Kamil Kreps

Hailing from Litomercie, Czech Republic, Kreps skated with the CSKA Moskva junior team in 1999-00, notching 34 points in 48 games, and then tallying 47 points in 48 games the next year in 2000-01. During the 2001 season, he was selected to the Czech Republic Under-17 National Team in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. He also represented the Czech Republic in the Four Nations Under-16 tournament in the 1999-00 season. After coming over to North America, Kreps played with Brampton of the Ontario Hockey League, scoring 43 points in 68 games in his inaugural season in the OHL. That same year, he represented the Czech Republic in the Under-18 World Junior Championships and scored three goals in eight games.

2003-03: he exploded onto the scouts’ radar screen with a 61-point season in only 53 games. He added eight points in 11 playoff games, and was subsequently made the 38th selection in the 2003 Entry Draft, and the third selection of the Florida Panthers that year. 

2003-04: skating with Brampton, he notched 49 points in 57 games, and added seven goals in 12 playoff games.

2004-05: His first season in pro hockey, playing with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. He struggled in his stint there with only 11 points in 58 games, and was sent down to the Texas Wildcatters in the ECHL, where he got back on track with 11 points in 12 games.

2005-06: Kreps played 61 games with  the Rochester Americans (AHL), while improving his totals to 32 points (13 goals, 19 assists).

2006-07: In his third professional season, Kreps once again improved his offense, with a career-high 35 points (14 goals, 21 assists) in 50 games. His performance was rewarded with a recall to Florida, where he played a total 14 NHL games and tallied 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist).