Tomáš Kubalík (born May 1, 1990) is a Czech professional

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who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He is the older brother to

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who also plays professionally.

Playing career

As a youth, Kubalik played in the 2003

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with a team from

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. He later played with HC Plzeň 1929, before graduating to play three seasons with the men's team in the professional

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. He was selected by the

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in the 5th round (135th overall) of the

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. He made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets in the tail end of the

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season, finishing with 2 assists in 4 games. During the following 2011–12 season, Kubalik scored his first NHL goal on January 13, 2012, against

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of the

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. On March 10, 2013, Kubalik was traded from Columbus to the

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in exchange for

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. On June 7, 2013, Kubalik left his short tenure with the Blue Jackets organization and returned to the Czech Republic to sign for the Kontinental Hockey League club, HC Lev Praha on a one-year deal. After a one season in

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with KalPa of the

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, Kubalik left as a free agent to sign his third consecutive one-year deal in a new league, in agreeing to terms with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on May 4, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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