Tomáš Plíhal
Tomáš Plíhal | |||
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Born |
Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia | March 28, 1983||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Czech 2. liga team Former teams |
HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou San Jose Sharks TPS Oulun Kärpät Tappara HC Oceláři Třinec Orli Znojmo | ||
NHL draft |
140th overall, 2001 San Jose Sharks | ||
Playing career | 2007–present |
Tomáš Plíhal (born March 28, 1983) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou of the Czech 2. liga. Plíhal played several seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks, who drafted him in the fifth round, 140th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
After being selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Plíhal moved to Canada to play junior hockey with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Plíhal played two seasons for the Ice from 2001 through 2003. He then turned professional with the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he played three seasons. Plíhal moved with the team to Worcester (becoming the Worcester Sharks) in 2006–07.
Plíhal was called-up to San Jose on January 25, 2007, and made his NHL debut on January 26 against the Edmonton Oilers. He was returned to Worcester after three games. Plíhal again rotated between Worcester and San Jose for the 2007–08 season. On March 3, 2008, Plíhal scored his first career assist against the Montreal Canadiens. On March 9, he scored on his first career penalty shot on Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild. In 2008–09, Plíhal played his final season in the San Jose organization, spending it entirely in the NHL.
In 2009, Plíhal signed as a free agent with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga. Plíhal played three seasons with Turku. In 2012, he signed with Oulun Kärpät.
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 | ||
1998–99 | Bílí Tygři Liberec U18 | CZE-U18 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Liberec U18 | CZE-U18 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Liberec U20 | CZE-U20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | HC Liberec | CZE-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | CZE-U20 | 43 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 72 | 32 | 54 | 86 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | ||
2001–02 | Kootenay Ice | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 67 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 113 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | ||
2003–04 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 51 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 62 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | HC Hradec Králové | CZE-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 74 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 47 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 64 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | TPS | FIN | 52 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | ||
2010–11 | TPS | FIN | 42 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | TPS | FIN | 59 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Kärpät | FIN | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Tappara | FIN | 56 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | ||
2014–15 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 28 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
2015–16 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Orli Znojmo | EBEL | 30 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | Orli Znojmo | EBEL | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Heilbronner Falken | DEL2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou | CZE-3 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | EV Landshut | GER-3 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | ||
2019–20 | HC Kobra Praha | CZE-3 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou | CZE-3 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | EV Landshut | GER-3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
FIN totals | 250 | 56 | 58 | 114 | 252 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 54 | ||||
NHL totals | 89 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2000 | Czech Republic | U17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
2001 | Czech Republic | U18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1983 births
- Living people
- HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players
- Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players
- Czech ice hockey left wingers
- Heilbronner EC players
- HC Kobra Praha players
- Kootenay Ice players
- EV Landshut players
- Memorial Cup winners
- HC Oceláři Třinec players
- Orli Znojmo players
- Oulun Kärpät players
- People from Liberec District
- San Jose Sharks draft picks
- San Jose Sharks players
- Stadion Hradec Králové players
- Tappara players
- HC TPS players
- Worcester Sharks players
- Czech ice hockey winger stubs