| Samuel Honzek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | November 12, 2004 Trenčín, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams | Calgary Flames Calgary Wranglers (AHL) Dukla Trenčín | ||
| NHL draft | 16th overall, 2023 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Samuel Honzek (born November 12, 2004) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1]
Honzek played parts of two seasons of professional hockey for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga before coming to North America to play for the Vancouver Giants in the WHL in order to decrease his time needed to be NHL ready. [1] [2] Regarded as a top prospect in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted 16th overall by the Calgary Flames. [3]
On July 26, 2023, Honzek signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Flames. [4] During an NHL preseason game for the Flames on October 4, 2023, Honzek sustained a lower body injury, causing him to miss the first 25 games of the 2023–24 WHL season. [5] Upon his return, Honzek was named the captain of the Giants, and recorded 7 points in his first five games before leaving the team to participate in the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [5]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Slovakia | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup | ||
 | 2021 Czech Republic/Slovakia | |
Honzek has represented Slovakia twice at the IIHF World Junior Championship. During the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, Honzek was forced to leave the tournament early after being cut by a skate; an injury that sidelined him for 6 months. [1] [2] He was also a member of the Slovak team at the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where his team captured a silver medal. [6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Spartak Dubnica | Slovak.1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 49 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 43 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 33 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WHL totals | 76 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Slovakia | HG18 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Slovakia | U18 D1A | 1st | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Slovakia | WJC | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Slovakia | WJC | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Slovakia | WJC | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | ||||
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