Tomáš Kundrátek
| Tomáš Kundrátek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kundrátek with the Hershey Bears in 2013 | |||
| Born |
December 26, 1989 Přerov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| ELH team Former teams |
HC Oceláři Třinec Washington Capitals Dinamo Riga HC Slovan Bratislava Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Kunlun Red Star HC Davos HC Kometa Brno | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft |
90th overall, 2008 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Tomáš Kundrátek (born December 26, 1989) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He has previously played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals.
Playing career
[edit]Whilst playing as a youth and professionally with HC Oceláři Třinec in his native Czech Republic, He was selected 90th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, where he was the top-ranked Czech skater. Kundratek signed his first professional contract with the New York Rangers on August 25, 2008.[1] The following season, intending to adapt to the North American style, Kundrátek joined the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League.
He skated in 70 games as a rookie for the Rangers AHL affiliate, the Connecticut Whale, during the 2010–11 season, registering two goals and ten assists for 12 points, along with 42 penalty minutes and an even plus/minus rating. He also skated in all six of the Whale's playoff games versus the Portland Pirates in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs, earning two assists and two penalty minutes. He was traded by the Rangers to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Francois Bouchard on November 8, 2011.[2]
During the 2011–12 season, Kundratek was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, to Washington on January 10, 2012, and made his NHL debut the following night in a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played for five games before returning to Hershey to continue playing with the Bears on January 20, 2012. He didn't record any points while playing with the Capitals, but he did have two shots on goal, three hits, four blocked shots and 2 PIM.
In the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, having secured an opening night roster spot with the Capitals, he then scored his first NHL goal against the Boston Bruins on March 5, 2013.
On June 19, 2015, Kundratek left the Capitals organization and signed a one-year contract with Latvian Kontinental Hockey League club, Dinamo Riga.[3]
Personal life
[edit]In 2014, Kundrátek married Alannah Dzerdz from Medicine Hat, Alberta.[4] They have two sons together, Hudson and Jagger.[5]
International play
[edit] Kundrátek in 2024 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2024 Czechia | |
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2022 Finland | |
Kundrátek represented Czechia at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a gold medal.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Minor 2000 Přerov | CZE U18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Minor 2000 Přerov | CZE U18 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE U18 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE U20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE U20 | 33 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE U20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Havířov Panthers | CZE.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Jestřábi Prostějov | CZE.2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 51 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 65 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale | AHL | 70 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 49 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 59 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 40 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 39 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 53 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Davos | NL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 43 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 47 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 39 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 51 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 23 | ||
| NHL totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 173 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 111 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Czech Republic | U17 | 
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | Czech Republic | U18 | 9th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WCH | 6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | OG | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | OG | 9th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | WC |
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Czech Republic | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Czechia | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | ||||
| Senior totals | 54 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Kundratek". New York Rangers. 2008-08-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ "Rangers acquire Bouchard in swap of minor leaguers". Yahoo! Sports. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "Czech defender Tomas Kundratek joins Dinamo" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ^ Kundrátek, Alannah (2014-07-29). "Alannah Kundrátek v Přerově: Chybí mi české zákusky a líbí se mi zdejší klid". Deník (in Czech). Interviewed by Iva Najďonovová. Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Kundrátek, Tomáš (2017-04-12). "Kundrátek má syna Džegra. České jméno u ženy neprošlo, směje se". Blesk (in Czech). Interviewed by Jaroslav Kalina. Czech News Center. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Czechs strike gold on home ice". IIHF.com. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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