Tomáš Malec

Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	ft in ( m) 193 lb (88 kg)
NHL Team (P) Cur. Team F. Teams	New York Islanders Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Carolina Hurricanes Ottawa Senators
Nationality	Slovakia
Born	May 13 1982 (1982--) (age 25), Skalica, CSSR
NHL Draft	64th overall, 2001 Florida Panthers
Pro Career	2002 – present

Tomáš Malec (born May 13, 1982, in Skalica, Czechoslovakia now Slovakia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He was chosen in the third round, 64th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. Currently, his NHL rights are held by the New York Islanders.

After playing two seasons in the QMJHL with Rimouski Océanic, during which the Panthers traded his rights to the Carolina Hurricanes, Malec made his professional debut in the 2002 American Hockey League playoffs with the Hurricanes' affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters. He made his NHL debut in the 2002-03 season with the Hurricanes, appearing in 41 games and recording two assists.

Malec played two more games with Carolina during the 2003-04 season, and was traded, along with a draft pick, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after the season in exchange for goaltender Martin Gerber. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Malec played with Anaheim's AHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.

Malec joined the Ottawa Senators organization for the 2005-06 season, playing in two NHL games with the Senators and spending the rest of the season with the AHL's Binghamton Senators. During the 2006-07 season, he was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Matt Koalska.

In his NHL career, through 2005-06, Malec has appeared in 45 games and tallied two assists. He has yet to record an NHL goal.

Awards

Preceded by Kirill Safronov	Winner of the Raymond Lagacé Trophy 2000-01	Succeeded by Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)