Tomáš Kudělka
| Tomáš Kudělka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kudělka with the Binghamton Senators during the 2006-07 season | |||
| Born |
10 March 1987 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team | HC Budivelnyk | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
136th overall, 2005 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Tomáš Kudělka (born 10 March 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC TPS of the SM-liiga. He was drafted in the fifth round, 136th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.[1]
Playing career[]
Kudělka attracted the attention of pro scouts while playing for Zlin ZPS in the Czech League in 2003–2005.[2] After being drafted by the Ottawa Senators, Kudělka moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, where he played two seasons for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. During those two seasons, Kudělka made brief appearances with the Binghamton Senators, before making the team full-time for the 2007–08 season. He also played for the Czech national Junior team in the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Hockey Championships.
On 20 May 2010 Kudělka returned to Europe signing a contract with HC Budivelnyk of the Russian KHL.[3]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Zlín | CZE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Zlín | CZE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 64 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 59 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 76 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 55 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Pardubice | Czech | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC TPS | Liiga | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 52 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 44 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Piráti Chomutov | Czech | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Medvescak Zagreb | EBEL | 54 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Medvescak Zagreb | EBEL | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Innsbruck | EBEL | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 182 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Junior int'l totals | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | ||
References[]
- ^ "2005 NHL Entry Draft". USA Today. 2005-07-30. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ Robert Neuhauser (2003-11-02). "Czech 2005 prospects: Tomas Kudelka - Hockey's Future". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ "In Budivelnyk : The famous five and the goalie". HC Budivelnyk. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
External links[]
- Tomáš Kudělka player profile at NHL.com
- Tomáš Kudělka career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1987 births
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
- Binghamton Senators players
- Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players
- Lethbridge Hurricanes players
- Ottawa Senators draft picks
- Sportspeople from Zlín
- Living people
- HC Budivelnyk players
- HC Dynamo Pardubice players
- Lahti Pelicans players
- PSG Berani Zlín players
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