Kristián Pospíšil (born 22 April 1996) is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

Kristián Pospíšil
Pospíšil in 2022
Born (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28)
Zvolen, Slovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
ELH team
Former teams
HC Kometa Brno
Toronto Marlies
Lukko
HC Davos
SaiPa
National team  Slovakia
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

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He has previously played for Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Next season he played for Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey League. He had 40 points in 48 games during the regular season. In the playoffs, he had 14 points.

In the American Hockey League played only two matches for Toronto Marlies with 2 points for 1 goal and an assist.[1] In 2017–18 season played for Orlando Solar Bears in East Coast Hockey League. In 2018–19 he didn't play any games, but the next season signing a contract for Finnish team Lukko of the Liiga.[2]

Returning for his fourth season in the Liiga in the 2022–23 campaign, Pospisil made 24 appearances with SaiPa, registering six goals and 11 points, before he left the club and Finland after securing a two-year contract with Czech club, HC Kometa Brno of the ELH, on 2 January 2023.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 HKM Zvolen Slovak U18 41 18 9 27 94
2012–13 RB Hockey Academy RBHRC U18 25 17 24 41 52
2012–13 RB Hockey Juniors RBHRC U20 11 1 5 6 16
2013–14 RB Hockey Academy RBHRC U18 6 3 9 12 31
2013–14 EC Salzburg U20 EBYSL 10 6 7 13 80
2013–14 RB Hockey Juniors MHL 32 4 9 13 52
2014–15 RB Hockey Juniors MHL 49 20 29 49 161
2015–16 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 52 25 15 40 74 10 1 2 3 19
2016–17 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 48 15 25 40 111 13 5 9 14 14
2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL 2 1 1 2 2
2017–18 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 51 13 13 26 75
2018–19 Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Lukko Liiga 54 15 19 34 139
2020–21 Lukko Liiga 39 8 16 24 58 9 3 3 6 50
2021–22 Lukko Liiga 18 5 5 10 18
2021–22 HC Davos NL 8 1 0 1 6 4 2 2 4 6
2022–23 SaiPa Liiga 24 6 5 11 39
Liiga totals 135 34 45 79 254 9 3 3 6 50
Medal record
Representing   Slovakia
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
  2022 Beijing

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Slovakia U18 8th 5 1 1 2 10
2016 Slovakia WJC 7th 5 0 0 0 6
2021 Slovakia WC 8th 7 3 0 3 33
2021 Slovakia OGQ Q 3 0 1 1 6
2022 Slovakia OG   7 0 1 1 2
2022 Slovakia WC 8th 5 1 0 1 6
Junior totals 10 1 1 2 16
Senior totals 22 4 2 6 47

Awards and honors

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Award Year
Liiga
Champion 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Kristian Pospisil Player Stats". theahl.com.
  2. ^ "#44 Kristian Pospisil". raumanlukko.fi (in Finnish).
  3. ^ "Slovak forward Kristian Pospisil is the new signing for Kometa Brno" (in Czech). HC Kometa Brno. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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