Michal Čajkovský

Michal Čajkovský
CHL, HC Sparta Praha vs. Genève-Servette HC, 5th September 2015 16.JPG
Born (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992
Skalica, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 236 lb (107 kg; 16 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Carolina Hurricanes
Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
HC Slovan Bratislava
HK Orange 20
HC Sparta Praha
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Michal Čajkovský (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Čajkovský made his European Elite debut during the 2009–10 season playing in the Slovak Extraliga with HC Slovan Bratislava. Undrafted, Čajkovský played major junior hockey with the Kingston Frontenacs and the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League.

He spent the 2013–14 season, his first professional North American season, in the ECHL with the Reading Royals, on loan from the Hershey Bears of the AHL. He scored an impressive 14 goals and 36 points in 66 games to earn a selection to the ECHL All-Rookie Team.[1] Čajkovský was re-signed by the Bears to a second one-year contract on 15 August 2014.[2]

On 19 June 2015, Čajkovský returned to Europe and signed a one-year contract with Czech Extraliga team, HC Sparta Praha.[3] In the 2015–16 season, Čajkovský made an immediate impact from the blueline with Sparta, compiling 11 goals and 28 points in 49 games.

After signing an extension to continue with Praha in the 2016–17 season, Čajkovský continued his upward development leading the defense in scoring with 12 points in 19 games before he opted for a mid-season transfer, having gained the attention of Russian-based, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the KHL on 27 November 2016.[4]

After attending the Carolina Hurricanes' training camp on a try-out basis, the club signed Čajkovský to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000 on 27 September 2018.[5] He was among the last cuts re-assigned to begin the 2018–19 season with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.

International play

Čajkovský participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Slovakia men's national junior ice hockey team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 15 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0
2009–10 HK Orange 20 Slovak 11 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 67 4 11 15 82 5 0 1 1 16
2011–12 Ottawa 67's OHL 59 3 18 21 120 18 0 5 5 14
2012–13 Ottawa 67's OHL 66 10 24 34 89 — — — — —
2013–14 Reading Royals ECHL 66 14 22 36 28 4 0 0 0 0
2014–15 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 25 3 9 12 30 27 7 11 18 18
2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 13 0 2 2 31 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Sparta Praha ELH 49 11 17 28 92 12 1 4 5 12
2016–17 HC Sparta Praha ELH 19 7 5 12 22 — — — — —
2016–17 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 20 5 10 15 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 43 7 12 19 38 4 0 2 2 0
KHL totals 63 12 22 34 44 4 0 2 2 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Slovakia WJC18 8th 6 0 0 0 6
2012 Slovakia WJC 6th 6 0 0 0 12
2017 Slovakia WC 14th 7 0 1 1 0
2018 Slovakia OG 11th 4 0 1 1 31
2018 Slovakia WC 9th 7 1 1 2 6
Junior totals 12 0 0 0 18
Senior totals 18 1 3 4 37

Awards and honors

Award Year
ECHL
All-Rookie Team 2013–14 [6]

References

  1. ↑ "'Big Mike' Cajkovsky might loom large for Bears in 2014-15". pennlive.com. 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Bears sign three to AHL deals". Hershey Bears. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Slovak players Kudrna and Cajkovsky" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Čajkovský leaves Sparta for KHL" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  5. ↑ Brown, Michael. "Canes Sign Michal Cajkovsky to One-Year Deal". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Defenseman Michal Cajkovsky named to ECHL All-Rookie Team". Reading Royals. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
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