Tomáš Klouček

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.

Tomáš Klouček
Born	(1980-03-07)7 March 1980 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died	16 March 2025(2025-03-16) (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

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

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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		—	—	—	—	—