# Tomáš Kudělka

Tomáš Kudělka (born 10 March 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC TPS of the SM-liiga. He was drafted in the fifth round, 136th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.

## Playing career

Kudělka attracted the attention of pro scouts while playing for Zlin ZPS in the Czech League in 2003–2005. After being drafted by the Ottawa Senators, Kudělka moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, where he played two seasons for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. During those two seasons, Kudělka made brief appearances with the Binghamton Senators, before making the team full-time for the 2007–08 season. He also played for the Czech national Junior team in the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Hockey Championships.
On 20 May 2010, Kudělka returned to Europe signing a contract with HC Budivelnyk of the Russian KHL.

## 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 |
| 2002–03 | HC Hamé Zlín | CZE U18 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2003–04 | HC Hamé Zlín | CZE U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | HC Hamé Zlín | CZE U20 | 51 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | HC Hamé Zlín | ELH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Hamé Zlín | CZE U20 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Hamé Zlín | ELH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 64 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2005–06 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 59 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 76 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 55 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | HC Eaton Pardubice | ELH | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | TPS | SM-l | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 52 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Pelicans | Liiga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 44 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | AUT | 54 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | AUT | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | HC TWK Innsbruck | AUT | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | VHK ROBE Vsetín | CZE.2 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | VHK ROBE Vsetín | CZE.2 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021–22 | Chamonix HC | FRA | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | HC Zubr Přerov | CZE.2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| ELH totals | ELH totals | ELH totals | 230 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 132 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 182 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | U18 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 |