What is Tomáš Plekanec?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image=Tomas Plekanec.png | image_size=230px | team= [[Montreal Canadiens]] | former_teams = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br>'''[[Czech Extraliga|CZE]]''':<br>[[HC Kladno]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 198 | ntl_team = Czech Republic | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|10|31}} | birth_place = [[Kladno]], [[Czechoslovakia]] | draft = 71st overall | draft_year = 2001 | draft_team = [[Montreal Canadiens]] | career_start = 1998 }} '''Tomáš Plekanec''' (born October 31, 1982) is a [[Czechs|Czech]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Centre (ice hockey)|centre]]. He currently plays for the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He also played for [[HC Kladno]] of the [[Czech Extraliga]] and [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] (NHL). Plekanec was born in [[Kladno]], [[Czechoslovakia]]. ==Career== Before playing the NHL, Plekanec played two seasons with [[HC Kladno]] of the [[Czech Extraliga]]. He was drafted by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] with the 71st overall pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played two seasons with their affiliate in the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL), [[Hamilton Bulldogs]]. He played two games and then stayed in Hamilton for a third AHL season because of the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]. Since the [[2005-06 NHL season]], he has been part of the Canadiens. On June 22, 2010, he signed a contract to play with the Canadiens for six years. He will be paid CA$30 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=325383 |accessdate= 2014-01-03 |title= Plekanec Signs Six-Year, $30M Contract With Canadiens |publisher= [[The Sports Network]] |archive-date= 2014-02-22 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140222162719/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=325383 |url-status= dead }}</ref> During the [[2012–13 NHL lockout]], he played for his former team [[HC Kladno]].<ref> {{cite web |url= http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/playing-in