Thomas Hajek
| Born | February 6, 1978 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 pounds (84 kg) |
| Shoots | Right |
| Position | Defense |
| NLL draft | 9th overall, 2003 Philadelphia Wings |
| NLL team | Philadelphia Wings |
| Former WLA team | Victoria Shamrocks |
| Pro career | 2004– |
| Nickname | Header or The Captain |
Thomas Hajek (born February 6, 1978 in Bratislava, Slovakia) is a Slovak-Canadian lacrosse player from St. Catharines, Ontario, who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League. He played Junior lacrosse for the St. Catharines Athletics and Junior hockey for the St. Catharines Falcons.
College career
Hajek attended the University of Vermont and was captain on the men's hockey and a three-year letterwinner in men's lacrosse.
NLL career
Hajek was selected 9th overall in the 2003 NLL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Wings. In 2005, he was named the captain of the Philadelphia Wings and was selected to his first NLL East Division All-Star team. In 2006 and 2007, he was named a starter to the All-Star team.
Statistics
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 83 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Philadelphia | 15 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 105 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 94 | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Philadelphia | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 90 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Philadelphia | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Boston | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NLL Totals | 116 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 618 | 381 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
External links
- Thomas Hajek career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Thomas Hajek at the Victoria Shamrocks Official Website
- Thomas Hajek Selected in 1st Round of National Lacrosse League Draft at the Vermont Cynic Website
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada
- Lacrosse people from Ontario
- National Lacrosse League All-Stars
- Philadelphia Wings players
- Sportspeople from Bratislava
- Sportspeople from St. Catharines
- Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey players
- Canadian lacrosse biography stubs