Tomáš Kundrátek
| Tomáš Kundrátek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 26, 1989 Přerov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
HC Slovan Bratislava HC Oceláři Třinec Washington Capitals Dinamo Riga | ||
| NHL Draft |
90th overall, 2008 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Tomáš Kundrátek (born December 26, 1989) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals.
Playing career
Whilst playing as a youth and professionally with HC Oceláři Třinec in his native Czech Republic, He was selected 90th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, where he was the top ranked Czech skater. Kundratek signed his first professional contract with the New York Rangers on August 25, 2008.[1] The following season, with the intention to adapt to the North American style, Kundrátek joined the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Canadian Major Junior Western Hockey League.
He skated in 70 games as a rookie for the Rangers AHL affiliate, the Connecticut Whale, during the 2010–11 season, registering two goals and ten assists for 12 points, along with 42 penalty minutes and an even plus/minus rating. He also skated in all six of the Whale's playoff games versus the Portland Pirates in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs, earning two assists and two penalty minutes. He was traded by the Rangers to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Francois Bouchard on November 8, 2011.[2]
During the 2011–12 season, Kundratek was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, to Washington on January 10, 2012, and made his NHL debut the following night in a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played for a total of 5 games before returning to Hershey to continue playing with the Bears on January 20, 2012. He didn't record any points while playing with the Capitals, but he did have 2 shots on goal, 3 hits, 4 blocked shots and 2 PIM.
In the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, having secured an opening night roster spot with the Capitals he then scored his first NHL goal against the Boston Bruins on March 5, 2013.
On June 19, 2015, Kundratek left the Capitals organization and signed a one-year contract with Latvian Kontinental Hockey League club, Dinamo Riga.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Havířov | CZE.1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 51 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 65 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale | AHL | 70 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 49 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 59 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Czech Republic
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Czech Republic | U17 |  |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 9th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Kundratek". New York Rangers. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ↑ "Rangers acquire Bouchard in swap of minor leaguers". Yahoo! Sports. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ↑ "Czech defender Tomas Kundratek joins Dinamo" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
External links
- Tomáš Kundrátek's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Tomáš Kundrátek's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Tomáš Kundrátek profile at Eurohockey.com