Tomáš Káňa

Tomáš Káňa (born November 29, 1987 in Opava, Czechoslovakia) 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 (1987-11-29) 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

Káňa, 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 new found 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

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 HC Vítkovice ELH 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 HC Vítkovice ELH 42 5 9 14 50 6 0 1 1 2
2006–07 HC Vítkovice ELH 44 9 7 16 54 — — — — —
2006–07 BK Mladá Boleslav Czech.1 6 2 1 3 16 6 1 0 1 16
2007–08 Alaska Aces ECHL 12 2 0 2 4 — — — — —
2007–08 HC Vítkovice ELH 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2007–08 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi ELH 5 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
2007–08 HC Sareza Ostrava Czech.1 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 ELH 36 5 4 9 36 7 0 0 0 4
2012–13 HC Vítkovice ELH 9 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Karlovy Vary ELH 15 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Piráti Chomutov ELH 9 1 0 1 8 — — — — —
2013–14 HC Orlova Czech.2 5 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2013–14 Arystan Temirtau ELH 23 10 11 21 40 7 1 0 1 10
2014–15 LHK Jestřábi Prostějov Czech.1 5 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2014–15 EHC Klostersee 3.GBun 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2014–15 MsHK Žilina Slovak 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Swindon Wildcats EPIHL 12 8 5 13 45 2 1 2 3 38
2015–16 HC Frýdek-Místek Czech.2 36 12 34 46 81 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2016–17 HC Frýdek-Místek Czech.1 17 2 4 6 10 — — — — —
2016–17 HSC Csíkszereda MOL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 HC Poruba Czech.2 40 14 21 35 36 8 7 9 16 29
2018–19 KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec PHL 36 14 13 27 38 3 1 1 2 18
ELH totals 173 22 24 46 170 13 0 1 1 6
NHL totals 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — —

International
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
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References
  1. Tomas Kana career statistics at EliteProspects.com
  2. "New players to join Arystan". Baltic Sport Agency. 2013-09-23.
  3. "Blues ink four prospects to contracts". St. Louis Blues. 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  4. "Blue Jackets send Pelletier to Blues for Bell, Kana". TSN. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  5. "Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 2". CBS Sports. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  6. "Red Wings score three in 76 seconds in third to put away Blue Jackets". CBS Sports. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  7. "Tomas Kana after three years returns to Vitkovice" (in Czech). HC Vitkovice. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
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