David Sklenička

Medal record
Representing Czech Republic
Ice hockey
World Championships

David Sklenička
David Sklenička
Born	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
SHL team; Former teams	Brynäs IF; Jokerit; HC Plzeň; Laval Rocket; Oulun Kärpät
National team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present

David Sklenička (born 8 September 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League.

Playing career

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 7 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]

Career statistics

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
ELH totals			148	10	21	31	86	33	1	4	5	18
KHL totals			121	14	22	36	72	10	1	1	2	4

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

References

^ "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.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from

[hcskoda-1] "hrac › David Sklenička" (in Czech). hcskoda.cz. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[2] Braverman, Dan (28 May 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with David Sklenicka and Michal Moravcik". NHL.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[3] "Contract termination for David Sklenicka". Laval Rocket. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[4] "Jokerit add depth to Defense" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

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