# Tomáš Plíhal

Tomáš Plíhal (born 28 March 1983) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou of the Czech 2. liga. Plíhal played several seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks, who drafted him in the fifth round, 140th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

After being selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Plíhal moved to Canada to play junior hockey with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Plíhal played two seasons for the Ice from 2001 through 2003. He then turned professional with the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he played three seasons. Plíhal moved with the team to Worcester (becoming the Worcester Sharks) in 2006–07.
Plíhal was called-up to San Jose on 25 January 2007 and made his NHL debut on 26 January against the Edmonton Oilers. He was returned to Worcester after three games. Plíhal again rotated between Worcester and San Jose for the 2007–08 season. On 3 March 2008 Plíhal scored his first career assist against the Montreal Canadiens. On 9 March he scored on his first career penalty shot on Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild. In 2008–09, Plíhal played his final season in the San Jose organization, spending it entirely in the NHL.
In 2009, Plíhal signed as a free agent with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga. Plíhal played three seasons with Turku. In 2012, he signed with Oulun Kärpät. After playing in Finland for five years, Plíhal returned to his home country, signing with HC Oceláři Třinec in 2014.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1998–99 | HC Liberec | CZE U18 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | HC Liberec | CZE U18 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | HC Liberec | CZE U20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | CZE U20 | 43 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 72 | 32 | 54 | 86 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| 2002–03 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 67 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 113 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 2003–04 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 51 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 62 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC VČE Hradec Králové, a.s. | CZE-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 74 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 47 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 64 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | TPS | SM-liiga | 52 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 2010–11 | TPS | SM-liiga | 42 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-liiga | 59 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Tappara | Liiga | 56 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| 2014–15 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 28 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 2015–16 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | Orli Znojmo | AUT | 30 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | Orli Znojmo | AUT | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Heilbronner Falken | GER-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou | CZE-3 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | EV Landshut | GER-3 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 |
| 2019–20 | HC Kobra Praha | CZE-3 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou | CZE-3 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | EV Landshut | GER-3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou | CZE-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou | CZE-3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Eisbären Regensburg | GER-3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 256 | 43 | 58 | 101 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 89 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liiga totals | Liiga totals | Liiga totals | 250 | 56 | 58 | 114 | 252 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 54 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2000 | Czech Republic | U17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |