TomÃ¡à ¡ Kà ¯rka (born 14 December 1981) is a Czech former ice hockey forward. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes between 2003 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2020, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga.
Kà ¯rka was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes as their second-round pick, No. 32 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Kà ¯rka spent two seasons playing junior level in the Ontario Hockey League with the Plymouth Whalers before moving to the Hurricanes organization in 2001.
After spending a season in the American Hockey League with the Lowell Lock Monsters, Kà ¯rka made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes during 2002âÂÂ03 NHL season, playing 14 games, scoring 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points. He would go on to play just 3 more games for Carolina, scoring no points. With the 2004âÂÂ05 NHL season locked-out and eventually cancelled, Kà ¯rka split the season in the AHL with the Providence Bruins and back home in the Czech Republic for HC LitvÃÂnov.
He chose to remain in Europe, signing for KalPa in the Finnish SM-liiga. He also played for Ilves in the same league, before moving to Södertälje SK in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
Kà ¯rka then returned to the Czech Extraliga in 2007, signing for HC ÃÂeské BudÃÂjovice. He joined Slavia Prague for a second time in 2011.
On 8 November 2013, Tomas Kà ¯rka was announced as a Cardiff Devils player, he will play his first game for the Devils on Sunday 10 November 2013 against the Hull Stingrays. He scored a Penalty Shot on his full debut.