Filip Chytil
Filip Chytil (born 5 September 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Rangers in the first round, 21st overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally, Chytil played for the Czech Republic national under-18 team at several tournaments.
| Filip Chytil | |||
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Chytil with the New York Rangers in 2021 | |||
| Born |
5 September 1999 Kroměříž, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers PSG Zlín | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
21st overall, 2017 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
Chytil played for PSG Zlín of the Czech Extraliga during the 2016–17 season. He recorded four goals and four assists in 38 games, which was the second highest total of games played, goals, assists and points among all players under age 18 in the league. He also played two games for Zlín's junior affiliate.[1] A top prospect for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected 21st overall by the New York Rangers. Shortly after the NHL Draft, Chytil was selected seventh overall in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft by the North Bay Battalion.[2] On 14 July 2017, Chytil signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers.[3]
After participating in the Rangers' training camp, Chytil impressed and was selected by the local media with the Lars-Erik Sjöberg Award as top rookie in camp.[4] He made it through the pre-season to earn a spot on the Rangers opening-night roster for the 2017–18 season.[5] He secured a scoring role playing between Mats Zuccarello and Rick Nash.[5] However, after playing two games at the NHL level, he was reassigned to the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.[6] Chytil and fellow first-round pick Lias Andersson were called up by the Rangers on 25 March 2018.[7] Chytil recorded his first NHL goal on 30 March 2018, in a 7–3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.[8] On 29 July 2021, Chytil was re-signed to a two-year contract by the Rangers. [9] On 29 March 2023, he signed a four-year contract extension with the team.[10]
International play
Chytil was a member of the Czech Republic under-18 team that won gold at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | PSG Zlín | CZE U18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | PSG Zlín | CZE U18 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | PSG Zlín | CZE U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | PSG Zlín | ELH | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | New York Rangers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 46 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | New York Rangers | NHL | 60 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | New York Rangers | NHL | 42 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | New York Rangers | NHL | 67 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | New York Rangers | NHL | 74 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| ELH totals | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 327 | 64 | 74 | 138 | 76 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Czech Republic | U17 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | IH18 |  |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | WJC | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||
References
- NYRangers.com (24 June 2017). "Rangers Select Filip Chytil". NYRangers.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- Dawson, Chris (28 June 2017). "Battalion take New York Rangers top pick in Import Draft". BayToday.ca. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Rangers agree to terms with forward Filip Chytil". New York Rangers. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "Filip Chytil Named Winner of 2017 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award". NHL.com. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Top pick Filip Chytil, 18, makes Rangers opening day roster". Newsday.com. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- Joyce, Greg (11 January 2018). "Rangers' prized rookie learning from careful balancing act". New York Post. Bridgeport, Conn. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- Best, Neil (26 March 2018). "Lias Andersson, Filip Chytil recalled by Rangers". newsday.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- Calamia, Matt (30 March 2018). "Chytil Scores First NHL in Loss to Lightning". NHL.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Rangers Agree to Terms with Filip Chytil". NHL.com. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "Rangers Agree to Terms with Filip Chytil on Four-Year Extension". NHL.com. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- Kennedy, Ryan (15 August 2016). "Czechs win Ivan Hlinka tournament, get huge boost for junior program". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database