Tomas Nosek spent two seasons with the Florida Panthers and there is no question on his biggest moment with the team. 

Nosek had been a healthy scratch at the start of the 2025 playoffs, but by the Stanley Cup Final, he was centering a fourth line which had become integral to Florida’s success. 

In the final moments of Florida’s blowout win of the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6, Paul Maurice yelled at Nosek, A.J. Greer, and Jonah Gadjovich to get out on the ice so they could be the ones to start the championship celebration. 

It was a moment Nosek, for sure, will never forget. 

”I just cannot find the right words to match my emotions right now,’’ Nosek said then.

“It is just an amazing feeling. You keep dreaming of it. I lost in one Final, and I did not know whether I would ever get this chance again. It is amazing. Just amazing.’’

Nosek, 33, will not return to the Panthers this coming season. 

Although it was assumed based on previous signings, Nosek made it official Friday by returning to HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga. 

Nosek played for Pardibice in 2013-14 before signing with the Detroit Red Wings as an undrafted free agent. 

As it stands, Nosek’s NHL career spanned 514 regular season games over 11 seasons with the Wings, Golden Knights, Bruins, Devils, and Panthers. 

Nosek’s played in 68 postseason games, making it to the Final with the expansion Golden Knights and with the Panthers. 

He was on the Bruins teams which saw their season end to the Panthers in both the 2022 and 2023 seasons. 

“This is an amazing team,’’ Nosek said last year. 

“What a great group of guys who I am proud to be a part of. Everyone in that room treated me so great. They took me in. It was fantastic.’’

Nosek’s final season with the Panthers took a while to get going after he needed surgery after injuring a knee during the offseason. 

He returned to the team in March, playing in 21 games. 

Nosek scored his two goals last season in one of the final games he played, a 6-2 win against the Maple Leafs. 

He sustained a broken leg in Florida’s win over the Rangers on April 15, missing the season finale against the Red Wings. 

ON DECK: FLORIDA PANTHERS OFFSEASON