Karel Hromas

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Karel Hromas
Born (1986-01-27) January 27, 1986 (age 37)
Beroun, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
team
Former teams
Free agent
HC Sparta Praha
Piráti Chomutov
Edinburgh Capitals
Annecy
Montpellier
NHL Draft 123rd overall, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 20032019

Karel Hromas (born January 27, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for Vipers de Montpellier of the FFHG Division 1, the second-tier hockey league in France.

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Career

Hromas was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round (123rd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft from HC Sparta Praha's youth setup after a productive 2003-04 season, scoring 10 goals and 10 assists in 21 games. He also made his debut for Sparta Praha's main roster during the 2003-04 season but failed to score any points in 13 games. Following his draft selection, Hromas moved to North America to play junior hockey for the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League. [1] He stayed for two seasons before returning to Sparta Praha in 2006. In 2011, Hromas joined fellow Czech Extraliga team Piráti Chomutov.

In 2014, Hromas left the Czech Republic and moved to the Ligue Magnus in France, signing for Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz. He then moved to the United Kingdom to play in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Edinburgh Capitals in the summer of 2016. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 HC Sparta Praha CZE U1834418226
2001–02HC Sparta PrahaCZE U18391915345563256
2002–03HC Sparta PrahaCZE U1823140
2002–03HC Sparta PrahaCZE U204278151830114
2003–04HC Sparta PrahaCZE U202110102016
2003–04 HC Sparta Praha ELH 13000020000
2004–05 Everett Silvertips WHL 6518112922112244
2005–06 Everett SilvertipsWHL52111122141420210
2006–07 HC Sparta PrahaELH4810120111010
2007–08 HC Sparta PrahaELH520114240000
2008–09 HC Sparta PrahaELH52246641103320
2009–10 HC Sparta PrahaELH482121475701110
2010–11 HC Sparta PrahaELH52741136
2011–12 Piráti Chomutov CZE.2 447613341933612
2012–13 Piráti ChomutovELH51641038
2013–14 Piráti ChomutovELH70114
2013–14 SK Kadaň CZE.22965116
2014–15 Pingouins de Morzine–Avoriaz FRA 2268141632022
2015–16 Pingouins de Morzine–AvoriazFRA24561126
2016–17 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 5013173014
2017–18Chevaliers du Lac d’Annecy FRA.2 268122020
2018–19Vipers de MontpellierFRA.226661255
ELH totals3231826442793514530

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2003 Czech Republic WJC18 60006
2003 Czech Republic U18 5
2004 Czech Republic WJC 71012
2004 Czech RepublicWJC1871122
2006 Czech RepublicWJC61348
Junior totals2634718

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References

  1. Hokej.cz 2005 "Karel Hromas se loni vydal za Atlantik, jelikož se chce prosadit do zámořské NHL a doma neviděl v těžké konkurenci patřičnou šanci."
  2. "Edinburgh Capitals".