Tadas Kumeliauskas

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Tadas Kumeliauskas
Born (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 33)
Elektrėnai, Lithuania
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
DEL2 team
Former teams
EV Landshut
Energija
Liepājas Metalurgs
VMF
Arystan Temirtau
TPS
Dresdner Eislöwen
Saryarka Karagandy
ECDC Memmingen
National teamFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005present

Tadas Kumeliauskas (born 11 December 1990) is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey player for EV Landshut of the German DEL2. [1]

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Playing career

On 9 September 2013, Kumeliauskas signed a 1+1 deal with TPS of the Finnish Liiga debut playing with them during the 2013–14 Liiga season. [2] On 14 January 2014, he extended his contract with the team. [3]

On 8 July 2017, Kumeliauskas signed a tryout agreement with Dynamo Pardubice of Czech Extraliga. [4] On 23 November 2017, he signed a four-game contract with Dresdner Eislöwen of the German DEL2. [5] On 1 December 2017, his contract was extended. [6] On 5 October 2018, Kumeliauskas signed with Saryarka Karagandy of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). [7] On 19 January 2019, Kumeliauskas signed with ECDC Memmingen of the German Oberliga. [8]

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow ice hockey player Donatas Kumeliauskas.

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References

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  2. "Kumeliauskas ja Seigo sopimuksiin TPS:n kanssa". hc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 3 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. "TPS:n nuorille pelaajille jatkosopimuksia". hc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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