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Tomáš Kopecký
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Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Koko
Height
Weight
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Florida Panthers
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
Nationality Flag of Slovakia Slovak
Born (1982-02-05)February 5, 1982,
Ilava, Czechoslovakia
NHL Draft 38th overall, 2000
Detroit Red Wings
Pro Career 2001present
Tomas Kopecky 2008

Tomáš Kopecký

Tomáš Kopecký (born February 5, 1982 in Ilava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak National Hockey League left wing for the Florida Panthers. He has a son named Jakub and wife Maria. Before turning pro in the NHL, Kopecký was a member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL, as well as the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL and a former Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. Kopecký has inherited the nickname of "Koko" from the pronunciation of his last name by Red Wings television announcer Mickey Redmond. His surname is pronounced "kaw-PET-skee".

On Thursday December 14, 2006, in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Kopecký was injured a minute into the third period of the Red Wings' 3-2 victory. Kopecký lost his footing and hit the boards as he approached the Chicago blue line, and Blackhawks defenseman Jim Vandermeer then fell on top of him. Kopecký was motionless on the ice for a few minutes before being helped to the dressing room by members of the Detroit training staff. He had surgery the next day to repair a broken clavicle.

Kopecký had previously worn the #28, but switched to #82 after the Red Wings acquired free agent defenceman Brian Rafalski. 82 is a reversal of the 28, as well as Kopecky's birth year.

Tomas Kopecky

Kopecky, during his time with the Detroit Red Wings.

On April 3, 2008, near the end of the 2007–08 NHL season, Kopecký was injured in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kopecký ended up with a torn Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which was repaired during surgery on April 22, 2008. On June 4, 2008, he won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings.

On July 1, 2009 Kopecky signed a two year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks earning $1.2 million per season. The same day, his good friend Marian Hossa, also a former Red Wing, signed with Chicago with a 12 year deal.

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 49 22 28 50 52 5 1 1 2 6
2000–01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2001–02 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 60 34 42 76 94 4 2 1 3 15
2001–02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 2 1 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 70 17 21 38 42 14 0 0 0 6
2003–04 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 48 6 6 12 28 1 0 0 0 2
2004–05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 48 8 8 16 35 - - - - -
2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 77 32 40 72 123 16 3 4 7 25
2005–06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2006–07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 1 0 1 22 4 0 0 0 6
2007–08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 5 7 12 43 - - - - -
2008–09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 6 13 19 46 8 0 1 1 7
2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL - - - - - - - - - -
WHL / AHL totals 246 64 76 140 254 33 3 4 7 33
NHL totals 183 12 20 32 113 12 0 1 1 13


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