Thomas Hajek
Encyclopedia
Thomas Hajek is a Slovakia
n-Canadian lacrosse player from St. Catharines, Ontario
, who plays for the Philadelphia Wings
in the National Lacrosse League
.
and was captain on the men's hockey
and a three-year letterwinner in men's lacrosse
.
. In 2005
, he was named the captain
of the Philadelphia Wings
and was selected to his first NLL East Division All-Star team. In 2006
and 2007
, he was named a starter to the All-Star team.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
n-Canadian lacrosse player from St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
, who plays for the Philadelphia Wings
Philadelphia Wings
The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
in the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
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College career
Hajek attended the University of VermontUniversity of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
and was captain on the men's hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
and a three-year letterwinner in men's lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
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NLL career
Hajek was selected 9th overall in the 2003 NLL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia WingsPhiladelphia Wings
The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
. In 2005
2005 NLL season
The 2005 National Lacrosse League season began on January 1, 2005 and concluded with the championship game on May 14. The Toronto Rock won their fifth NLL championship, defeating the Arizona Sting 19-13 in Toronto....
, he was named the captain
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
of the Philadelphia Wings
Philadelphia Wings
The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
and was selected to his first NLL East Division All-Star team. In 2006
2006 NLL season
-All-Star game:The 2006 All-Star Game was held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario on February 25, 2006. The West Division defeated the East Division 14-13. The MVP of the game was Lewis Ratcliff of the Calgary Roughnecks, who scored 4 goals, including the game winner...
and 2007
2007 NLL season
The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena.-Team Movement:...
, he was named a starter to the All-Star team.
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2004 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 83 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006 | Philadelphia | 15 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 105 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 94 | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 | Philadelphia | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 90 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Philadelphia | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2010 | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2011 | Boston | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NLL Totals | 116 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 618 | 381 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |||