- Tomáš Kaberle
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defense
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 198
team =Toronto Maple Leafs
league = NHL
nationality = Czech Republic
nickname = Kabbie
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|3|2
birth_place =Rakovník , CZE
career_start = 1994
draft = 204th overall
draft_year = 1996
draft_team =Toronto Maple Leafs
Tomáš Kaberle (pronounced|ˈtomaːʃ ˈkabɛrlɛ) (born
March 2 ,1978 inRakovník ,Czechoslovakia , now theCzech Republic ) is a professionalice hockey defenceman for theToronto Maple Leafs of theNational Hockey League . He also plays for theCzech national ice hockey team and won a bronze medal with the team at the2006 Winter Olympics .His brother
František Kaberle , plays for the NHL'sCarolina Hurricanes ; their father,František Kaberle, Sr. played for the Czechoslovak national ice hockey team in the 1970s.Playing career
Kaberle was drafted 204th in the 8th round of the
1996 NHL Entry Draft by Toronto, and saw limited playing time in the1998-99 NHL season . After being eased into the Leafs lineup, he saw a significant increase in playing time in order to help fill in the gap on the Leafs after an injury toBryan Berard in the1999-2000 NHL season . By the 2001-02 campaign, Kaberle had improved enough to be selected to the World team at the 2002 NHL All-Star game. Later that year, he was named to theCzech national ice hockey team for the2002 Winter Olympics .Kaberle started the 2003-04 campaign as a restricted free agent without a contract, and ended up playing in the
Czech Extraliga forHC Rabat Kladno while a new contract was negotiated. Ultimately, he signed a contract with the Leafs securing his services through 2005-06. OnFebruary 11 2006 , Tomáš Kaberle was re-signed to a five-year contract extension worth $21.25 million with a no-trade clause for the first three years of the contract, effectiveJuly 1 ,2006 . This deal locked him in until the end of the2010-11 NHL season .On
October 28 2006 , he scored his first careerhat-trick against theMontreal Canadiens . He also scored in his first shootout attempt that night. Kaberle was named as an Eastern Conference All-Star Game participant for the second time in his career onJanuary 12 ,2007 .During a March 2, 2007 game against the
New Jersey Devils , Kaberle suffered aconcussion , and was carried off the ice on astretcher , as a result of a late hit to the head byCam Janssen . [cite news
url=http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/188564
title=Late hits a major headache
first=Kevin
last=McGran
work=Toronto Star
date=2007-03-06 ] While no penalties were called on the play, Janssen was assessed a three-game suspension. In an interview, Kaberle mentioned that Janssen had not contacted him for reconciliation, and went on to say, "I don't care [to hear from him] . He doesn't respect me and I don't respect him." [cite web
url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=199097&hubname=nhl
title=Kaberle hopes to return this season
date=2007-03-07
publisher=TSN.ca] After missing eight games, he returned to the Leafs lineup on March 23.Although Kaberle has scored relatively few goals, he has scored seven times in overtime.
During the
2008 NHL All Star Game Skills Competition, Kaberle became the fourth player, afterRay Bourque ,Mark Messier , andJeremy Roenick , to hit all four targets in four shots in the accuracy challenge.International
Tomáš was selected to the Czech national team in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Tomáš and František were members of the Czech national ice hockey team at the 2005 World Ice Hockey Championships in
Vienna , where they won gold. While František won the World Championships for the fifth time, it was the first victory for Tomáš. In December 2005 they were both named for the 2006 Winter Olympics inTurin ,Italy , where they won bronze medals with the team. The next year Tomáš accepted his nomination for 2006 World Championships inRiga where the Czech team won silver medals.Career statistics
Honours
*Played in 3 NHL All-Star games - 2002, 2007, 2008
*Won NHL All-Star game accuracy competition - 2007-08International play
Played for the Czech Republic in:
*1998 World Junior Championships
*2002 Winter Olympics
*2004 World Cup of Hockey
*2005 World Championships (gold medal)
*2006 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
*2006 World Championships (silver medal)
*2008 World ChampionshipsInternational statistics
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References
ee also
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List of family relations in the National Hockey League External links
*hockeydb|30372
*nhlprofile|8465200
*espn nhl|1790
*TSN-NHL-profile|1568
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