Matěj Stránský (born 11 July 1993) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently under contract with HC Davos of the National League (NL) and the Czech national team.

Matěj Stránský
Born (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 30)
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left/Right wing
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams
HC Davos
Texas Stars
Severstal Cherepovets
Mora IK
Oceláři Třinec
National team  Czech Republic
NHL draft 165th overall, 2011
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career edit

He was drafted 165th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars and signed an entry-level contract on 3 April 2012,[1] and represented the Czech Republic at the 2021 and 2022 IIHF World Championship, where he won a bronze medal.[2][3][4]

Family edit

His grandfather is the Czechoslovak ice hockey player Vladimír Stránský while his uncle Vladan[5] represented Australia after playing there for several years;[6] younger brother Šimon Stránský is also a Czech international.[7]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U18 43 5 14 19 22 3 1 1 2 2
2008–09 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U18 46 40 23 63 68 7 5 5 10 6
2009–10 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U18 43 17 33 50 112 2 1 2 3 4
2009–10 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U20 11 2 1 3 4
2010–11 Saskatoon Blades WHL 71 14 12 26 53 10 3 6 9 8
2011–12 Saskatoon Blades WHL 70 39 42 81 75 4 1 1 2 2
2012–13 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 40 45 85 88 4 0 0 0 4
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 65 9 14 23 53 21 1 4 5 10
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 70 7 12 19 60 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 74 23 16 39 63 4 0 1 1 4
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 76 27 20 47 60
2017–18 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 42 8 4 12 41 4 1 0 1 25
2018–19 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 17 3 3 6 12
2018–19 Mora IK SHL 24 8 6 14 16
2019–20 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 53 23 22 45 46
2020–21 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 50 33 19 52 64 16 5 10 15 22
2021–22 HC Davos NL 49 26 20 46 65 11 4 3 7 2
AHL totals 285 66 62 128 236 27 1 5 6 14
Medal record
Representing   Czech Republic
World Championships
  2022 Finland

International edit

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Czech Republic WC 7th 7 1 2 3 2
2022 Czech Republic OG 9th 4 0 1 1 0
2022 Czech Republic WC   10 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 21 1 4 5 4

References edit

  1. ^ "Stars sign prospect Matej Stransky". espn.com. 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Národní tým dvakrát porazil Slováky a chystá se na České hokejové hry" (in Czech). hockey.by. 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Roster Czech Republic" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Player Statistics Czech Republic" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ Vladan Stransky, EliteProspects.com
  6. ^ Deare, Steven (18 February 2009). "His dream kept on ice". Hornsby & Upper North Shore Advocate. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  7. ^ Šimon Stránský, EliteProspects.com

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