Tomáš Duba
| Tomáš Duba | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
July 2, 1981 Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Krefeld Pinguine SaiPa HC Znojemsti Orli HC Plzeň Leksands IF TPS HC Sparta Praha Ässät HC Oceláři Třinec HC Zlin Lev Poprad Bolzano HC | ||
| NHL Draft |
217th overall, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Tomáš Duba (born July 2, 1981 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Krefeld Pinguine in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Whilst with HC Sparta Praha as a youth, Duba was drafted in the seventh round of the NHL, 217th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
After playing with Ässät of the Finnish SM-liiga, Duba returned on May 1, 2009, back to his native Czech Republic and signed with HC Oceláři Třinec.[1]
On January 20, 2013, Duba left Bolzano HC and signed for the remainder of the 2012–13 season, with Krefeld Pinguine of the German DEL.[2]
International play
Duba appeared for the Czech national junior team (Under 20) in the 2000 Junior World Championships and 2001 Junior World Championships in Sweden and Moscow respectively. In 2001 Championships he won an award for the best goalie, while playing for SaiPa in Finland's SM-liiga. After this date, he has played for the Czech national team.
References
- ↑ "Oceláře posílili Duba, Tomas a Cartelli" (in Czech). HC Oceláři Třinec. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ↑ "Pinguine commit to Tomas Duba" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomáš Duba. |
- Tomáš Duba's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Tomáš Duba at the official HC Sparta Praha website