Tomáš Klouček

Tomáš Klouček (7 March 1980 – 16 March 2025) was a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Nashville Predators, and the Atlanta Thrashers between 2000 and 2006.

Playing career He was drafted 131st overall by the Rangers in the 1998 NHL entry draft.

Klouček joined Orli Znojmo in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga after previously playing in the Slovak Extraliga with HC Kosice. He signed an initial one-month contract with the club on the eve of the 2014–15 season on September 11, 2014.

Death Klouček died in a skiing accident on 16 March 2025, at the age of 45.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Slavia Praha U20 Czech U20 40 2 8 10 — — — — — — 1996–97 Slavia Praha U20 Czech U20 43 4 14 18 44 — — — — — 1997–98 Slavia Praha U20 Czech U20 43 1 9 10 — — — — — — 1998–99 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 59 4 17 21 162 2 0 0 0 4 1999–00 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 73 2 8 10 113 23 0 4 4 18 2000–01 New York Rangers NHL 43 1 4 5 74 — — — — — 2000–01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 21 0 2 2 44 — — — — — 2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 52 1 3 4 137 — — — — — 2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 9 0 2 2 27 10 1 1 2 8 2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 20 3 4 7 102 — — — — — 2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 34 0 6 6 80 — — — — — 2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 5 0 1 1 10 — — — — — 2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 37 0 0 0 25 — — — — — 2004–05 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 48 3 3 6 64 9 0 1 1 35 2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Chicago Wolves AHL 33 0 1 1 94 — — — — — 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 68 2 9 11 133 — — — — — 2007–08 RI Okna Zlín CZE 30 2 1 3 142 — — — — — 2008–09 Barys Astana KHL 47 5 18 23 222 3 0 1 1 16 2009–10 Barys Astana KHL 35 1 7 8 44 3 0 1 1 4 2010–11 Barys Astana KHL 17 1 1 2 65 3 0 0 0 6 2011–12 Lev Poprad KHL 20 0 0 0 18 — — — — — 2011–12 Oceláři Třinec CZE 15 2 3 5 8 5 0 1 1 35 2012–13 Oceláři Třinec CZE 48 1 5 6 48 11 0 2 2 16 2013–14 HC Košice SVK 35 1 6 7 81 17 0 3 3 24 2014–15 Orli Znojmo EBEL 4 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 2014–15 Rytíři Kladno CZE-2 23 2 4 6 71 7 0 0 0 12 2015–16 Dauphins d'Épinal FRA 23 3 6 9 59 12 0 5 5 49 2016–17 Dauphins d'Épinal FRA 31 4 10 14 137 1 0 0 0 0 KHL totals 119 7 26 33 349 9 0 2 2 26 NHL totals 141 2 8 10 250 — — — — —