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Czech NHL players 2026–27

19 Czech players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and one more is on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 85 points, the sixth most of any country, and Czechia sits seventh of 11 in the nations league. David Pastrnak leads with 19 points.

20
NHL players
85
Points
7th
Nations league
15
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season14/84 games
2025–26
CzechiaCZECHS LAST NIGHT · OCT 315 games
5P
2G3A
7played
Martin Necas C had 2 points (1G 1A) in the win over Calgary Flames.
David Pastrnak RW scored 1 goal in the win over Chicago Blackhawks.
Pavel Zacha C had 1 assist in the win over Chicago Blackhawks.
Filip Hronek D had 1 assist in the loss to Toronto Maple Leafs.
Player of the night
Martin Necas
COL
1G1A
CHI4–5BOSCzechia2 CzechsOCT 31 · 18:00 · last night
David Pastrnak
· RW1G 0A · 24:48 TOI
Pavel Zacha
· C0G 1A · 22:12 TOI
STL5–4DETCzechia1 CzechsOCT 31 · 18:00 · last night
Adam Jiricek
· D0G 0A · 20:22 TOI
EDM4–0NYICzechia1 CzechsOCT 31 · 19:00 · last night
Ondrej Palat
· LW0G 0A · 15:11 TOI
TOR4–2VANCzechia1 CzechsNOV 1 · 00:00 · overnight
Filip Hronek
· D0G 1A · 26:57 TOI
CGY2–5COLCzechia2 CzechsNOV 1 · 03:00 · overnight
Martin Necas
· C1G 1A · 20:02 TOI
Adam Klapka
· RW0G 0A · 11:29 TOI
NEXT GAMES · NOV 1 · today
5Czechs in3games
UTA@PHICzechia3 CzechsNOV 1 · 22:00
David Jiricek
· D2 pts this season
Karel Vejmelka
· G6 W this season
Dan Vladar
· G2 W this season
EDM@NYRCzechia1 CzechsNOV 2 · 00:00
Jaroslav Chmelar
· RW0 pts this season
OTT@ANACzechia1 CzechsNOV 2 · 02:00
Lukas Dostal
· G4 W this season

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 11 ranked nations
30
league points
Rate4thTop trio7thBlue line6thGoalies8thPer million5th

Czechia accounts for 2.3% of the NHL's players and 2.2% of its points so far.

The full nations league

Czech goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Karel VejmelkaUTA
116-4-0.8803.131
Lukas DostalANA
94-4-0.8713.560
Dan VladarPHI
72-3-0.8883.260
Jakub DobesMTL
62-2-0.8534.050
Michal PostavaDET
21-0-0.8892.890

Season by season

Czechia had 19 players in the NHL in 1990–91 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.
4
4
5
229
494
2
2
1
156
199
1
4
1
165
105
4
2
2
542
610
6
7
5
338
415
10
8
6
435
620
9
8
8
728
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 →

Czechia against Switzerland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Czechia
Czechia
7th in the league
5–2
Switzerland
Switzerland
8th in the league

Czechia wins 5–2 against Switzerland.

0.48Points per game0.46
49Best trio34
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.34
.885Goalies' save percentage.890
1.7NHL players per million inhabitants1.1
85Total points50
19Players in the NHL10
Czechia against Switzerland season by season
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