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USA Tommy Novak
#82 Nashville Predators / NHL - 24/25
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal 1
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Apr 28, 1997
Position
C
Age
27
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
St. Paul, MN, USA
Weight
179 lbs / 81 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$3,500,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators / Signed
Drafted
2015 round 3 #85 overall by Nashville Predators

A highly skilled playmaking center with first-rate "hockey sense" and puckhandling ability. Creates energy through being an offensively dominant presence. Plays an up-tempo game that can catch a lot of defencemen off guard; excellent skater. Will need to gain size and strength; otherwise, with his skillset, there is nothing barring him from becoming a prolific scorer at the next level. (Curtis Joe, EP 2014)

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Tommy Novak Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 25* 14* 20* 34* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 4 5 9 2 -
2012-13 St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 25* 25* 22* 47* 6* -* | Playoffs 6 3 7 10 0 -
2013-14 St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 25* 26* 44* 70* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 4 4 8 2 -
Team MAP South Hockey UMHSEHL 19* 11* 22* 33* 8* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 46* 14* 34* 48* 12* 14* |
2015-16 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 37* 6* 21* 27* 4* 3* |
2016-17 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 20* 5* 9* 14* 10* -1* |
2017-18 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 34* 3* 23* 26* 8* 6* |
2018-19 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 38* 4* 17* 21* 4* -14* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019-20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 60* 11* 31* 42* 18* 20* |
2020-21 Chicago Wolves AHL 27* 8* 24* 32* 4* 12* |
Florida Everblades ECHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Nashville Predators NHL 27* 1* 6* 7* 2* -4* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 42* 7* 27* 34* 16* 4* | Playoffs 6 1 5 6 2 6
2022-23 Nashville Predators NHL 51* 17* 26* 43* 8* 5* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 25* 11* 15* 26* 2* 9* |
2023-24 Nashville Predators NHL 71* 18* 27* 45* 8* -3* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -1
2024-25 Nashville Predators NHL 26* 5* 3* 8* 4* 1* |
Projected NHL 75* 14* 9* 23* 12* 3* |
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Tommy Novak Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Minnesota Fire Peewee QC Int PW 5* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2011-12 St. Thomas Academy MN State 3* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
2012-13 St. Thomas Academy MN State 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2014-15 Team Gold USA-S17 5* 0* 2* 2* -* -* |
USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 5* 6* 11* 2* 6* |
USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 3* 4* 7* 0* -* |

Tommy Novak Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 157* 37* 98* 135* 0.86* 40* 44* | 2 7 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.86 * 2 * 6 *
ECHL 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 5* 6* 11* 2.20* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
MN State 2 6* 4* 5* 9* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 129* 18* 70* 88* 0.68* 26* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 175* 41* 62* 103* 0.59* 22* -1* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
NTDP 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 1 19* 11* 22* 33* 1.74* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 48* 14* 34* 48* 1.00* 12* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 75* 65* 86* 151* 2.01* 14* -* | 3 15 11 * 16 * 27 * 1.80 * 4 * - *
WJAC-19 1 4* 3* 4* 7* 1.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Tommy Novak Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/04/2024
03/04/2024 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
02/08/2023
02/08/2023 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
07/18/2022
07/18/2022 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
03/25/2020
03/25/2020 Confirmed Milwaukee Admirals Nashville Predators
05/20/2019
05/20/2019 Extension Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee Admirals
03/20/2019
03/20/2019 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Milwaukee Admirals
12/05/2014
12/05/2014 Confirmed Waterloo Black Hawks Univ. of Minnesota
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 13 #242 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2013, 1 #3 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Futures Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #37 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #28 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #57 by TSN/McKenzie

Cult/Star player for St. Thomas Academy