Tomas Plekanec

Tomas Plekanec (born on October 31, 1982) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre for HC Kladno of the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League (Czech.1) on loan from Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

He played most of his professional career for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), but also briefly dressed for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

After beginning his career with HC Kladno, he was selected 71st overall by the Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

International Play
Tomas played in three junior international tournaments with the Czech Republic. He was named to the under-18 team at the 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he contributed two points in six games. He then helped the Czechs to a gold medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships with two points in seven games.

Tomas made his second consecutive World Junior appearance in 2002 and improved to seven points in seven games.

After his first NHL season, Tomas competed in the 2006 World Championships, where the Czech Republic captured a silver medal in Latvia. He scored the Czechs' first goal in the semi-final, helping the team defeat Finland 3–1.

He went on to make his second and third consecutive World Championships appearances in 2007 and 2008. He was a member of the bronze-medal Czech team in the 2011 World Championships.

On December 31, 2009, Tomas was named to the Czech team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He recorded three points in five games as the Czech Republic were defeated in the quarter-final by Finland. He has also competed for the Czech national inline hockey team.

On January 6, 2014, he was named captain of the Czech Republic team competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal Life
Tomas is married to Czech singer/actress Lucie Vondráčková and the couple have two sons: Matyáš (born in 2011) and Adam (born in 2015).