Tomáš Pöpperle

Tomáš Pöpperle (born October 10, 1984) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was originally selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets, 131st overall, in the 2005 NHL entry draft, and played 2 games for them during the 2006–07 season. The rest of his career, which started in 2003, was spent in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and Czech Extraliga.

Playing career Pöpperle played two games for the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2006–07 season. However, he spent most of that year playing with the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. After a second season with the Crunch, Pöpperle returned to Europe to play for HC Sparta Praha. He signed with newly formed Kontinental Hockey League team HC Lev Praha in 2012.

In 2014, he signed with another newly formed team, HC Sochi, also in the KHL. He rejoined HC Sparta Praha for the 2015–16 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1999–00 Sparta Praha U18 CZE U18 47 — — — — — — — 1.66 .926 7 — — — — — 2.00 .918 2000–01 Sparta Praha U18 CZE U18 42 — — — — — — — 2.10 .920 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Sparta Praha U20 CZE U20 29 — — — — 1653 65 2 2.36 .920 5 — — 320 15 0 2.81 .919 2002–03 Sparta Praha U20 CZE U20 28 — — — — 1500 52 2 2.08 .927 2 — — — — — 2.00 .923 2003–04 Sparta Praha U20 CZE U20 30 — — — — 1778 60 4 2.02 .940 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 HC Příbram CZE-3 2 — — — — 60 2 0 2.00 — — — — — — — — — 2003–04 HC Berounští Medvědi CZE-2 5 — — — — 205 7 0 1.38 .953 2 — — 120 4 0 2.00 .929 2003–04 Sparta Praha CZE — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — 11 0 0 0.00 1.000 2004–05 HC Berounští Medvědi CZE-2 16 — — — — 966 29 1 1.80 .940 2 — — 120 5 0 2.50 .951 2004–05 Sparta Praha CZE 25 15 9 0 — 1325 35 4 1.58 .949 2 — — 12 4 0 20.00 .600 2005–06 Eisbären Berlin DEL 31 — — — — 1845 67 3 2.18 .929 11 10 1 655 23 1 2.11 .927 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 0 0 — 0 45 1 0 1.35 .929 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 49 25 19 — 4 2833 135 4 2.86 .905 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 17 7 8 — 0 890 44 1 2.97 .900 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Sparta Praha CZE 41 22 19 — 0 2361 106 2 2.69 .918 1 0 1 32 4 0 7.50 .750 2009–10 HC Plzeň CZE 35 26 9 — 0 2124 78 2 2.20 .925 6 2 4 357 19 1 3.19 .899 2010–11 Sparta Praha CZE 50 20 30 — 0 3247 136 6 2.51 .916 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Sparta Praha CZE 46 30 16 — 0 2819 95 5 2.02 .935 5 2 3 308 14 0 2.73 .902 2012–13 Lev Praha KHL 38 18 19 — 0 2271 85 6 2.25 .917 4 0 4 282 11 0 2.34 .906 2013–14 Sparta Praha CZE 44 30 14 — 0 2572 69 11 1.61 .936 12 7 5 784 27 1 2.07 .919 2014–15 HC Sochi KHL 45 21 18 — 0 2417 108 2 2.68 .912 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Sparta Praha CZE 35 24 11 — 0 1938 77 3 2.38 .912 16 9 7 925 33 0 2.14 .929 2016–17 Sparta Praha CZE 39 20 19 — 0 2263 84 4 2.23 .911 4 0 4 — — — 4.00 .848 2017–18 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 46 22 22 — 0 2615 126 4 2.89 .909 7 3 4 — — — 3.61 .887 2018–19 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 44 24 17 — 0 2412 111 3 2.76 .893 3 1 2 — — — 2.48 .897 2019–20 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 25 10 15 — 0 1460 64 3 2.63 .908 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 13 7 6 — 0 743 29 0 2.34 .924 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 0 — 0 45 1 0 1.35 .929 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2000 Czech Republic WJC 2 0 0 0 31 2 0 3.93 .714 Junior totals 2 0 0 0 31 2 0 3.93 .714

Transactions July 30, 2005 - Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 5th round, 131st overall.