Quick Facts
Biography
Tomáš Kudělka (Born March 10, 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC TPS of the SM-liiga.He was drafted in the fifth round, 136th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Kudělka attracted the attention of pro scouts while playing for Zlin ZPS in the Czech League in 2003–2005. After being drafted by the Ottawa Senators, Kudělka moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, where he played two seasons for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. During those two seasons, Kudělkamade brief appearances with the Binghamton Senators, before making the team full-time for the 2007–08 season. He also played for the Czech national Junior team in the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Hockey Championships.
On May 20, 2010, Kudělka returned to Europe signing a contract with HC Budivelnyk of the Russian KHL.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Zlín | CZE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Zlín | CZE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 64 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 59 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 76 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 55 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Pardubice | Czech | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC TPS | Liiga | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 52 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 44 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 182 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Junior int'l totals | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | ||