Career
Tvrdoň has previously played for Hong Kong Nitra"s junior and Slovak Extraliga teams. Tvrdoň was drafted 115th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2011 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Junior
Born in Nitra, Slovakia, Tvrdon developed with his hometown"s Hong Kong Nitra junior program
Beginning at the under-18 level in 2007-2008, he went on to the under-20 level two years later, scoring 56 points (25 goals and 31 assists) over 45 games.
During the 2009-2010 season, he also played six games with Hong Kong Nitra"s men"s team in the Slovak Extraliga. During the subsequent 2010-2011 season, Tvrdon moved to North America to play for the major junior Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
He began the campaign with 11 points (6 goals and 5 assists) in 12 games before suffering a shoulder injury in mid-October 2010. The following month, he underwent season-ending surgery.
In the off-season, he was selected 115th overall in the 2011 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings.
Giant general manager Scott Bonner speculated that if he had played the full season prior to the draft, he would have been selected much higher, perhaps as a "first or second-round pick". Tvrdon has been described as a player with size and skill, while Giants head coach Don Hay listed his work ethic as a weakness following his first WHL season. On January 8, 2014 Tvrdoň was traded by the Vancouver Giants to the Kelowna Rockets for a second-round pick in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft.
Professional
On July 3, 2012, Tvrdoň signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
During the final season of his entry-level deal with the Red Wings in 2015-2016, Tvrdoň was unable to make an impact within the organization and was primarily assigned to secondary affiliate, the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL. On December 19, 2015, he was placed on unconditional waivers, in order to mutually terminate his contract. He returned to Slovakia and on December 22, 2015, signed a contract for the remainder of the season with The Human Context Slovan Bratislava of the KHL.
Tvrdon represented with Slovakia at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded three goals and one assist in six games.
Two years later, he represented Slovakia"s national junior team at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he recorded three goals and one assist in six games, finishing as the second-leading goal scorer on the team Slovakia finished sixth in the tournament after losing their quarterfinal and the fifth place consolation match.