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).[1][2]
| Tomáš Káňa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 29, 1987 Opava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NIHL team Former teams |
Milton Keynes Lightning HC Vitkovice HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi Columbus Blue Jackets HC Karlovy Vary Piráti Chomutov Arystan Temirtau MsHK Žilina HC Oceláři Třinec | ||
| NHL draft |
31st overall, 2006 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Playing career
editKáňa, 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] He later recorded his first career NHL points, both assists, in a 4-3 defeat to the Detroit Red Wings on April 7, 2010.[6]
On June 6, 2011, Kana signed a two-year contract to return to his original Czech team HC Vitkovice.[7]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
edit| 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Tomas Kana career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- ^ "New players to join Arystan". Baltic Sport Agency. 2013-09-23.
- ^ "Blues ink four prospects to contracts". St. Louis Blues. 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ "Blue Jackets send Pelletier to Blues for Bell, Kana". TSN. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ "Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 2". CBS Sports. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ "Red Wings score three in 76 seconds in third to put away Blue Jackets". CBS Sports. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ "Tomas Kana after three years returns to Vitkovice" (in Czech). HC Vitkovice. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database