Panthers Sign RW Tomas Fleischmann

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers Executive Vice President & General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has signed RW Tomas Fleishmann to a four-year contract. 
 
Fleischmann joins D Brian Campbell, F Tomas Kopecky, F Kris Versteeg, G Jose Theodore, D Ed Jovanovski, F Marcel Goc, D Nolan Yonkman and F Scottie Upshall as new Panthers signings over the last week.
 
“We are excited to welcome Tomas Fleischmann to the Florida Panthers organization,” said Tallon. “Tomas is a big, hard-working winger that can play a variety of roles for our team and will add depth at the forward position.”
 
Fleischmann, 27, had 12 goals and 19 assists (31 points) in 45 games with the Washington Capitals (23 games) and Colorado Avalanche (22 games) last season. For his career in the NHL, the Koprivnice, Czech Republic native has scored 68 goals and 159 points in 305 games. He had a career-high 23 goals and 51 points with Washington during the 2009-10 NHL season. He has played in 22 postseason games scoring three goals and two assists.
 
Tomas Fleischmann’s Career Statistics:
                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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2002-03 Moose Jaw Warriors          WHL    65   21   50  71   36  12   4  11  15   6
2003-04 Moose Jaw Warriors          WHL    60   33   42  75   32  10   3  4   7  10
2004-05 Portland Pirates           AHL    53    7   12  19   14  --  --  --  --  --
2005-06 Hershey Bears              AHL    57   30   33  63   32  20  11  21  32  15
2005-06  Washington Capitals        NHL    14    0    2    2    0 --  --  --  --  --
2006-07 Hershey Bears              AHL    45   22   29  51   22  19   5  16  21  10
2006-07  Washington Capitals        NHL    29    4    4    8    8 --  --  --  --  --
2007-08  Washington Capitals        NHL    75   10   20  30   18   2   0  0   0   0
2008-09  Washington Capitals        NHL    73   19   18  37   20  14   3  1   4   4
2009-10 Hershey Bears              AHL    2    0    1    1    0 --  --  -- --  --
2009-10  Washington Capitals        NHL    69   23   28  51   28   6   0  1   1   6
2010-11  Washington Capitals        NHL    23    4    6  10   10  --  --  --  --  --
2010-11  Colorado Avalanche          NHL    22    8   13  21    8  --  --  --  --  --
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        NHL Totals                       305   68   91  159   92  22   3  2   5  10
 
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