Tomáš Surový (born September 24, 1981) is a Slovak professional

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currently playing for Slovan Bratislava of the

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(KHL).

Playing career

As a youth, Surový played in the 1995

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with a team from Bratislava. Surový was drafted in the fourth round, 120th overall, by the

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in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He called-up from Pittsburgh's

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(AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Penguins, in December 2005, where he earned the nickname "Killer" after jumping to

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's defence in a game against the

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. The Penguins decided against re-signing him following the 2005–06 season and he signed with

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of the Swedish Elitserien. On May 24, 2007, it became official that Surový had signed a deal with

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, also of the Elitserien. On July 9, 2007, Surový signed with the Phoenix Coyotes. However, his contract with Phoenix was cancelled and he returned to Linköpings HC on September 26, 2007. On October 2009, Sureý signed a one-year contract with

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of the Elitserien. After scoring 23 points in 48 games in the 2009–10 season, in July 2010, he moved to Latvia to join

(KHL) club Dinamo Riga. On June 7, 2013, Surový joined his fourth successive KHL club after signing a one-year contract with Dinamo Minsk.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1981 births Living people Dinamo Riga players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Dinamo Minsk players HK Poprad players HC Lev Praha players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Linköping HC players Luleå HF players Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia Sportspeople from Banská Bystrica Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players Skellefteå AIK players Slovak ice hockey centres Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Expatriate ice hockey players in Belarus Expatriate ice hockey players in Latvia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Latvia {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub