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David Sklenička
Czech ice hockey player
David Sklenička (born 8 September 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with Lausanne HC in the National League (NL).
| David Sklenička | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 27) Rakovník, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
Lausanne HC Jokerit HC Plzeň Laval Rocket Oulun Kärpät Brynäs IF Barys Astana | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Sklenička made his professional debut playing in Czech Extraliga with HC Plzeň during the 2014–15 Czech Extraliga season as an 18-year old.[1]
In the 2017–18 season, Sklenička played in 49 games on the blueline for Plzeň, registering 14 points and a plus-minus +17 rating. The 21-year-old added one goal and one assist in 10 playoff games.
On May 28, 2018, Sklenička as an undrafted free agent, signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2]
Approaching the final year of his contract with the Canadiens in the 2019–20 season, Sklenička continued his tenure with American Hockey League affiliate, the Laval Rocket. After just seven games through the opening months of the season with the Rocket and gaging his chance to appear in the NHL limited, Sklenička was placed on unconditional waivers by the Canadiens and mutually released from his contract on 7 December 2019.[3] On 12 December 2019, he was signed for the remainder of the season to join Finnish club, Jokerit, of the KHL.[4]
After a lone campaign with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in the 2022–23 season, Sklenička continued his journeyman career in signing a one-year contract with Kazakh based club, Barys Astana of the KHL, on 1 July 2023.[5]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Rytíři Kladno | CZE U18 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Medvědi Beroun 1933 | CZE.2 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Škoda Plzeň | CZE U20 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod | CZE.2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Škoda Plzeň | CZE U20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 46 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Klatovy | CZE.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 47 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 68 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Jokerit | KHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Jokerit | KHL | 51 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | KHL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Kärpät | Liiga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 50 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Barys Astana | KHL | 62 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 148 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 86 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| KHL totals | 183 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 112 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2022 Finland | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | OG | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | WC |  |
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||
- "hrac › David Sklenička" (in Czech). hcskoda.cz. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- Braverman, Dan (28 May 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with David Sklenicka and Michal Moravcik". NHL.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Contract termination for David Sklenicka". Laval Rocket. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Jokerit add depth to Defense" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "David Sklenicka signs contract with Barys" (in Kazakh). Barys Astana. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database