| Birth Date: | 27 January 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Beroun, Czechoslovakia |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 203 |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Former Teams: | HC Sparta Praha Piráti Chomutov Edinburgh Capitals Annecy Montpellier |
| Draft: | 123rd overall |
| Draft Team: | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Draft Year: | 2004 |
| Career Start: | 2003 |
| Career End: | 2019 |
Karel Hromas (born January 27, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for Vipers de Montpellier of the FFHG Division 1, the second-tier hockey league in France.
Hromas was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round (123rd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft from HC Sparta Praha's youth setup after a productive 2003-04 season, scoring 10 goals and 10 assists in 21 games. He also made his debut for Sparta Praha's main roster during the 2003-04 season but failed to score any points in 13 games. Following his draft selection, Hromas moved to North America to play junior hockey for the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League.[1] He stayed for two seasons before returning to Sparta Praha in 2006. In 2011, Hromas joined fellow Czech Extraliga team Piráti Chomutov.
In 2014, Hromas left the Czech Republic and moved to the Ligue Magnus in France, signing for Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz. He then moved to the United Kingdom to play in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Edinburgh Capitals in the summer of 2016.[2]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U18 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U18 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U20 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U20 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 65 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 52 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 52 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Piráti Chomutov | CZE.2 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 51 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | SK Kadaň | CZE.2 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Pingouins de Morzine–Avoriaz | FRA | 22 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Pingouins de Morzine–Avoriaz | FRA | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Edinburgh Capitals | EIHL | 50 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Chevaliers du Lac d’Annecy | FRA.2 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Vipers de Montpellier | FRA.2 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 323 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 279 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Czech Republic | U18 | 5 | |||||
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |||