Tomáš Klouček
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Czech ice hockey player (1980–2025)
Ice hockey player
| Tomáš Klouček | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1980年03月07日)7 March 1980 Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died |
16 March 2025(2025年03月16日) (aged 45) Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Nashville Predators Atlanta Thrashers HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Zlín Barys Astana HC Lev Poprad HC Oceláři Třinec HC Košice Orli Znojmo HC Kladno Gamyo d'Épinal | ||
| NHL draft |
131st overall, 1998 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2016 | ||
Tomáš Klouček (7 March 1980 – 16 March 2025) was a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Nashville Predators, and the Atlanta Thrashers between 2000 and 2006. He was drafted 131st overall by the Rangers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Klouček joined Orli Znojmo in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga after previously playing in the Slovak Extraliga with HC Kosice. He signed an initial one-month contract with the club on the eve of the 2014–15 season on September 11, 2014.[1]
Klouček died in a skiing accident on 16 March 2025, at the age of 45.[2]
Career statistics
[edit ]Regular season and playoffs
[edit ]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1995–96 | Slavia Praha U20 | Czech U20 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Slavia Praha U20 | Czech U20 | 43 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Slavia Praha U20 | Czech U20 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 59 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 73 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 113 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | CZE | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 68 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | RI Okna Zlín | CZE | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Barys Astana | KHL | 47 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 222 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2009–10 | Barys Astana | KHL | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Barys Astana | KHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011–12 | Lev Poprad | KHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2012–13 | Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2013–14 | HC Košice | SVK | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 2014–15 | Orli Znojmo | EBEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Rytíři Kladno | CZE-3 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015–16 | Dauphins d'Épinal | FRA | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
| 2016–17 | Dauphins d'Épinal | FRA | 31 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHL totals | 119 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 349 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||
| NHL totals | 141 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Těsně před začátkem sezóny posilují Orli defenzívu o Tomáše Kloučka" [Just before season opener, Eagles strengthen defense] (in Czech). Orli Znojmo. 2014年09月11日. Retrieved 2014年09月11日.
- ^ "Při lyžování ve Špindlerově Mlýně tragicky zemřel bývalý hokejista Klouček" [Former hockey player Klouček tragically died while skiing in Špindlerův Mlýn]. ČeskéNoviny.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
External links
[edit ]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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