Filip Chytil
| Filip Chytil | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 September 1999 Kroměříž, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers PSG Zlín | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
21st overall, 2017 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Filip Chytil (born 5 September 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey center currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), who selected him 21st overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Chytil played for the Czech Republic national under-18 team at several tournaments.
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 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 7th overall in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft by the North Bay Battalion.[2] On 15 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 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] He recorded his first NHL goal on 30 March 2018 in a 7–3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.[8]
International play
Chytil was a member of the Czech Republic U18 team that won gold at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | PSG Zlín | Czech20 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ NYRangers.com (2017-06-24). "Rangers Select Filip Chytil". NYRangers.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- ↑ Dawson, Chris (2017-06-28). "Battalion take New York Rangers top pick in Import Draft". BayToday.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with forward Filip Chytil". New York Rangers. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ↑ "Filip Chytil Named Winner of 2017 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award". NHL.com. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Top pick Filip Chytil, 18, makes Rangers opening day roster". Newsday.com. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ↑ Joyce, Greg (January 11, 2018). "Rangers' prized rookie learning from careful balancing act". Bridgeport, Conn.: New York Post. Retrieved January 23, 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.
- ↑ Kennedy, Ryan (August 15, 2016). "CZECHS WIN IVAN HLINKA TOURNAMENT, GET HUGE BOOST FOR JUNIOR PROGRAM". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lias Andersson |
New York Rangers first round draft pick 2017 |
Succeeded by Vitali Kravtsov |