Tomáš Surový
| Tomáš Surový | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1981 Banská Bystrica, TCH |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga Pittsburgh Penguins Phoenix Coyotes Luleå HF (Elitserien) Linköpings HC (Elitserien) Skellefteå AIK |
| National team |  Slovakia |
| NHL Draft | 120th overall, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Slovakia
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2012 Helsinki | |
Tomáš Surový (born September 24, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Playing career
Surový was drafted in the 4th round, 120th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Was called up from Wilkes-Barre Penguins in December 2005 where he earned the nickname "Killer" after jumping to Sidney Crosby's defence in a game against the Ottawa Senators.
The Penguins decided against re-signing him following the 2005–06 season and he signed with Luleå HF of the Swedish Elitserien.
On May 24, 2007, it became official that Surový had signed a deal with Linköpings HC, also of the Swedish Elitserien.
But on July 9, 2007, Surový signed with the Phoenix Coyotes. However, his contract with Phoenix was cancelled and he returned to Linköpings HC on September 26, 2007.
On October 2009, he signed up with Skellefteå AIK.
On July 2010, he signed one year contract with KHL club Dinamo Riga. He is currently playing for another KHL club Lev Prague.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 56 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Luleå HF | SEL | 55 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 42 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Linköpings HC | CHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 129 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 71 | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||