As a youth, Kubalik played in the 2003
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from
Chomutov. He later played with
HC Plzeň 1929, before graduating to play three seasons with the men's team in the professional
Czech Extraliga. He was selected by the
Columbus Blue Jackets in the 5th round (135th overall) of the
2008 NHL entry draft. He made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets in the tail end of the
2010–11 season, finishing with 2 assists in 4 games. During the following
2011–12 season, Kubalik scored his first NHL goal on January 13, 2012, against
Jason LaBarbera of the
Phoenix Coyotes. On March 10, 2013, Kubalik was traded from Columbus to the
Winnipeg Jets in exchange for
Spencer Machacek. On June 7, 2013, Kubalik left his short tenure with the Blue Jackets organization and returned to the Czech Republic to sign for the
Kontinental Hockey League club,
HC Lev Praha on a one-year deal. After a one season in
Finland with
KalPa of the
Liiga, Kubalik left as a free agent to sign his third consecutive one-year deal in a new league, in agreeing to terms with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on May 4, 2015. ==Career statistics==