Matej Tomek (born 24 May 1997) is a Slovak professional

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for HC Verva Litvínov of the

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(ELH).

Career

Tomek spent the 2016–2017 season with the

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team. During his time at the

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, Tomek played a total of two games. Tomek previously played for

HK Dukla Trenčín Hokejový Klub Dukla Trenčín is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Trenčín, playing in the Slovak Extraliga. The club has won three Slovak league championships (1994, 1997, 2004) and one Czechoslovak league championship (1992). Th ...

of the Slovak Tipsport liga during the 2019–20 season. On 18 January 2022, he was named to the roster to represent

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at the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1997 births Living people Slovak ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey people from Bratislava Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade Universiade medalists in ice hockey Universiade silver medalists for Slovakia HK Dukla Trenčín players SaiPa players KalPa players HC Kometa Brno players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Slovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub