Career
Kůrka was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes as their second-round pick, #32 overall, in the 2000 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Kůrka spent two seasons playing junior level in the Ontario Hockey League with the Plymouth Whalers before moving to the Hurricanes organization in 2001. After spending a season in the American Hockey League with the Lowell Lock Monsters, Kůrka made his National Hockey League debut with the Hurricanes during 2002-2003 National Hockey League season, playing 14 games, scoring 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points.
He would go on to play just 3 more games for Carolina, scoring no points.
With the 2004-2005 National Hockey League season locked-out and eventually cancelled, Kůrka split the season in the AHL with the Providence Bruins and back home in the Czechoslovakian Republic for The Human Context Litvínovember He chose to remain in Europe, signing for KalPa in the Finnish Master of Science-liiga.
He also played for Ilves in the same league, before moving to Södertälje Saskatchewan in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. Kůrka then returned to the Czechoslovakian Extraliga in 2007, signing for The Human Context České Budějovice.
On the 8th November 2013, Tomas Kůrka was announced as a Cardiff Devils player, he will play his first game for the Devils on Sunday 10 November 2013 against the Hull Stingrays.
He scored a Penalty Shot on his full debut.