Jakub Jeřábek

Jakub Jeřábek (born on May 12, 1991 in Plzeň) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Vityaz Podolsk of the KHL.
==Playing career==
Jeřábek played as a youth with hometown club, HC Plzeň. He made his senior debut with HC Lasselsberger Plzeň of the Tipsport Extraliga during the 2008–09 season. During that season he also played for the HC Berounští Medvědi of the 1. Liga. He continued playing for the HC Plzeň 1929 for the next seasons. In the 2010-11 season, Jeřábek also appeared playing for the HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi of the 1. Liga and in the 2011-12 season, he also played for the Piráti Chomutov and SK Kadaň of the 1. Liga.
Jeřábek continued his development before cementing a full-time role on the blueline of Plzeň in the 2012–13 season. In establishing himself as the club's top defenceman, Jeřábek was recognised in the 2015–16 season, as the league's best defenceman in compiling 33 points in 52 games with Plzeň.
In order to play at a higher level, Jeřábek left Plzeň after 8 senior seasons in signing a one-year contract with Russian outfit, Vityaz Podolsk of the KHL on May 5, 2016. In the ensuing 2016–17 season, Jeřábek instantly assumed the role as Vityaz's top pairing defenceman. He led the blueline with 5 goals and 29 assists for 34 points in 59 games, placing him 6th in overall scoring. He was also selected to represent Vityaz at the 2017 KHL All-Star Game.
In attracting NHL interest and at the conclusion of his contract with Vityaz, Jeřábek signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Montréal Canadiens on May 1, 2017. In the 2017–18 season, Jeřábek was initially assigned to AHL affiliate, Laval Rocket. On November 22, 2017, he received his first recall to the NHL. He appeared in 25 games with the Canadiens before on February 21, 2018, Jeřábek was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Jeřábek played in 11 games during his first season with the Capitals, and scored his only goal with the Caps against his former team in a March game against the Canadiens. Jeřábek also started the first two playoff games of the first round against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the Capitals' 2018 Stanley Cup run, but was subsequently scratched for fellow rookie Christian Djoos.
As a free agent from the Cup winning Capitals, Jeřábek was signed to a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers on August 20, 2018. Before starting the 2018–19 season, Jeřábek was traded to the St. Louis Blues for a conditional 6th round draft pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He played in a single game with the Blues, before he was placed on waivers and re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, for the remainder of the season.
On May 3, 2019, as an impending free agent from the Blues, Jeřábek opted to leave the NHL and return on a one-year contract to Russian club, Vityaz Podolsk of the KHL. After the end of the 2019-20 season, Jeřábek signed another one-year contract to the Vityaz Podolsk.
==International play==
Jeřábek participated as the member of the Czech Republic team at the 2009 World U18 Championship and at the 2010 World Junior Championship.
Then Jeřábek captained the Czech Republic at the 2011 World Junior Championship and was the third highest scoring defenceman of the tournament, after Ryan Ellis and Dmitri Orlov.
Jeřábek also played at the 2016 and 2017 World Championships.
==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
2007–08 	Plzeň 	Czech.20 		29 	3 	11 	14 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Plzeň 	Czech.20 		40 	8 	20 	28 	32 		5 	0 	3 	3 	8
2008–09 	Plzeň 	ELH 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Berounští Medvědi 	Czech.1 		4 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Plzeň 	Czech.20 		12 	4 	12 	16 	6 		4 	1 	2 	3 	8
2009–10 	Plzeň 	ELH 		37 	0 	2 	2 	22 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2010–11 	Plzeň 	Czech.20 		3 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Plzeň 	ELH 		41 	1 	6 	7 	20 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2010–11 	Slovan Ústečtí Lvi 	Czech.1 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Plzeň 	ELH 		32 	1 	3 	4 	22 		10 	0 	2 	2 	6
2011–12 	Piráti Chomutov 	Czech.1 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Kadaň 	Czech.1 		11 	1 	4 	5 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Plzeň 	ELH 		49 	2 	6 	8 	44 		17 	1 	3 	4 	12
2013–14 	Plzeň 	ELH 		47 	1 	12 	13 	24 		6 	0 	1 	1 	12
2014–15 	Plzeň 	ELH 		48 	7 	25 	32 	40 		4 	0 	3 	3 	8
2015–16 	Plzeň 	ELH 		52 	4 	29 	33 	56 		11 	0 	5 	5 	20
2016–17 	Vityaz 	KHL 		59 	5 	29 	34 	56 		4 	1 	1 	2 	8
2017–18 	Laval Rocket 	AHL 		17 	1 	10 	11 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		25 	1 	3 	4 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		11 	1 	3 	4 	0 		2 	0 	1 	1 	2
2018–19 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	San Antonio Rampage	AHL 		52 	6 	9 	15 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Vityaz 	KHL 		53 	10 	16 	26 	38 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		112 	15 	45 	60 	94 		8 	1 	2 	3 	10
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		37 	2 	6 	8 	8 		2 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009 	Czech Republic	WJC18 	6th 		6 	1	1	2 	22
2010 	Czech Republic	WJC 	7th 		6 	1	1	2 	0
2011 	Czech Republic	WJC 	7th 		6 	1	7	8 	4
2016 	Czech Republic	WC 	5th 		8 	0	5	5 	2
2017 	Czech Republic	WC 	7th 		8 	0	2	2 	4
Junior totals	Junior totals 	Junior totals	Junior totals		18	3	9	12 	26
Senior totals	Senior totals 	Senior totals	Senior totals		16	0	7	7 	6
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
ELH 	ELH 	ELH
Best Defenceman 	2016	
KHL 	KHL 	KHL
All-Star Game 	2017	
NHL 	NHL 	NHL
Stanley Cup (Washington Capitals)	2018	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1991 births
Category:Czech ice hockey defencemen
Category:Laval Rocket players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Piráti Chomutov players
Category:HC Plzeň players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:HC Vityaz players
Category:Washington Capitals players