Tomáš Hyka

Tomáš Hyka
Born (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993
Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Vegas Golden Knights
BK Mladá Boleslav
Färjestad BK
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 171st overall, 2012
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2010–present

Tomáš Hyka[1] (born 23 March 1993) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with the Vegas Golden Knights in the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played with his hometown BK Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Extraliga.

Playing career

In the 2011–12 NHL preseason, the Philadelphia Flyers invited Hyka to their training camp. Hyka scored a goal in his sole preseason game, before the Flyers discovered that the current Collective Bargaining Agreement did not allow Hyka to be signed by them and released him to his CHL team, the Gatineau Olympiques.[2] He was subsequently drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft but eventually went unsigned.

On 1 June 2017, Hyka was signed by the Vegas Golden Knights to a one-year contract, becoming the third player in their organization's history.[3] Hyka was called up to the NHL from the Chicago Wolves for the first time on 18 December 2017,[4] only to be sent back two days later without making his NHL debut.[5] However, Hyka was recalled again on 19 February 2018[6] and he made his NHL debut that night against the Anaheim Ducks. He had two shots on net and played 11:37 minutes.[7] Hyka scored his first NHL goal on 23 February 2018 in a game against the Vancouver Canucks.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 BK Mladá Boleslav Czech.20 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2010–11 BK Mladá Boleslav Czech.20 38 14 17 31 10 — — — — —
2010–11 BK Mladá Boleslav ELH 13 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
2011–12 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 50 20 44 64 30 4 1 1 2 0
2012–13 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 49 20 34 54 24 10 2 2 4 8
2013–14 Färjestad BK J20 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Färjestad BK SHL 40 4 5 9 6 — — — — —
2013–14 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 3 1 0 1 2 10 2 1 3 4
2014–15 BK Mladá Boleslav ELH 22 7 3 10 10 9 2 1 3 4
2015–16 BK Mladá Boleslav ELH 47 12 18 30 22 10 3 1 4 2
2016–17 BK Mladá Boleslav ELH 48 17 21 38 18 5 4 1 5 6
2017–18 Chicago Wolves AHL 50 15 33 48 8 3 0 1 1 2
2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 10 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 10 1 2 3 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Czech Republic U17 9th 5 1 0 1 2
2011 Czech Republic WJC18 8th 6 1 1 2 0
2012 Czech Republic WJC 5th 5 0 2 2 4
2013 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 3 2 5 2
2017 Czech Republic WC 7th 4 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 22 5 5 10 8
Senior totals 4 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2012

References

  1. ↑ "Tomáš Hyka - Karta hráče" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav - Official website. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Travis (21 September 2011). "Are the Flyers Allowed to Sign Tomas Hyka?". broadstreethockey.com.
  3. ↑ "Golden Knights Sign Forward Tomas Hyka to an Entry-Level Contract". Vegas Golden Knights. 1 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tomas Hyka Recalled From Chicago Wolves". NHL.com. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Tomas Hyka Assigned To Chicago Wolves". NHL.com. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Roster Transactions". NHL.com. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Webster, Danny (20 February 2018). "Ducks goalies combine to shut out Golden Knights". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Webster, Danny (24 February 2018). "Golden Knights defeat Canucks for best record in NHL". NHL.com. Las Vegas. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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