Devils Sign Free-Agent Forward Tomas Nosek | RELEASE

The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team signed free-agent forward Tomas Nosek to a one-year, one-way deal worth $1,000,000. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald.

The forward played in 66 games for Boston last season and totaled 18 points (7g-11a) with 48 penalty minutes. His 18 points matched a career high (also 2020-21) and his plus/minus mark of +9 was the highest of his career. He played in all seven of the club's First Round Stanley Cup Playoff games against Florida, registering two assists. It was Nosek's second season with the Bruins, completing a two-year, $3,500,000 ($1,750,000 AAV) contract signed on July 28, 2021.

The 6'3", 205 lbs. native of Pardubice, Czechia has skated in 398 career NHL games over eight seasons with Detroit (2015-16 to 2016-17), Vegas (2017-18 to 2020-21), and Boston. He has scored 101 points (42g-59a) and accumulated 146 penalty minutes. Nosek has made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in every year of his NHL career, skating in 52 career games, with Vegas and Boston, and totaling 14 points (6g-8a). He was a member of the Golden Knights' Western Conference Championship team that played in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. Nosek has played post-season hockey in every North American professional hockey season he has participated (2014-15 to 2016-17 with Grand Rapids, AHL) and in six of seven seasons prior to that, with the HC Pardubice program in Czechia (2007-08 to 2013-14, missing only in 2010-11).

Prior to his NHL career, Nosek played parts of three seasons (2014-15 to 2016-17) with Grand Rapids (AHL), scoring 105 points (41g-64a) in 176 games. In 2016-17, he was a member of the Griffins' team that won the Calder Cup Championship. Born September 1, 1992, Nosek played eight seasons with his hometown's HC Pardubice program (2006-07 to 2013-14) before coming to North America. Undrafted, he signed as a free agent with Detroit on June 18, 2015. Nosek was teammates with Erik Haula while both were members of the Golden Knights.

Nosek represented Czechia on the international stage at the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) 2012 World Junior Championship where he served as the team's captain.