Tomáš Hyka

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Tomáš Hyka

| image = Tomáš Hyka.jpg

| caption =

| image_size = 230px

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|3|23}}

| birth_place = Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 159

| position = Forward

| shoots = Right

| league = ELH

| team = HC Dynamo Pardubice

| former_teams = BK Mladá Boleslav
Färjestad BK
Vegas Golden Knights
Traktor Chelyabinsk

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| ntl_team = CZE

| draft = 171st overall

| draft_year = 2012

| draft_team = Los Angeles Kings

| career_start = 2010

| career_end =

}}

Tomáš Hyka{{cite web|url=http://www.bkboleslav.cz/hrac.asp?id=125|title=Tomáš Hyka - Karta hráče|publisher=BK Mladá Boleslav - Official website|language=Czech|accessdate=19 June 2011}} (born 23 March 1993) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Playing career

Hyka began his career his hometown team BK Mladá Boleslav and made his debut for the senior team during the 2010-11 Czech Extraliga season. In the 2011–12 NHL preseason, the Philadelphia Flyers invited Hyka to their training camp. Hyka scored a goal in his sole preseason game, before the Flyers discovered that the current Collective Bargaining Agreement did not allow Hyka to be signed by them and released him to his QMJHL team, the Gatineau Olympiques.{{cite web |url=http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2011/9/21/2441390/tomas-hyka-philadelphia-flyers-contract |title=Are the Flyers Allowed to Sign Tomas Hyka? |last=Hughes |first=Travis |publisher=broadstreethockey.com |date=21 September 2011}} He was subsequently drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft but eventually went unsigned.

In 2013, Hyka moved to Sweden to sign for Färjestad BK of the Elitserien. After one season in Sweden, Hyka returned to Mladá Boleslav.

On 1 June 2017, Hyka was signed by the Vegas Golden Knights to a one-year contract, becoming the third player in their organization's history.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/golden-knights-sign-forward-tomas-hyka-to-an-entry-level-contract/c-289729292 |title=Golden Knights Sign Forward Tomas Hyka to an Entry-Level Contract |publisher=Vegas Golden Knights |date=1 June 2017}} Hyka was called up to the NHL from the Chicago Wolves for the first time on 18 December 2017,{{cite web|title=Tomas Hyka Recalled From Chicago Wolves|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/tomas-hyka-recalled-from-chicago-wolves/c-294154792|website=NHL.com|accessdate=24 February 2018|date=18 December 2017}} only to be sent back two days later without making his NHL debut.{{cite web|title=Tomas Hyka Assigned To Chicago Wolves|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/tomas-hyka-assigned-to-chicago-wolves/c-294221000|website=NHL.com|accessdate=24 February 2018|date=20 December 2017}} However, Hyka was recalled again on 19 February 2018{{cite web|title=Vegas Golden Knights Announce Roster Transactions|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/vegas-golden-knights-announce-roster-transactions/c-296144756|website=NHL.com|accessdate=24 February 2018|date=19 February 2018}} and he made his NHL debut that night against the Anaheim Ducks. He had two shots on net and played 11:37 minutes.{{cite web|last1=Webster|first1=Danny|title=Ducks goalies combine to shut out Golden Knights|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-vegas-golden-knights-game-recap/c-296150436|website=NHL.com|accessdate=24 February 2018|date=20 February 2018}} Hyka scored his first NHL goal on 23 February 2018 in a game against the Vancouver Canucks.{{cite web|last1=Webster|first1=Danny|title=Golden Knights defeat Canucks for best record in NHL|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-vegas-golden-knights-game-recap/c-296303516|website=NHL.com|accessdate=24 February 2018|location=Las Vegas|date=24 February 2018}}

At the conclusion of his contract with the Golden Knights and unable to cement a full-time role in the NHL, Hyka opted to return to Europe in agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL on 25 June 2019.{{cite web| url = https://hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=22445 | title = Tomas Hyka officially signs with Traktor | publisher = Traktor Chelyabinsk | date = 25 June 2019 | accessdate = 25 June 2019 | language = Russian}}

Following three seasons in Russia with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Hyka left as a free agent to return to his homeland in agreeing to a three-year contract with HC Dynamo Pardubice of the ELH on 10 May 2022.{{cite web| url = https://hcdynamo.cz/clanek.asp?id=Sedm-posil-pro-Dynamo-Pardubice-12185 | title = Seven signing for Dynamo Pardubice | publisher = HC Dynamo Pardubice | date = 10 May 2022 | accessdate = 10 May 2022 | language = Czech}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2007–08

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| CZE U18

| 20

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| CZE U18

| 42

| 28

| 21

| 49

| 18

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

2009–10

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| CZE U18

| 46

| 34

| 24

| 58

| 46

| 2

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| CZE U20

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

2010–11

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| CZE U18

| 8

| 3

| 9

| 12

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| CZE U20

| 38

| 14

| 17

| 31

| 10

| —

2010–11

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| ELH

| 13

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Gatineau Olympiques

| QMJHL

| 50

| 20

| 44

| 64

| 30

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 0

2012–13

| Gatineau Olympiques

| QMJHL

| 49

| 20

| 34

| 54

| 24

| 10

| 2

| 4

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Färjestad BK

| J20

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 0

| —

2013–14

| Färjestad BK

| SHL

| 40

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| VIK Västerås HK

| Allsv

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 10

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 4

2014–15

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| ELH

| 22

| 7

| 3

| 10

| 9

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| ELH

| 47

| 12

| 18

| 30

| 22

| 10

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 2

2016–17

| BK Mladá Boleslav

| ELH

| 48

| 17

| 21

| 38

| 18

| 5

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 50

| 15

| 33

| 48

| 8

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 2

2017–18

| Vegas Golden Knights

| NHL

| 10

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 43

| 16

| 24

| 40

| 10

| 22

| 3

| 12

| 15

| 6

2018–19

| Vegas Golden Knights

| NHL

| 17

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 2

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Traktor Chelyabinsk

| KHL

| 49

| 17

| 34

| 28

| —

2020–21

| Traktor Chelyabinsk

| KHL

| 59

| 14

| 35

| 49

| 14

| 5

| 0

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Traktor Chelyabinsk

| KHL

| 37

| 11

| 24

| 35

| 14

| 15

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 6

2022–23

| HC Dynamo Pardubice

| ELH

| 31

| 4

| 20

| 24

| 6

| 11

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| HC Dynamo Pardubice

| ELH

| 49

| 16

| 29

| 45

| 12

| 16

| 0

| 6

| 2

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! colspan="3" | ELH totals

! 210

! 57

! 91

! 148

! 74

! 51

! 11

! 13

! 24

! 16

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 27

! 2

! 5

! 7

! 2

! —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 145

! 42

! 76

! 118

! 56

! 20

! 5

! 10

! 15

! 10

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2010

| Czech Republic

| U17

| 9th

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010

| Czech Republic

| IH18

| 4th

| 5

| 2

2011

| Czech Republic

| WJC18

| 8th

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012

| Czech Republic

| WJC

| 5th

| 5

| 0

| 2

| 4

2013

| Czech Republic

| WJC

| 5th

| 6

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017

| Czech Republic

| WC

| 7th

| 4

| 0

2018

| Czech Republic

| WC

| 7th

| 8

| 3

| 6

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| Czech Republic

| OG

| 9th

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 22

! 5

! 10

! 8

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 16

! 4

! 3

! 7

! 4

Awards and honours

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | QMJHL

CHL Top Prospects Game

| 2012

References

External links

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Category:Czech ice hockey forwards

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Category:Färjestad BK players

Category:Gatineau Olympiques players

Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks

Category:Ice hockey people from Mladá Boleslav

Category:Traktor Chelyabinsk players

Category:VIK Västerås HK players

Category:Vegas Golden Knights players

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic

Category:Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada

Category:Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden

Category:Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia

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