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 2002present

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 64135063198110111126
2001–02 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 51143246164731410
2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 40004
2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 4102243
2002–03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 3004450
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 7471320101
2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 20002
2004–05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 6641418104602210
2005–06 Binghamton Senators AHL 7912728118
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 20002
2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL 331121335
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 10000
2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 4327944
2007–08 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 5254988800037
2008–09 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 5131518121501118
2009–10 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 524151960511230
2010–11 HC Kometa Brno CZE 5036962
2011–12 HC Kometa Brno CZE 52066682015644
2012–13 HC Kometa Brno CZE 4836952
NHL totals 46 0 2 2 47

Awards

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Preceded by
Kirill Safronov
Winner of the Raymond Lagacé Trophy
2000–01
Succeeded by
Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
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