Tomáš Hyka

Tomáš Hyka (born 23 March 1993) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Playing career Hyka began his career his hometown team BK Mladá Boleslav and made his debut for the senior team during the 2010-11 Czech Extraliga season. 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 QMJHL team, the Gatineau Olympiques. He was subsequently drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2012 NHL entry draft but eventually went unsigned.

In 2013, Hyka moved to Sweden to sign for Färjestad BK of the Elitserien. After one season in Sweden, Hyka returned to Mladá Boleslav.

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. Hyka was called up to the NHL from the Chicago Wolves for the first time on 18 December 2017, only to be sent back two days later without making his NHL debut. However, Hyka was recalled again on 19 February 2018 and he made his NHL debut that night against the Anaheim Ducks. He had two shots on net and played 11:37 minutes. Hyka scored his first NHL goal on 23 February 2018 in a game against the Vancouver Canucks.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Golden Knights and unable to cement a full-time role in the NHL, Hyka opted to return to Europe in agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL on 25 June 2019.

Following three seasons in Russia with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Hyka left as a free agent to return to his homeland in agreeing to a three-year contract with HC Dynamo Pardubice of the ELH on 10 May 2022.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE U18 20 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2008–09 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE U18 42 28 21 49 18 2 1 0 1 2 2009–10 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE U18 46 34 24 58 46 2 1 1 2 2 2009–10 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE U20 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2010–11 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE U18 8 3 9 12 6 — — — — — 2010–11 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE U20 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 — — — — — 2018–19 Chicago Wolves AHL 43 16 24 40 10 22 3 12 15 6 2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 17 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 49 17 17 34 28 — — — — — 2020–21 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 59 14 35 49 14 5 0 3 3 4 2021–22 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 37 11 24 35 14 15 5 7 12 6 2022–23 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 31 4 20 24 6 11 2 4 6 2 2023–24 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 49 16 29 45 12 16 0 6 6 2 2024–25 HC Sparta Praha ELH 41 11 23 34 20 12 3 7 10 0 ELH totals 251 68 114 182 94 64 14 20 34 16 NHL totals 27 2 5 7 2 — — — — — KHL totals 145 42 76 118 56 20 5 10 15 10

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Czech Republic U17 9th 5 1 0 1 2 2010 Czech Republic IH18 4th 5 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 2018 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 3 3 6 2 2022 Czech Republic OG 9th 4 1 0 1 2 Junior totals 22 5 5 10 8 Senior totals 16 4 3 7 4

Awards and honours Award Year QMJHL CHL Top Prospects Game 2012