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Czech NHL players 2024–25

30 Czech players played in the NHL in 2024–25. Together they scored 519 points, the sixth most of any country, and Czechia finished seventh of 10 in the nations league. David Pastrnak scored the most, 106 points.

30
NHL players
519
Points
7th
Nations league
101
Goalie wins
2024–25Last season82/82 games
2023–242025–26

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 10 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line8thGoalies6thPer million4th

Czechia accounts for 2.9% of the NHL's players and 2.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Czech goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Karel VejmelkaUTA
5826-22-0.9042.581
Lukas DostalANA
5423-23-0.9033.101
Petr MrazekDET
3812-21-0.8913.351
David RittichLAK
3416-14-0.8872.840
Dan VladarCGY
3012-11-0.8982.802
Vitek VanecekSJS
255-14-0.8843.621
Jakub DobesMTL
167-4-0.9092.741
Jakub SkarekNYI
20-1-0.8723.940
Ales StezkaSEA
10-1-0.8703.090

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

30 players across 22 teams.
COLColorado Avalanche3 players
Martin Necas
C · 79 GP · 27G 56A83P
Ivan Ivan
C · 40 GP · 5G 3A8P
John LudvigINACTIVE
D · 8 GP · 0G 2A2P
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Radko Gudas
D · 81 GP · 1G 15A16P
Lukas Dostal
G · 54 GP · 23 W · .90323W
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
David Pastrnak
RW · 82 GP · 43G 63A106P
Pavel Zacha
C · 82 GP · 14G 33A47P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Adam Klapka
RW · 31 GP · 6G 4A10P
Dan Vladar
G · 30 GP · 12 W · .89812W
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Jakub LaukoINACTIVE
C · 56 GP · 5G 6A11P
David Jiricek
D · 12 GP · 1G 2A3P
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Jan RuttaINACTIVE
D · 54 GP · 3G 6A9P
Vitek Vanecek
G · 25 GP · 5 W · .8845W
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Filip Hronek
D · 61 GP · 5G 28A33P
Filip Chytil
C · 56 GP · 13G 13A26P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Jiri Kulich
C · 62 GP · 15G 9A24P
Show all 22 teams
DALDallas Stars1 player
Matěj BlümelINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 1G 0A1P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Petr MrazekINACTIVE
G · 38 GP · 12 W · .89112W
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Tomas NosekINACTIVE
LW · 59 GP · 1G 8A9P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
David Rittich
G · 34 GP · 16 W · .88716W
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Jakub Dobes
G · 16 GP · 7 W · .9097W
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Ondrej Palat
LW · 77 GP · 15G 13A28P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Jakub SkarekINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8720W
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Jan Jenik
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Ales StezkaINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8700W
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Radek Faksa
C · 70 GP · 5G 10A15P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
David KampfINACTIVE
C · 59 GP · 5G 8A13P
UTAUtah Mammoth1 player
Karel Vejmelka
G · 58 GP · 26 W · .90426W
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Tomas Hertl
C · 73 GP · 32G 29A61P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Jakub VranaINACTIVE
LW · 39 GP · 9G 5A14P

Season by season

Czechia had 11 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 28 in 2025–26. The peak was 2001–02, with 77. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 7 seasons Czechia won.
6
4
4
529
293
4
2
2
152
198
1
1
4
174
103
1
4
2
248
509
6
6
7
537
314
4
10
8
634
419
6
9
8
828
325

In the NHL Draft

12 Czech players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Adam Novotny went first, at number 24 to the Vancouver Canucks.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Czech NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Czechia against Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Czechia
Czechia
7th in the league
1–6
Canada
Canada
1st in the league

Canada wins 6–1 against Czechia.

0.47Points per game0.44
250Best trio318
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.32
.898Goalies' save percentage.903
2.8NHL players per million inhabitants10.1
519Total points8 514
30Players in the NHL404
Czechia against Canada season by season
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