Tomáš Surový (born September 24, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career As a youth, Surový played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Bratislava. Surový was drafted in the fourth round, 120th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He called-up from Pittsburgh's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Penguins, in December 2005, where he earned the nickname "Killer" after jumping to Sidney Crosby's defence in a game against the Ottawa Senators. The Penguins decided against re-signing him following the 2005–06 season and he signed with Luleå HF of the Swedish Elitserien. On May 24, 2007, it became official that Surový had signed a deal with Linköpings HC, also of the Elitserien. On July 9, 2007, Surový signed with the Phoenix Coyotes. However, his contract with Phoenix was cancelled and he returned to Linköpings HC on September 26, 2007. On October 2009, Sureý signed a one-year contract with Skellefteå AIK of the Elitserien. After scoring 23 points in 48 games in the 2009–10 season, in July 2010, he moved to Latvia to join Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Dinamo Riga. On June 7, 2013, Surový joined his fourth successive KHL club after signing a one-year contract with Dinamo Minsk. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links 1981 births Living people Dinamo Riga players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Dinamo Minsk players HK Poprad players HC Lev Praha players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Linköping HC players Luleå HF players Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia Sportspeople from Banská Bystrica Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players Skellefteå AIK players Slovak ice hockey centres Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Expatriate ice hockey players in Belarus Expatriate ice hockey players in Latvia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Latvia