Tomas Malec

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Position	Defenseman
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg)
NHL Team (P) Cur. Team F. Teams	Ottawa Senators Binghamton Senators (AHL) Carolina Hurricanes
Nationality	Slovakia
Born	May 13, 1982, Skalica, SVK
NHL Draft	64th overall, 2001 Florida Panthers
Pro Career	2002 – present

Tomas Malec (born May 13, 1982, in Skalica, Slovakia) is a professional ice hockey defenseman. He was chosen in the third round, 64th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. Currently, his NHL rights are held by the Ottawa Senators.

After playing two seasons in the QMJHL with Rimouski Oceanic, during which the Panthers traded his rights to the Carolina Hurricanes, Malec made his professional debut in the 2002 AHL playoffs with the Hurricanes' affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters. He made his NHL debut in the 2002-03 season with the Hurricanes, appearing in 41 games and recording two assists.

Malec played two more games with Carolina during the 2003-04 season, and was traded, along with a draft pick, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after the season in exchange for goaltender Martin Gerber. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Malec played with Anaheim's AHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.

Malec joined the Ottawa Senators organization for the 2005-06 season, playing in two NHL games with the Senators and spending the rest of the season with the AHL's Binghamton Senators.

In his NHL career, through 2005-06, Malec has appeared in 45 games and tallied two assists. He has yet to record an NHL goal.