Tomáš Malec

Tomáš Malec (born 13 May 1982) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He last played for HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

Playing career

After playing two seasons in the QMJHL with Rimouski Océanic, during which the Florida Panthers traded his rights to the Carolina Hurricanes, Malec made his professional debut in the 2002 American Hockey League playoffs with the Hurricanes' affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters. He made his NHL debut in the 2002–03 season with the Carolina Hurricanes, appearing in 41 games and recording two assists.

Malec played two more games with Carolina during the 2003–04 season, and was traded, along with a draft pick, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after the season in exchange for goaltender Martin Gerber. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Malec played with Anaheim's AHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.

Malec joined the Ottawa Senators organization for the 2005–06 season, playing in two NHL games with the Senators and spending the rest of the season with the AHL's Binghamton Senators. During the 2006–07 season, he was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Matt Koalska. He played for their AHL affiliate the Bridgeport Sound Tigers but never played for the Islanders. In 2007, he moved to the Czech Extraliga, signing with HC Oceláři Třinec.

In his NHL career, Malec has appeared in 46 games and tallied two assists.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 HK 36 Skalica SVK U18 47481250————— 1997–98 HK 36 Skalica SVK U18 5412364892————— 1998–99 HK 36 Skalica SVK U18 4112243660————— 1999–2000 HK 36 Skalica SVK U20 436511150————— 2000–01 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 64135063198110111126 2001–02 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 51143246164731410 2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL —————40004 2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 4102243————— 2002–03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 3004450————— 2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 7471320101————— 2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 20002————— 2004–05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 6641418104602210 2005–06 Binghamton Senators AHL 7912728118————— 2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 20002————— 2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL 331121335————— 2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 10000————— 2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 4327944————— 2007–08 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 5254988800037 2008–09 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 5131518121501118 2009–10 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 524151960511230 2010–11 HC Kometa Brno ELH 5036962————— 2011–12 HC Kometa Brno ELH 52066682015644 2012–13 HC Kometa Brno ELH 4836952————— 2013–14 Piráti Chomutov ELH 3014567————— 2014–15 HC Kometa Brno ELH 27011221222410 2014–15 HC Vítkovice Ridera ELH 2005510————— 2015–16 HC Kometa Brno ELH 5103368401131 2016–17 HC Kometa Brno ELH 51055681410122 2017–18 HC Kometa Brno ELH 42246441401134 2018–19 HC Kometa Brno ELH 48527401001114 2019–20 HC Kometa Brno ELH 3702232————— 2021–22 HC Kometa Brno B CZE.3 1625729————— AHL totals 325 15 77 92 452 10 0 2 2 14 NHL totals 46 0 2 2 47 — — — — — ELH totals 611 26 78 104 802 92 5 12 17 242

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2000 Slovakia WJC18 5th 6 0 2 2 8 2001 Slovakia WJC 8th 7 0 0 0 2 2002 Slovakia WJC 8th 7 1 0 1 4 Junior totals 20 1 2 3 14

Awards and honours Award Year QMJHL Raymond Lagacé Trophy (defensive rookie of the year) 2001 All-Rookie Team 2001 CHL All-Rookie Team 2001AHL All-Star Game 2003