Tom Kostopoulos

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CanadaCanada  Tom Kostopoulos Ice hockey player
Tom Kostopoulos
Date of birth January 24, 1979
place of birth Mississauga , Ontario , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 93 kg
position Right wing
number # 29
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1999 , 7th lap, 204th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
1996-1999 London Knights
1999-2004 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2004-2005 Manchester monarchs
2005-2007 Los Angeles Kings
2007-2009 Montréal Canadiens
2009-2010 Carolina Hurricanes
2010–2012 Calgary Flames
2013 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2013 New Jersey Devils
2013-2018 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins

Thomas "Tom" Kostopoulos (born January 24, 1979 in Mississauga , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . The winger has played over 600 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Los Angeles Kings , Montréal Canadiens , Carolina Hurricanes , Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League . However, he spent most of his active career in the American Hockey League , in which he completed over 800 games.

Career

Tom Kostopoulos (right) together with Mathieu Garon

The 1.83 m tall winger began his professional career with the London Knights in the Canadian Junior League OHL before he was selected ( drafted ) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft as 204th in the seventh round of the Pittsburgh Penguins .

First, the Canadian of Greek descent was used with the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins , a farm team in the American Hockey League , in the 2001/02 season he finally made his NHL debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was not until the 2003/04 season that he was a regular member of the Penguins' squad. After the season he was hired as a free agent by the Los Angeles Kings . There the right-shooter could not be used due to the NHL lockout , so he spent the first year with the Kings' cooperation partner, the Manchester Monarchs , in the AHL. From the 2005/06 season Kostopoulos was finally on the ice for the LA Kings in the NHL, for the 2007/08 season he signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens . On January 22, 2008, Tom Kostopoulos scored a Gordie Howe hat trick in the 8-2 draw against the Boston Bruins , the trick of scoring a goal, an assist and a fight in a game that was punished with at least a five-minute time penalty.

In November 2010 he was transferred to the Calgary Flames together with Anton Babtschuk for Ian White and Brett Sutter . The 2012/13 season began Kostopoulos with the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins, who equipped the winger with a contract in January 2013. On March 6, 2013 he was - on the waiver list - committed by the New Jersey Devils . There the attacker completed his last 15 NHL games before returning to the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins in the AHL for the following season. He led the team as captain for the next five seasons and was honored with the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award in 2016 for his dedication and sportiness . After the 2017/18 season, he declared his active career over.

Others

On February 11, 2008, Kostopoulos and his teammate Ryan O'Byrne were arrested outside a nightclub in Tampa , Florida after pickpocketing. O'Byrne was accused of theft, Kostopoulos was arrested for resisting state authority. Both were released on bail a short time later . On February 22nd, the police stopped investigating Kostopoulos after he wrote a letter of apology that he wanted to do community hours.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1996/97 London Knights OHL 64 13 12 25th 67 - - - - -
1997/98 London Knights OHL 66 24 26th 50 108 16 6th 4th 10 26th
1998/99 London Knights OHL 66 27 60 87 114 25th 19th 16 35 32
1999/00 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 76 26th 32 58 121 - - - - -
2000/01 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 80 16 36 52 120 21st 3 9 12 6th
2001/02 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 70 27 26th 53 112 - - - - -
2001/02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 11 1 2 3 9 - - - - -
2002/03 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 71 21st 42 63 131 6th 1 2 3 7th
2002/03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8th 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2003/04 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 21st 7th 13 20th 43 24 7th 16 23 3
2003/04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60 9 13 22nd 67 - - - - -
2004/05 Manchester monarchs AHL 64 25th 46 71 99 6th 0 7th 7th 10
2005/06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 8th 14th 22nd 100 - - - - -
2006/07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 7th 15th 22nd 73 - - - - -
2007/08 Montréal Canadiens NHL 67 7th 6th 13 113 12 3 1 4th 6th
2008/09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 8th 14th 22nd 106 4th 0 1 1 4th
2009/10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 8th 13 21st 106 - - - - -
2010/11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 17th 1 3 4th 30th - - - - -
2010/11 Calgary Flames NHL 59 7th 7th 14th 44 - - - - -
2011/12 Calgary Flames NHL 81 4th 8th 12 57 - - - - -
2012/13 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 17th 3 4th 7th 43 - - - - -
2012/13 New Jersey Devils NHL 15th 1 0 1 18th - - - - -
2013/14 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 71 22nd 25th 47 72 17th 4th 6th 10 20th
2014/15 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 72 16 28 44 62 8th 3 2 5 12
2015/16 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 75 19th 33 52 97 10 5 7th 12 4th
2016/17 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 74 24 30th 54 49 5 0 2 2 4th
2017/18 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 3 5 14th 19th 31 3 0 0 0 6th
OHL total 196 64 98 162 289 41 25th 20th 45 58
AHL total 722 211 329 540 980 100 23 51 74 101
NHL overall 630 61 96 157 723 16 3 2 5 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CBC Sports , Habs' O'Byrne, Kostopoulos arrested
personal data
SURNAME Kostopoulos, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kostopoulos, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Mississauga , Ontario , Canada