Tomas Fleischmann

Tomas Fleischmann plays left wing for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Fleischmann was traded to the Washington Capitals on February 27, 2004, for Robert Lang. The Capitals also received a first round draft pick in 2004 and a fourth round pick in 2006 from Detroit to complete the transaction. After re-signing a one-year contract with the Capitals as a restricted free agent on July 27, 2010, Fleischmann was traded to the Avalanche on November 30 in exchange for Scott Hannan.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?3081

Tomas Fleischmann made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals during the 2005-06 season, playing in 14 games for the Caps, and going on to log two points on two assists.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?3081 He made his NHL debut in a November 3, 2005, game against the Philadelphia Flyers, and posted his first assist on November 6 against the Toronto Maple Leafs in only his third NHL game.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/f/fleisto01/gamelog/2006/ His first NHL goal came the following season in a February 24, 2007, game against the New Jersey Devils.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/f/fleisto01/gamelog/2007/

Born on May 16, 1984, Tomas Fleischmann stands 6-foot-1 and wears the #14 jersey. Nicknamed "Flash", Fleischmann is a native of the Czech Republic. Since turning professional, Fleischmann has won the Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears, and been a part of three different NHL organizations, including the Detroit Red Wings, Washington Capitals, and Colorado Avalanche.http://insidehockey.com/?p=3105http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470039&view=notes

Prior to playing professional hockey, Tomas Fleischmann played junior hockey in his own country, the Czech Republic, for the HC Vitkovice JR.http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470039&view=stats He then spent two years playing major junior hockey for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League (WHL), part of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). In 125 games for Moose Jaw, he posted 146 points on 54 goals and 92 assists, logging 68 penalty minutes. In 22 playoff games with the team, he registered 22 points on seven goals and 15 assists.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=64510

Fleischmann started his professional hockey career playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Capitals' minor league affiliates, the Portland Pirates and the Hershey Bears. During the 2004-05 season he played in 57 games for the Pirates. Then, he split the 2005-06 season between the Hershey Bears and the NHL with the Capitals. He also split the following season between the two teams before playing with the Capitals full-time from 2007-2009. During that time, he only played two games for the AHL Bears.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=64510

In 283 games with the Capitals, Tomas Fleischmann notched 138 points on 60 goals and 78 assists, logging a total of 84 penalty minutes. In 22 playoff games with the team, he registered five points on three goals and three assists with 10 penalty minutes.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=64510