International Goalie
MATEJ
TOMEK
POSITION: G
SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 3"
Weight: 185
Born: 05/24/1997
Mid Term Rank: 4
Nationality: Slovakian
Club: Topeka
League: NAHL

• Tomek won seven of his first eight outings with the RoadRunners in 2014-15 – a stretch that included four of his six shutouts – en route to a 24-7-2 record in 33 games and North American Hockey League Goaltender of the Year honors. The Bratislava, Slovakia native ranked among the League leaders in goals-against average (2nd: 1.83), shutouts (t-2nd: 6), save percentage (5th: .928) and wins (t-5th: 24) as a 17-year-old.

• He represented Slovakia at the 2014 Under-18 World Junior Championship, backstopping the club to its only victory with 23 saves in a 4-1 win over Germany.

• Tomek, 16, played among men and was the youngest goaltender in Slovakia’s second division in 2013-14, finishing with a 2.39 goals-against average and .936 save percentage in 14 games. He also spent time with HK Poprad’s under-18 and under-20 teams in Slovakia’s junior leagues.

• Tomek has committed to the University of North Dakota for the fall of 2015.

• He lists legendary goaltender Martin Brodeur as his favorite NHL player.