Tomáš Káňa

Tomáš Káňa (born November 29, 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for Milton Keynes Lightning in the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL).^[1][2]

Tomáš Káňa
Born	(1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 37) Opava, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
NIHL team Former teams	Milton Keynes Lightning HC Vitkovice HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi Columbus Blue Jackets HC Karlovy Vary Piráti Chomutov Arystan Temirtau MsHK Žilina HC Oceláři Třinec
NHL draft	31st overall, 2006 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2005–present

Playing career

Káňa, a center, played two seasons in the Czech Extraliga with HC Vítkovice before being drafted 31st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. On May 23, 2007, Káňa was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Blues.^[3] Káňa spent the majority of his contract with the Blues' second tier affiliate, the Alaska Aces of the ECHL.

On December 8, 2009, Tomas was traded by St. Louis, along with Brendan Bell, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Pascal Pelletier.^[4] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, Syracuse Crunch, where he scored an impressive 15 goals in 50 games. With newfound confidence Káňa was recalled to the Blue Jackets at the end of the 2009–10 season and made his NHL debut in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 30, 2010.^[5] He later recorded his first career NHL points, both assists, in a 4-3 defeat to the Detroit Red Wings on April 7, 2010.^[6]

On June 6, 2011, Kana signed a two-year contract to return to his original Czech team HC Vitkovice.^[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	HC Vítkovice	CZE U18		44	20	14	34	74		2	2	0	2	4
2002–03	HC Vítkovice	CZE U20		3	2	0	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Vítkovice	CZE U18		9	2	9	11	33		7	4	5	9	18
2003–04	HC Vítkovice	CZE U20		50	12	7	19	78		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Vítkovice	CZE U20		46	12	22	34	155		2	0	0	0	2
2004–05	HC Vítkovice	ELH		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Vítkovice Steel	CZE U20		5	4	3	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		42	5	9	14	50		6	0	1	1	2
2006–07	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		44	9	7	16	54		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	BK Mladá Boleslav	CZE.2		6	2	1	3	16		6	1	0	1	16
2007–08	Alaska Aces	ECHL		12	2	0	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		8	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi	ELH		5	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Sareza Ostrava	CZE.2		8	3	0	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Alaska Aces	ECHL		30	6	14	20	65		21	1	2	3	10
2008–09	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		18	1	0	1	15		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Alaska Aces	ECHL		11	0	6	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		50	15	13	28	47		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		6	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Springfield Falcons	AHL		31	2	4	6	43		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		36	5	4	9	36		7	0	0	0	4
2012–13	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		9	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	ELH		15	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Piráti Chomutov	ELH		9	1	0	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Orlová	CZE.3		5	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Arystan Temirtau	KAZ		23	10	11	21	40		7	1	0	1	10
2014–15	LHK Jestřábi Prostějov	CZE.2		5	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	EHC Klostersee	GER.3		4	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	MsHK DOXXbet Žilina	SVK		5	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Swindon Wildcats	GBR.2		12	8	5	13	45		2	1	2	3	38
2015–16	HC Frýdek–Místek	CZE.3		36	12	34	46	81		11	6	10	16	32
2015–16	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HC Frýdek–Místek	CZE.2		17	2	4	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HSC Csíkszereda	MOL		6	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HSC Csíkszereda	ROU		6	7	6	13	4		9	2	3	5	2
2017–18	HC RT TORAX Poruba 2011	CZE.3		40	14	21	35	36		8	7	9	16	29
2018–19	KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec	POL		36	14	13	27	38		3	1	1	2	18
2019–20	Milton Keynes Lightning	GBR.2		49	30	38	68	133		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HK Nový Jičín	CZE.3		32	13	11	24	20		13	4	7	11	8
2022–23	HC Slezan Opava	CZE.3		28	11	14	25	18		—	—	—	—	—
ELH totals				173	22	24	46	170		13	0	1	1	6
NHL totals				6	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Czech Republic	WJC18	4th		7	2	4	6	8
2006	Czech Republic	WJC	6th		6	2	0	2	6
2007	Czech Republic	WJC	5th		6	2	3	5	6
Junior totals					19	6	7	13	20