Tomáš Mojžíš (born 2 May 1982) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, and Minnesota Wild from 2006 to 2008. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2018, was mainly spent in Europe. Internationally Mojžíš played for the Czech national team, and won a gold medal at the 2010 World Championship.

Tomáš Mojžíš
Mojžíš in 2012
Born (1982-05-02) 2 May 1982 (age 42)
Kolín, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Slovan Bratislava
HC Dinamo Minsk
MODO Hockey
Vancouver Canucks
St. Louis Blues
Minnesota Wild
Lev Praha
National team  Czech Republic
NHL draft 246th overall, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2003–2018
Tomáš Mojžíš
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Finland

Playing career

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Mojžíš was drafted in the eighth round, 246th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played for HC Pardubice (Czech Jr.), the Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL), Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL), Manitoba Moose (AHL), Peoria Rivermen (AHL), St. Louis Blues (NHL), and Vancouver Canucks (NHL).

He was a member of the Czech national inline hockey team at the 2008 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.

On 7 July 2008 Mojžíš signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Wild.[1] Tomáš featured in only four games with the Wild before he was later assigned to affiliate, the Houston Aeros for the majority of the 2008–09 season. He was subsequently released from the second year of his contract with the Wild and signed with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien on 13 July 2009.[2]

On 18 July 2010 Mojžíš headed to Belarus and signed a one-year contract as a free agent with HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.

Awards

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  • 2003 – WHL West First All-Star Team
  • 2003 – CHL First All-Star Team

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice CZE U20 41 7 1 8 73 6 0 1 1 6
2000–01 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 72 11 25 36 115 4 0 1 1 8
2001–02 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 28 2 11 13 43
2001–02 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 36 8 15 23 66 11 1 3 4 20
2002–03 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 62 21 49 70 126 15 1 6 7 36
2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 63 5 13 18 50
2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL 80 7 23 30 62 14 0 2 2 28
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7 0 1 1 12
2005–06 Manitoba Moose AHL 37 5 13 18 52
2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 12 3 4 7 14 1 0 0 0 0
2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 6 1 0 1 0
2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 69 2 24 26 112
2007–08 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 28 2 2 4 38
2008–09 Minnesota Wild NHL 4 0 1 1 2
2008–09 Houston Aeros AHL 46 7 15 22 51 15 2 0 2 8
2009–10 Modo Hockey SEL 52 5 5 10 44
2010–11 Dinamo Minsk KHL 42 2 7 9 46
2011–12 TPS FIN 59 6 26 32 40
2012–13 HC Sparta Praha CZE 9 1 2 3 6
2012–13 HC Lev Praha KHL 10 0 1 1 4
2012–13 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 11 1 5 6 12 4 0 1 1 4
2013–14 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 50 5 8 13 71
2014–15 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice CZE 6 1 1 2 4
2014–15 TPS FIN 45 1 5 6 26
2015–16 TPS FIN 21 1 1 2 10
2015–16 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 26 1 8 9 30 14 2 3 5 26
2016–17 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 36 1 3 4 40 14 0 3 3 4
2017–18 Bílí Tygři Liberec cZE 5 0 0 0 6
2017–18 HC Dynamo Pardubice CZE 42 2 5 7 34 7 0 0 0 6
KHL totals 113 8 21 29 133 4 0 1 1 4
NHL totals 17 1 2 3 14

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Czech Republic WJC18 6 1 3 4 8
2002 Czech Republic WJC 7 0 0 0 4
2010 Czech Republic WC 6 1 0 1 4
2012 Czech Republic WC 9 0 0 0 8
Junior totals 13 1 3 4 12
Senior totals 15 1 0 1 12

Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ "Wild sign Mojzis to multi-year contract". TSN. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. ^ "New Czech, Tomas Mojzis to Modo Hockey". Modo Hockey (in Swedish). 2009-07-13. Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
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