Tomáš Nosek

Tomáš Nosek (born 1 September 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Tomáš Nosek
Born (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Vegas Golden Knights
Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

Junior

Prior to turning professional, Nosek recorded 53 goals and 72 assists in 109 games at the under-20 level for HC Pardubice and 27 goals and 36 assists in 67 games at the under-18 circuit.

Nosek has appeared in 129 games in the Czech Republic's top league since 2011–12, totaling 62 points, including 24 goals and 38 assists, and helping his club capture the league championship during his rookie season.

During the 2012–13 season, Nosek recorded five goals and nine assists in 50 games with the team, adding four goals and one assist in five games with Královští Lvi in 1. národní hokejová liga and five goals and nine assists in just six games with HC Pardubice's under-20 team.

During the 2013–14 season, in his third season for HC Pardubice, Nosek lead the team in scoring with 19 goals and 25 assists in 52 games. In addition to leading the team in goals and assists, Nosek had a club-best plus-17 rating and contributed three goals and three assists in 10 postseason appearances.[1]

Professional

During the 2014–15 season, Nosek recorded 11 goals and 23 assists in 55 games for the Grand Rapids Griffins. He was tied with teammate Nick Jensen for the league lead with a plus-30 rating despite being limited to 55 games due to injury. During the Calder Cup playoffs, he recorded two goals and five assists in 12 games.

On 14 June 2014, Nosek signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[2]

On 19 December 2015, Nosek was recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled, he recorded two goals and five assists in 25 games with the Griffins.[3] He made his NHL debut for the Red Wings on 26 December in a game against the Nashville Predators. He was assigned to the Griffins on 5 January 2016. In six games for the Red Wings, he registered two penalty minutes, six hits and three takeaways while averaging 10:08 time on ice during his first NHL call-up.[4]

On 27 May 2016, Nosek signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Wings.[5] On 18 March 2017, Nosek was recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled, Nosek recorded 15 goals and 24 assists in 48 games with the Griffins.[6] Following the conclusion of the Red Wings season, Nosek was assigned to the Griffins. Nosek appeared in 11 games for the Red Wings, and recorded his first career NHL goal on 28 March against Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes.[7] During the 2016–17 season, Nosek recorded 15 goals and 26 assists in 51 games during the regular season. During the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs, he was the team's leading scorer recording 10 goals and 12 assists in 19 games, to help lead the Griffins to the Calder Cup championship.[8]

On 21 June 2017, Nosek was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.[9] On 10 October 2017, Nosek scored the Knights first franchise goal on home ice at the T-Mobile Arena.[10] The Knights qualified for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where Nosek scored his first career playoff goal on 18 May 2018 against the Winnipeg Jets.[11] As a restricted free agent, Nosek signed a one-year, $962,500 contract with the Golden Knights on 18 July.[12]

On July 1, 2019, Nosek resigned with the Golden Knights on a one-year, $1 million deal.[13]

International play

Nosek represented the Czech Republic at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he served as team captain, and recorded one assist in six games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 HC Moeller Pardubice CZE U18 40 9 7 16 28 2 1 0 1 2
2008–09 HC Moeller Pardubice CZE U18 22 14 21 35 34 4 3 0 3 2
2008–09 HC Moeller Pardubice CZE U20 23 2 8 10 8 3 0 1 1 0
2009–10 HC Eaton Pardubice CZE U18 5 4 8 12 0 6 2 7 9 2
2009–10 HC Eaton Pardubice CZE U20 16 3 9 12 4 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Eaton Pardubice CZE U20 51 30 33 63 64 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Chrudim CZE.2 14 1 8 9 0 — — — — —
2011–12 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice CZE U20 13 13 13 26 8 — — — — —
2011–12 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 27 0 4 4 2 — — — — —
2011–12 HC VCES Hradec Králové, a.s. CZE.2 5 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0
2012–13 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice CZE U20 6 5 9 14 4 — — — — —
2012–13 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 50 5 9 14 20 3 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Královští lvi Hradec Králové, a.s. CZE.2 5 4 1 5 2 — — — — —
2013–14 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 52 19 25 44 36 10 3 3 6 44
2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 55 11 23 34 22 12 2 5 7 4
2015–16 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 70 15 15 30 42 9 1 0 1 6
2015–16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 51 15 26 41 33 19 10 12 22 18
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 67 7 8 15 14 17 4 2 6 8
2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 68 8 9 17 18 7 0 0 0 14
2019–20 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 67 8 7 15 20 8 2 1 3 2
NHL totals 21924244856 3263924

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 6 0 1 1 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
AHL
Best Plus-minus (+30) 2015
Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins) 2017 [8]

References
  1. Tomáš Nosek podepsal nováčkovský kontrakt s Detroitem hcpce.cz, 14 June 2014
  2. Kujawa, Kyle (14 June 2014). "Wings sign free agent Czech winger Nosek". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. Kujawa, Kyle (19 December 2015). "Red Wings Recall Nosek and Ouellet From Griffins". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. Kujawa, Kyle (5 January 2016). "Detroit assigns Nosek to Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. Kujawa, Kyle (27 May 2016). "Nosek signs to two-year extension". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. DiFilippo, Alex (18 March 2017). "Red Wings recall forward Tomas Nosek from Grand Rapid". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. Kujawa, Kyle (10 April 2017). "Red Wings assign four to Griffins". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  8. Wakiji, Dana (13 June 2017). "Grand Rapids Griffins win Calder Cup at home". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. Wakiji, Dana (21 June 2017). "Vegas Golden Knights take Tomas Nosek in Expansion Draft". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  10. Tucker, Tam (10 October 2017). "Video: Tomas Nosek scores first Golden Knights home goal". nhl.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  11. Webster, Danny (19 May 2018). "Nosek goal in Game 4 win latest Golden Knights response against Jets". NHL.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. "Nosek signs one-year contract with Golden Knights". NHL.com. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  13. "Golden Nights re-sign Nosek and Pirri". knightsonice.com. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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