Karel Hromas

Karel Hromas (born January 27, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for Vipers de Montpellier of the FFHG Division 1, the second-tier hockey league in France.

Career Hromas was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round (123rd overall) of the 2004 NHL entry draft from HC Sparta Praha's youth setup after a productive 2003-04 season, scoring 10 goals and 10 assists in 21 games. He also made his debut for Sparta Praha's main roster during the 2003-04 season but failed to score any points in 13 games. Following his draft selection, Hromas moved to North America to play junior hockey for the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League. He stayed for two seasons before returning to Sparta Praha in 2006. In 2011, Hromas joined fellow Czech Extraliga team Piráti Chomutov.

In 2014, Hromas left the Czech Republic and moved to the Ligue Magnus in France, signing for Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz. He then moved to the United Kingdom to play in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Edinburgh Capitals in the summer of 2016.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 HC Sparta Praha CZE U18 34 4 18 22 6 — — — — — 2001–02 HC Sparta Praha CZE U18 39 19 15 34 55 6 3 2 5 6 2002–03 HC Sparta Praha CZE U18 2 3 1 4 0 — — — — — 2002–03 HC Sparta Praha CZE U20 42 7 8 15 18 3 0 1 1 4 2003–04 HC Sparta Praha CZE U20 21 10 10 20 16 — — — — — 2003–04 HC Sparta Praha ELH 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Everett Silvertips WHL 65 18 11 29 22 11 2 2 4 4 2005–06 Everett Silvertips WHL 52 11 11 22 14 14 2 0 2 10 2006–07 HC Sparta Praha ELH 48 1 0 1 20 11 1 0 1 0 2007–08 HC Sparta Praha ELH 52 0 1 1 42 4 0 0 0 0 2008–09 HC Sparta Praha ELH 52 2 4 6 64 11 0 3 3 20 2009–10 HC Sparta Praha ELH 48 2 12 14 75 7 0 1 1 10 2010–11 HC Sparta Praha ELH 52 7 4 11 36 — — — — — 2011–12 Piráti Chomutov CZE.2 44 7 6 13 34 19 3 3 6 12 2012–13 Piráti Chomutov ELH 51 6 4 10 38 — — — — — 2013–14 Piráti Chomutov ELH 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2013–14 SK Kadaň CZE.2 29 6 5 11 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Pingouins de Morzine–Avoriaz FRA 22 6 8 14 16 3 2 0 2 2 2015–16 Pingouins de Morzine–Avoriaz FRA 24 5 6 11 26 — — — — — 2016–17 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 50 13 17 30 14 — — — — — 2017–18 Chevaliers du Lac d’Annecy FRA.2 26 8 12 20 20 — — — — — 2018–19 Vipers de Montpellier FRA.2 26 6 6 12 55 — — — — — ELH totals 323 18 26 44 279 35 1 4 5 30

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2003 Czech Republic WJC18 6 0 0 0 6 2003 Czech Republic U18 5 2004 Czech Republic WJC 7 1 0 1 2 2004 Czech Republic WJC18 7 1 1 2 2 2006 Czech Republic WJC 6 1 3 4 8 Junior totals 26 3 4 7 18