Tomáš Duba

Tomáš Duba
Tomáš Duba
Born	July 2, 1981 (age 43); Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	SaiPa; HC Znojemsti Orli; HC Plzeň; Leksands IF; TPS; HC Sparta Praha; Ässät; HC Oceláři Třinec; HC Zlin; Lev Poprad; HC Bolzano; Krefeld Pinguine; EC KAC; High1; Sheffield Steelers
NHL draft	217th overall, 2001; Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2000–2020

Tomáš Duba (born July 2, 1981 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played for Sheffield Steelers in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career

Whilst with HC Sparta Praha as a youth, Duba was drafted in the seventh round of the NHL, 217th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

After playing with Ässät of the Finnish SM-liiga, Duba returned on May 1, 2009, back to his native Czech Republic and signed with HC Oceláři Třinec.^[1]

On January 20, 2013, Duba left Bolzano HC and signed for the remainder of the 2012–13 season, with Krefeld Pinguine of the German DEL.^[2] He then stayed with the Krefeld team through the 2015-16 season. In April 2016, he inked with EC KAC of the Austrian league EBEL.^[3]

In August 2019, Duba moved to UK EIHL side Sheffield Steelers.^[4] Duba quickly won admiration among Steelers fans, becoming something of a cult figure for his seemingly perennial smile, and, on 8 March 2020, he was part of the Sheffield Steelers team that won the 2020 Challenge Cup with a 4-3 victory over the Cardiff Devils.^[5]

In November 2020, Duba hung up his skates - becoming the goaltending coach for Finnish side PEPO.^[6]^[7]^[8]

International play

Duba appeared for the Czech national junior team (Under 20) in the 2000 Junior World Championships and 2001 Junior World Championships in Sweden and Moscow respectively. In 2001 Championships he won an award for the best goalie, while playing for SaiPa in Finland's SM-liiga. After this date, he has played for the Czech national team.

References

^ "Oceláře posílili Duba, Tomas a Cartelli". HC Oceláři Třinec (in Czech). 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-02-03. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Pinguine commit to Tomas Duba" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 2013-01-20. Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
^ "Tomáš Duba neuer Goalie des EC-KAC | EC-KAC - Klagenfurt Eishockey". www.kac.at. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
^ "It's Czech(s) Mate for the Steelers".
^ "Sheffield Steelers 4-3 Cardiff Devils". BBC Sport.
^ "PEPO at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ @_PeterSpencer (23 November 2020). "Tomas Duba joins Pepo Hockey, who are based in Lappeenranta in Finland - as a goaltending coach. All the best for t…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "PEPO Hockey on Instagram: "VALMENNUS VAHVISTUU Pelipoikien valmennusosastolle liittyy uusi palanen, kun menestyksekkään pelaajauran Euroopan huippusarjoissa (Mm. KHL, Liiga, SHL, DEL) tehnyt Tomáš Duba liittyy osaksi valmennustiimiä. Kuten miehen taustasta saattaa arvata, on Duban vastuulla pääsääntöisesti maalivahtivalmennus. Kuitenkin vankan kokemuksen myötä annettavaa myös pelillisiin asioihin varmasti löytyy. Vítejte, Tomáš! #rautaliiga #camoniapepo"".

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Tomáš Duba at the official HC Sparta Praha website

[1] "Oceláře posílili Duba, Tomas a Cartelli". HC Oceláři Třinec (in Czech). 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-02-03. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] "Pinguine commit to Tomas Duba" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 2013-01-20. Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-01-20.

[3] "Tomáš Duba neuer Goalie des EC-KAC | EC-KAC - Klagenfurt Eishockey". www.kac.at. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

[4] "It's Czech(s) Mate for the Steelers".

[5] "Sheffield Steelers 4-3 Cardiff Devils". BBC Sport.

[6] "PEPO at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[7] @_PeterSpencer (23 November 2020). "Tomas Duba joins Pepo Hockey, who are based in Lappeenranta in Finland - as a goaltending coach. All the best for t…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] "PEPO Hockey on Instagram: "VALMENNUS VAHVISTUU Pelipoikien valmennusosastolle liittyy uusi palanen, kun menestyksekkään pelaajauran Euroopan huippusarjoissa (Mm. KHL, Liiga, SHL, DEL) tehnyt Tomáš Duba liittyy osaksi valmennustiimiä. Kuten miehen taustasta saattaa arvata, on Duban vastuulla pääsääntöisesti maalivahtivalmennus. Kuitenkin vankan kokemuksen myötä annettavaa myös pelillisiin asioihin varmasti löytyy. Vítejte, Tomáš! #rautaliiga #camoniapepo"".

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