Filip Hronek

Filip Hronek
Born (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
Detroit Red Wings
Mountfield HK
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 53rd overall, 2016
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2015present

Filip Hronek (born 2 November 1997) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hronek was drafted 53rd overall by the Red Wings in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Hronek made his Czech Extraliga debut with Mountfield HK during the 2014–15 season. During the 2015–16 season, he recorded no goals and four assists in 40 games.[1]

On 14 July 2016, the Detroit Red Wings signed Hronek to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] Following the completion of the 2016–17 OHL season, Hronek was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins on 22 March 2017. In his first season in North America, Hronek recorded 14 goals and 47 assists in 59 games for the Saginaw Spirit. He was tied for fourth among OHL defenseman in scoring with 61 points, and was among the team's leaders with 47 assists (1st), 21 power play points (1st), 14 goals (4th) and 235 shots (2nd) and was named the Spirits' Best Defenseman, and Most Valuable Player.[3][4] He made his NHL debut for the Red Wings on 4 October 2018.[5] On 13 October 2018, Hronek scored his first career NHL goal against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins.[6]

International play

Hronek captained Czech Republic at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he was the team's leading defenceman with two goals and two assists in five games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Mountfield HK ELH 1 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Mountfield HK ELH 40 0 4 4 22
2016–17 Saginaw Spirit OHL 59 14 47 61 60
2016–17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 10 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 6
2017–18 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 67 11 28 39 44 5 0 1 1 14
ELH totals 41 0 4 4 24

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Czech Republic U18 6th 5 0 3 3 6
2016 Czech Republic WJC 5th 5 0 2 2 4
2017 Czech Republic WJC 6th 5 2 2 4 10
2018 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 1 2 3 2
Junior totals 15 2 7 9 20
Senior totals 8 1 2 3 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins) 2017 [7]
All-Rookie Team 2017–18 [8]

References

  1. Khan, Ansar (25 June 2016). "Red Wings select puck-moving defenseman Filip Hronek at No. 53". MLive. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. Kujawa, Kyle (14 July 2016). "Detroit signs second-round pick Filip Hronek to entry-level contract". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. Bernreuter, Hugh (21 March 2017). "Red Wings prospect Filip Hronek named Saginaw Spirit MVP". MLive. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. "Wings Draft Picks Smith and Hronek Join Griffins". Grand Rapids Griffins. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. Wakiji, Dana; Regner, Art (4 October 2018). "Notes: Five rookies set to make NHL debut for Wings tonight". NHL.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. "Red Wings' Filip Hronek Scores First NHL Goal". CBS Sports. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. Wakiji, Dana (13 June 2017). "Grand Rapids Griffins win Calder Cup at home". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. "2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team Named". theahl.com. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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