | CSSR totals | 244 | 93 | 73 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 771 | 144 | 194 | 338 | 119 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 29 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 20 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |