# Tomáš Klouček

Tomáš Klouček (7 March 1980 – 16 March 2025) was a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Nashville Predators, and the Atlanta Thrashers between 2000 and 2006. He was drafted 131st overall by the Rangers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Klouček joined Orli Znojmo in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga after previously playing in the Slovak Extraliga with HC Kosice. He signed an initial one-month contract with the club on the eve of the 2014–15 season on September 11, 2014.
Klouček died in a skiing accident on 16 March 2025, at the age of 45.

## 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 |
| 1995–96 | Slavia Praha U20 | Czech U20 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Slavia Praha U20 | Czech U20 | 43 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Slavia Praha U20 | Czech U20 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 59 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 73 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 113 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | CZE | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 68 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | RI Okna Zlín | CZE | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Barys Astana | KHL | 47 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 222 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2009–10 | Barys Astana | KHL | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Barys Astana | KHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011–12 | Lev Poprad | KHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2012–13 | Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2013–14 | HC Košice | SVK | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 2014–15 | Orli Znojmo | EBEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Rytíři Kladno | CZE-3 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015–16 | Dauphins d'Épinal | FRA | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
| 2016–17 | Dauphins d'Épinal | FRA | 31 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 119 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 349 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 141 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — |