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Czechia Tomas Plekanec
#14 Rytíři Kladno / Czechia - 23/24
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time Czech Extraliga Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Oct 31, 1982
Position
C
Age
41
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Kladno, CZE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Kladno
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 3 #71 overall by Montréal Canadiens

Plekanec is a smart center with great two-way ability. Has terrific playmaking and passing skills and likes to be on the powerplay. Always a hard worker and a team player.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Tomas Plekanec Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Rytiri Kladno U18 Czechia U18 13* 1* 3* 4* -* -* |
1997-98 Rytiri Kladno U18 Czechia U18 45* 38* 26* 64* -* -* |
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Rytiri Kladno U20 Czechia U20 53* 22* 20* 42* -* -* |
HC Kladno Czechia 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
1999-00 HC Kladno U20 Czechia U20 43* 14* 16* 30* 4* 5* |
HK Slany Czechia3 3* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
HK Kralupy nad Vltavou Czechia3 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 2 -
Czechia U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 4* |
2000-01 HC Kladno U20 Czechia U20 9* 6* 4* 10* 4* 9* |
HC Kladno Czechia 47* 9* 9* 18* 24* -5* |
HC Mladá Boleslav Czechia3 4* 5* 5* 10* 4* -* | Playoffs 4 5 5 10 4 -
HC Mladá Boleslav Czechia2 Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 6 6 3 9 14 1
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 6* 0* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 1* 1* 2* 6* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2001-02 HC Kladno Czechia 48* 7* 16* 23* 28* -7* |
HC Kladno Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 5 0 1 1 0 -2
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 4* 7* 0* -1* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 3* 4* 7* 0* -1* |
2002-03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 77* 19* 27* 46* 74* 5* | Playoffs 13 3 2 5 8 5
2003-04 Montréal Canadiens NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 74* 23* 43* 66* 90* 21* | Playoffs 10 2 5 7 6 2
2004-05 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 80* 29* 35* 64* 68* 4* | Playoffs 4 2 4 6 6 4
2005-06 Montréal Canadiens NHL 67* 9* 20* 29* 32* 4* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 6 2
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Czechia WC 9* 3* 0* 3* 20* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 3* 0* 3* 20* -* |
2006-07 Montréal Canadiens NHL 81* 20* 27* 47* 36* 10* |
Czechia WC 7* 4* 4* 8* 2* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* |
2007-08 Montréal Canadiens NHL 81* 29* 40* 69* 42* 15* | Playoffs 12 4 5 9 2 -1
Czechia WC 4* 0* 3* 3* 2* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
2008-09 Montréal Canadiens NHL 80* 20* 19* 39* 54* -9* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -5
Czechia WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2009-10 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82* 25* 45* 70* 50* 5* | Playoffs 19 4 7 11 20 -4
Czechia OG 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 5* 3* 0* 3* 2* -* |
2010-11 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 77* 22* 35* 57* 60* 8* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 2 -1
Czechia WC 8* 6* 4* 10* 6* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 8* 6* 4* 10* 6* 0* |
2011-12 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 81* 17* 35* 52* 56* -15* |
Czechia “C” WC 10* 1* 6* 7* 4* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 14* 3* 7* 10* 10* 1* |
2012-13 Rytíři Kladno Czechia 32* 21* 25* 46* 38* 13* |
Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 47* 14* 19* 33* 24* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 2 -5
Czechia WC 2* 0* 4* 4* 2* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 1* 6* 7* 6* 1* |
2013-14 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 81* 20* 23* 43* 38* 11* | Playoffs 17 4 5 9 8 -7
Czechia “C” OG 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* 1* |
2014-15 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 82* 26* 34* 60* 46* 8* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 6 3
Czechia WC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2015-16 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 82* 14* 40* 54* 36* 4* |
Czechia “C” WC 8* 5* 0* 5* 8* 5* |
Czechia (all) International 10* 5* 1* 6* 8* 5* |
2016-17 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 78* 10* 18* 28* 24* 10* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0 -4
Czechia “C” WCup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Czechia “A” WC 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 14* 3* 0* 3* 8* 2* |
2017-18 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 60* 6* 18* 24* 39* 3* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17* 0* 2* 2* 6* -2* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 2 1
Czechia “A” WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2018-19 Montréal Canadiens NHL 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
Rytíři Kladno Czechia2 10* 5* 7* 12* 12* 4* | Playoffs 10 4 11 15 14 0
Rytíři Kladno Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 11 1 13 14 14 7
HC Kometa Brno Czechia 16* 0* 7* 7* 14* -3* |
2019-20 HC Kometa Brno “A” Czechia 50* 13* 20* 33* 68* -6* |
2020-21 Rytíři Kladno “C” Czechia2 33* 15* 19* 34* 52* 19* | Playoffs 16 6 11 17 2 9
2021-22 Rytíři Kladno “C” Czechia 56* 17* 36* 53* 46* -4* |
Rytíři Kladno “C” Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 5 3 7 10 2 5
2022-23 Rytíři Kladno “C” Czechia 52* 16* 33* 49* 34* -6* |
Rytíři Kladno “C” Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 4 2 1 3 2 3
2023-24 Rytíři Kladno “C” Czechia 9* 1* 3* 4* 14* -9* |

Tomas Plekanec Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Czechia U18 Nations Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Czechia U18 Viking Cup 5* 3* 0* 3* 2* -* |
2011-12 Czechia EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 6* -1* |
2012-13 Czechia EHT 4* 1* 2* 3* 4* -1* |
2015-16 Czechia EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |

Tomas Plekanec Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 233* 71* 105* 176* 0.76* 234* 30* | 3 27 7 * 11 * 18 * 0.67 * 20 * 11 *
Czechia 9 313* 84* 149* 233* 0.74* 266* -28* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia Q 4 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 4 25 6 * 22 * 28 * 1.12 * 18 * 13 *
Czechia U18 2 58* 39* 29* 68* 1.17* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U20 3 105* 42* 40* 82* 0.78* 8* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia2 2 43* 20* 26* 46* 1.07* 64* 23* | 2 26 10 * 22 * 32 * 1.23 * 16 * 9 *
Czechia2 Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 6 6 * 3 * 9 * 1.50 * 14 * 1 *
Czechia3 2 13* 7* 8* 15* 1.15* 12* -* | 2 10 7 * 7 * 14 * 1.40 * 6 * - *
EHT 3 9* 2* 4* 6* 0.67* 10* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 14 103* 29* 30* 59* 0.57* 74* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 18* 4* 5* 9* 0.50* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 1 001* 233* 375* 608* 0.61* 543* 55* | 10 94 18 * 35 * 53 * 0.56 * 52 * -21 *
OG 2 10* 3* 4* 7* 0.70* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Viking Cup 1 5* 3* 0* 3* 0.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 11 73* 19* 23* 42* 0.58* 54* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 4* 5* 9* 0.64* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tomas Plekanec Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/28/2023
10/28/2023 Confirmed Rytíři Kladno Retired
07/24/2023
07/24/2023 Extension Rytíři Kladno Rytíři Kladno
08/04/2022
08/04/2022 Extension Rytíři Kladno Rytíři Kladno
09/08/2020
09/08/2020 Confirmed HC Kometa Brno Rytíři Kladno
07/22/2019
07/22/2019 Confirmed Rytíři Kladno HC Kometa Brno
11/26/2018
11/26/2018 Loan Rytíři Kladno HC Kometa Brno
11/26/2018 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Rytíři Kladno
11/09/2018
11/09/2018 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Unknown
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Montréal Canadiens
02/25/2018
02/25/2018 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs
10/16/2015
10/16/2015 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
09/16/2012
09/16/2012 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Rytíři Kladno
06/22/2010
06/22/2010 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
07/21/2009
07/21/2009 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Czechia

Cult/Star player for Hamilton Bulldogs

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for Rytiri Kladno

Career transactions
- 2015-10-16 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Montreal Canadiens
- 2012-09-16 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Kladno
- 2010-06-22 • Re-signed to a six-year contract by the Montreal Canadiens
- 2009-07-21 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Montreal Canadiens
- 2007-07-05 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Montreal Canadiens
- 2005-08-16 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Montreal Canadiens
- 2002-04-22 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Montreal Canadiens

Other memorable dates
- 2005-10-15 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ed Belfour)
- 2003-12-31 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Dallas Stars)