Tomáš Surový (born September 24, 1981) is a
Slovak former professional
ice hockey
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left winger
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who last played for
Slovan Bratislava of the
Kontinental Hockey League
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It was considered in ...
(KHL).
Playing career
As a youth, Surový played in the 1995
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with a team from
Bratislava
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.
Surový was drafted in the fourth round, 120th overall, by the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft. He called up from Pittsburgh's
American Hockey League
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(AHL) affiliate, the
Wilkes-Barre Penguins, in December 2005, where he earned the nickname "Killer" after jumping to
Sidney Crosby
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's defence in a game against the
Ottawa Senators
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.
The Penguins decided against re-signing him following the 2005–06 season and he signed with
Luleå HF of the Swedish
Elitserien
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Elitserien leagues at present:
* Elitserien (badmint ...
.
On May 24, 2007, it became official that Surový had signed a deal with
Linköpings HC Linköpings may refer to:
*Linköpings ASS, Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is a Swedish swim team
*Linköpings FC, an association football club
*Linköpings FF, premier men's football team
*Linköpings HC, Linköpings Hockey Club
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, also of the Elitserien.
On July 9, 2007, Surový signed with the
Phoenix Coyotes
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. However, his contract with Phoenix was cancelled and he returned to Linköpings HC on September 26, 2007.
In October 2009, Sureý signed a one-year contract with
Skellefteå AIK
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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
Kontinental Hockey League
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It was considered in ...
(KHL) club
Dinamo Riga
Dinamo Riga () is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It most recently was a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LBTU.
The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a D ...
.
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
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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 for Slovakia
Ice hockey people from Banská Bystrica
Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Skellefteå AIK players
Slovak ice hockey centres
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Belarus
Slovak 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 ice hockey players in Sweden
Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
21st-century Slovak sportsmen
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