Tomáš Kubalík
| Tomáš Kubalík | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 1, 1990 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Vaasan Sport HC Plzeň Columbus Blue Jackets HC Lev Praha KalPa | ||
| NHL Draft |
135th overall, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Tomáš Kubalík[1] (born May 1, 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who currently under contract to Vaasan Sport in the Liiga . He is the older brother of the Kitchener Rangers' Dominick Kubalik.
Playing career
Kubalik played his youth hockey with HC Plzeň 1929, before graduating to play three seasons with the men's team in the professional Czech Extraliga. He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 5th round (135th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets in the tail end of the 2010–11 season, finishing with 2 assists in 4 games.
During the following 2011–12 season, Kubalik scored his first NHL goal on January 13, 2012, against Jason LaBarbera of the Phoenix Coyotes.[2]
On March 10, 2013, Kubalik was traded from Columbus to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Spencer Machacek.[3]
On June 7, 2013, Kubalik left his short tenure with the Blue Jackets organization and returned to the Czech Republic to sign for the Kontinental Hockey League club, HC Lev Praha on a one-year deal.[4]
After a one season in Finland with KalPa of the Liiga, Kubalik left as a free agent to sign his third consecutive one-year deal in a new league, in agreeing to terms with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on May 4, 2015.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Plzeň | CZE | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Plzeň | CZE | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Plzeň | CZE | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 58 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 95 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 76 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 50 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 54 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lev Praha | KHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | KalPa | Liiga | 48 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Czech Republic
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| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Poland | Division I Group A |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 9th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC18-D1 | 11th | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2009 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7th | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 24 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Prague sports roundup". Prague Post. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ↑ "Kubalik scores maiden goal against the Phoenix Coyotes". National Hockey League. 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ↑ "Jets acquire Tomas Kubalik from Columbus for Machacek". Winnipeg Jets. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ↑ "Kubalik signed to a one-year contract for Lev" (in Czech). HC Lev Praha. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ↑ "ERC Ingolstadt signs Tomas Kubalik" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
External links
- Tomas Kubalik career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Tomas Kubalik career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Tomas Kubalik player profile at NHL.com