David Sklenička

David Sklenička (born 8 September 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

David Sklenička
Born (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996
Rakovník, Czech Republic
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Barys Astana
Jokerit
HC Plzeň
Laval Rocket
Oulun Kärpät
Brynäs IF
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

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 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]

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
2022–23 Brynäs IF SHL 50 7 24 31 22 — — — — —
ELH totals 148 10 21 31 86 33 1 4 5 18
KHL totals 121 14 22 36 72 10 1 1 2 4
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 5 1 0 1 2
Senior totals 39 0 5 5 10

References
  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.
  5. "David Sklenicka signs contract with Barys" (in Kazakh). Barys Astana. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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