Tomáš Kudělka

Tomáš Kudělka (born 10 March 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.^[1]

Tomáš Kudělka
Kudělka with the Binghamton Senators during the 2006-07 season
Born	(1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 38) Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
KHL team	HC Budivelnyk
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	136th overall, 2005 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2004–present

Playing career

Kudělka attracted the attention of pro scouts while playing for Zlin ZPS in the Czech League in 2003–2005.^[2] 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, Kudělka made 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 20 May 2010, Kudělka returned to Europe signing a contract with HC Budivelnyk of the Russian KHL.^{[3][better source needed]}

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 Hamé Zlín	CZE U18		45	1	16	17	28		3	1	0	1	12
2003–04	HC Hamé Zlín	CZE U18		1	0	0	0	2		3	0	0	0	0
2003–04	HC Hamé Zlín	CZE U20		51	1	12	13	97		7	0	0	0	0
2003–04	HC Hamé Zlín	ELH		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Hamé Zlín	CZE U20		38	9	8	17	38		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Hamé Zlín	ELH		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 Eaton Pardubice	ELH		9	0	0	0	12		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	TPS	SM-l		43	1	5	6	46		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		52	3	16	19	24		6	1	4	5	2
2012–13	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		21	3	5	8	10		10	0	0	0	0
2013–14	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		47	1	10	11	38		8	1	0	1	0
2014–15	Pelicans	Liiga		29	0	3	3	33		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		13	0	3	3	8		4	0	0	0	0
2015–16	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		44	3	13	16	16		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Piráti Chomutov	ELH		37	3	3	6	18		6	0	1	1	2
2017–18	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	AUT		54	1	12	13	28		6	1	2	3	2
2018–19	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	AUT		24	2	4	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC TWK Innsbruck	AUT		25	2	4	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	VHK ROBE Vsetín	CZE.2		25	2	8	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	VHK ROBE Vsetín	CZE.2		30	2	3	5	16		14	0	1	1	12
2021–22	Chamonix HC	FRA		21	1	3	4	47		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC Zubr Přerov	CZE.2		15	1	2	3	14		5	0	1	1	9
ELH totals				230	13	50	63	132		34	2	5	7	4
AHL totals				182	12	36	48	173		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Czech Republic	U18		5	2
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 totals				19	2	6	8	22