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TOMAS FLEISCHMANN
2008-09
Skated in 73 games and tallied career highs in points (37) and goals (19) … Ranked
seventh on the team in points and sixth in goals … Second on the team with a 14.5
shooting percentage and tied for third with four GWGs … Seven of his 19 goals
came on the power play … Tied for third on the team with 13 road goals and tied for
fourth with 16 goals outside of the division … Scored Washington’s first tally four
times … Set a career high with 20 PIM, but only two Cap forwards who played more
than 15 games had fewer … Was +9 in his final 38 games of the season … Team was
11-4-3 when he scored a goal and 17-8-4 when he tallied a point … Averaged 15:04
TOI … Recorded eight multiple-point games … Had six streaks of three games or
more with a point during the season … Notched his second career two-goal game
10/25 at DAL … Had two assists 11/26 at ATL … Twice registered goals in three
straight games (11/14—11/19, 3g, and 1/10—1/14, 3g) … Tallied one goal, one assist
and was +3 at NYR (2/11) … Skated a season high 19:28 vs. TOR (3/5) … Played
in all 14 games during the Stanley Cup playoffs, recording four points (3g-1a) …
Had a goal in Game 1 vs. NYR in ECQF (first Caps goal of the playoffs) and took
13 shots in the series … Scored the GWG in Game 1 and also scored in Game 6
against PIT in ECSF.
Career
2007-08: Appeared in 75 games for Washington, recording 30 points (10g-20a)
… Ranked ninth on team in scoring … Averaged 12:37 TOI … Skated more than
15 minutes 16 times, including a six-game span from 2/13—2/24 … Capitals were
17-7-1 when he recorded a point … Five of 10 goals were team’s first tallies of the
game … Notched five multiple-point games … Posted back-to-back tallies (11/8—
11/10) … Recorded assists in back-to-back games (2/5—2/6) … Recorded points
in consecutive games (2/15—2/16, 1g-2a) … Scored lone PPG of the season vs.
TB (2/16) … Played in his 100th NHL game vs. NYI (2/20) … Tallied a pair of assists
and a +4 rating 2/26 vs. MIN … Scored the OT winner 3/27 at TB, his first goal since
2/16 at TB (14 games) … Tallied first goal in 3-1 victory against FLA to clinch the
Southeast Division title (4/5) … Played in two ECQF playoff games against PHI.
2006-07: Had eight points (4g-4a) in 29 games with Washington … Tallied one
PPG … Scored six of eight points at home (3g-3a) … Appeared in six consecutive
games for the Caps from 11/4—11/15 … Registered first assist of the season 11/4
at PHI … Skated in the Capitals’ final 21 games after recall on 2/23 … Tallied seven
points (4g-3a) in those games … Scored first NHL goal at NJ (2/24) … Skated in
season-high 15:29 at TOR (3/6) … Tallied goals in back-to-back games on 3/16
and 3/18 (3g) … Notched a career-high four points (2g-2a) vs. TB (3/18), one of two
four-point games by a Caps player on the year … Totaled 51 points (22g-29a) in
45 games for Hershey (AHL) … Finished sixth on the Bears in scoring … Scored
seven PPGs and three SHGs for the Bears … Led Hershey with 21 points (5g-16a)
in 19 playoff games … Led the AHL in playoff assists for the second straight year
… Ranked third in the AHL in playoff scoring … Tied a Hershey playoff record with
five points (1g-4a) in Game 5 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5/11). 2005-06: Played
14 games with the Capitals in two recalls, recording two assists … Made his NHL
debut 11/3 at PHI … Posted his first career NHL point, an assist, vs. TOR (11/6) …
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Led Hershey in goals (30) and ranked second in points (63) in just 57 AHL games
… Led the team with six GWGs and was second with 13 PPGs … Led all Hershey
forwards and was second on the team with a +14 rating … Recorded a nine-game
point streak from 10/11—11/30 … Had three three-point games during the regular
season … Scored both goals in a 2-0 win vs. Manchester (2/18) … Led the team in
points (32) and assists (21) in the run to the Calder Cup … Led the AHL in playoff
assists, while point total ranked second … Had three playoff games with at least
three points, including a four-point game against Milwaukee (6/3) in Game 2 of the
finals (2g-2a) … Had three assists in Game 5 of the finals (6/11). 2004-05: Played
53 games for Portland (AHL) in his first season of pro hockey … Finished 12th
on the team in scoring with 19 points (7g-12a) … Two of his goals were PPGs and
two were GWGs … Scored both Portland goals in a 3-2 overtime loss to Hartford
(12/19).
Junior Career
2003-04: Appeared in 60 games for Moose Jaw (WHL), setting career highs in
goals (33) and points (75) … Finished second on the team in goals, points and
assists (42) … Tied for the team lead in PPGs (10) and ranked second on the team
in SHGs (2) … Played in all 10 playoff games for Moose Jaw, ranking fourth on the
team with seven points (3g-4a) … Led the team with three SHGs in the playoffs …
Represented the Czech Republic in the World Junior Championship. 2002-03:
His first season of North American hockey, appeared in 65 games for Moose Jaw …
Recorded 71 points (21g-50a) … Ranked second on the team in points and assists
… Tied for third on the team with nine PPGs … In 12 playoff games, recorded four
goals and a team-high 11 assists … Led the team with 15 points in the postseason
… Represented the Czech Republic at the World Junior Championship. 2001-02:
Split the season between Vitkovice Jr. and Novy Jicin of the Czech-3 league …
Recorded 51 points (26g-35a) in 46 games for Vitkovice Jr.
International Career
Represented the Czech Republic in the 2008 World Championship, recording five
points (2g-3a) in seven games and leading the team with a +6 rating … Played in
both the 2003 and ’04 World Junior Championships, combining for six points (4g-
2a) in 13 games.
NHL Transactions
Selected by Detroit in the second round, 63rd overall, in the 2002 Entry Draft …
Traded to Washington by Detroit with Detroit’s first-round choice in the 2004 Entry
Draft (Mike Green) and Detroit’s fourth-round choice in the 2006 Entry Draft (Oskar
Osala) for Robert Lang, Feb. 27, 2004.
Personal
Hobbies include tennis, golf, swimming, soccer and street hockey … Favorite
athlete is Roger Federer.