Dominik Kubalík
Dominik Kubalík (born 21 August 1995) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who plays for HC Ambrì-Piotta in the National League (NL).He has also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Ottawa Senators of the NHL and HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga.After coming up through the Czech Extraliga HC Plzeň 1929's junior system, he played eight games for the senior team in the 2011–12 season, scoring one goal.[2] On 10 January 2014, Kubalík (along with two second-round draft picks) was traded to the Kitchener Rangers in exchange for forward Radek Faksa.[11] In the 2016–17 season he improved his scoring again, marking 29 goals and 48 points in 51 games as HC Plzeň made it to the playoffs again, only to be knocked out in the quarterfinals.[2][10] He signed with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League but was a healthy scratch as the number of import players on the team was at capacity.HC Ambrì-Piotta defeated EHC Kloten in five games to remain in the NL and in the series, Kubalík scored one goal and four points.[25] On 15 July, Kubalík was named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy (alongside Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar), which is awarded to the league's best first-year player.[32] On the opening day of free agency on 13 July, Kubalík signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[35] He scored his first goal for the team in the next game on 15 October against the New Jersey Devils, putting one past Vítek Vaněček in the third period of a 5–2 win.[39] He made his Senators debut on 11 October in the team's season opening 5–3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, playing on the third line with Rourke Chartier and Vladimir Tarasenko.