Tomáš Káňa

Tomáš Káňa (born November 29, 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for Milton Keynes Lightning in the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL).

Playing career Káňa, a center, played two seasons in the Czech Extraliga with HC Vítkovice before being drafted 31st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2006 NHL entry draft. On May 23, 2007, Káňa was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Blues. Káňa spent the majority of his contract with the Blues' second tier affiliate, the Alaska Aces of the ECHL.

On December 8, 2009, Tomas was traded by St. Louis, along with Brendan Bell, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Pascal Pelletier. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, Syracuse Crunch, where he scored an impressive 15 goals in 50 games. With newfound confidence Káňa was recalled to the Blue Jackets at the end of the 2009–10 season and made his NHL debut in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 30, 2010. He later recorded his first career NHL points, both assists, in a 4-3 defeat to the Detroit Red Wings on April 7, 2010.

On June 6, 2011, Kana signed a two-year contract to return to his original Czech team HC Vitkovice.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 HC Vítkovice CZE U18 44 20 14 34 74 2 2 0 2 4 2002–03 HC Vítkovice CZE U20 3 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2003–04 HC Vítkovice CZE U18 9 2 9 11 33 7 4 5 9 18 2003–04 HC Vítkovice CZE U20 50 12 7 19 78 — — — — — 2004–05 HC Vítkovice CZE U20 46 12 22 34 155 2 0 0 0 2 2004–05 HC Vítkovice ELH 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U20 5 4 3 7 16 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Vítkovice Steel ELH 42 5 9 14 50 6 0 1 1 2 2006–07 HC Vítkovice Steel ELH 44 9 7 16 54 — — — — — 2006–07 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE.2 6 2 1 3 16 6 1 0 1 16 2007–08 Alaska Aces ECHL 12 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2007–08 HC Vítkovice Steel ELH 8 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2007–08 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi ELH 5 0 1 1 10 — — — — — 2007–08 HC Sareza Ostrava CZE.2 8 3 0 3 6 — — — — — 2008–09 Alaska Aces ECHL 30 6 14 20 65 21 1 2 3 10 2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 18 1 0 1 15 — — — — — 2009–10 Alaska Aces ECHL 11 0 6 6 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 50 15 13 28 47 — — — — — 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2010–11 Springfield Falcons AHL 31 2 4 6 43 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Vítkovice Steel ELH 36 5 4 9 36 7 0 0 0 4 2012–13 HC Vítkovice Steel ELH 9 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Energie Karlovy Vary ELH 15 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2012–13 Piráti Chomutov ELH 9 1 0 1 8 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Orlová CZE.3 5 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2013–14 Arystan Temirtau KAZ 23 10 11 21 40 7 1 0 1 10 2014–15 LHK Jestřábi Prostějov CZE.2 5 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2014–15 EHC Klostersee GER.3 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2014–15 MsHK DOXXbet Žilina SVK 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Swindon Wildcats GBR.2 12 8 5 13 45 2 1 2 3 38 2015–16 HC Frýdek–Místek CZE.3 36 12 34 46 81 11 6 10 16 32 2015–16 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2016–17 HC Frýdek–Místek CZE.2 17 2 4 6 10 — — — — — 2016–17 HSC Csíkszereda MOL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 HSC Csíkszereda ROU 6 7 6 13 4 9 2 3 5 2 2017–18 HC RT TORAX Poruba 2011 CZE.3 40 14 21 35 36 8 7 9 16 29 2018–19 KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec POL 36 14 13 27 38 3 1 1 2 18 2019–20 Milton Keynes Lightning GBR.2 49 30 38 68 133 — — — — — 2021–22 HK Nový Jičín CZE.3 32 13 11 24 20 13 4 7 11 8 2022–23 HC Slezan Opava CZE.3 28 11 14 25 18 — — — — — ELH totals 173 22 24 46 170 13 0 1 1 6 NHL totals 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Czech Republic WJC18 4th 7 2 4 6 8 2006 Czech Republic WJC 6th 6 2 0 2 6 2007 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 2 3 5 6 Junior totals 19 6 7 13 20