Tomáš Malec

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the football player, see Tomáš Malec (footballer).

Tomáš Malec
Born	(1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 Skalica, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
CZE team Former teams	Piráti Chomutov HC Kometa Brno HC Oceláři Třinec NHL Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes
NHL draft	64th overall, 2001 Florida Panthers
Playing career	2002–present

Tomáš Malec (born 13 May 1982) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. Malec plays for HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Republic.

Playing career

After playing two seasons in the QMJHL with Rimouski Océanic, during which the Florida Panthers traded his rights to the Carolina Hurricanes, Malec made his professional debut in the 2002 American Hockey League playoffs with the Hurricanes' affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters. He made his NHL debut in the 2002–03 season with the Carolina Hurricanes, appearing in 41 games and recording two assists.

Malec played two more games with Carolina during the 2003–04 season, and was traded, along with a draft pick, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after the season in exchange for goaltender Martin Gerber. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Malec played with Anaheim's AHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.

Malec joined the Ottawa Senators organization for the 2005–06 season, playing in two NHL games with the Senators and spending the rest of the season with the AHL's Binghamton Senators. During the 2006–07 season, he was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Matt Koalska. He played for their AHL affiliate the Bridgeport Sound Tigers but never played for the Islanders. In 2007, he moved to the Czech Extraliga, signing with HC Oceláři Třinec.

In his NHL career, Malec has appeared in 46 games and tallied two assists.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL		64	13	50	63	198		11	0	11	11	26
2001–02	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL		51	14	32	46	164		7	3	1	4	10
2001–02	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	0	0	0	4
2002–03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		41	0	2	2	43		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		30	0	4	4	50		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		74	7	13	20	101		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		66	4	14	18	104		6	0	2	2	10
2005–06	Binghamton Senators	AHL		79	1	27	28	118		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ottawa Senators	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Binghamton Senators	AHL		33	1	12	13	35		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ottawa Senators	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		43	2	7	9	44		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Oceláři Třinec	CZE		52	5	4	9	88		8	0	0	0	37
2008–09	HC Oceláři Třinec	CZE		51	3	15	18	121		5	0	1	1	18
2009–10	HC Oceláři Třinec	CZE		52	4	15	19	60		5	1	1	2	30
2010–11	HC Kometa Brno	CZE		50	3	6	9	62		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Kometa Brno	CZE		52	0	6	6	68		20	1	5	6	44
2012–13	HC Kometa Brno	CZE		48	3	6	9	52		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				46	0	2	2	47		—	—	—	—	—

Awards

• 2000–01: Raymond Lagacé Trophy (defensive rookie of the year in QMJHL)

External links

• Tomáš Malec career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database