Filip Král

Filip Král (born October 20, 1999) is a Czech ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League (WHL), having previously played professionally with HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga, the top league in the country. He was drafted 149th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Filip Král
Born (1999-10-20) October 20, 1999
Blansko, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
WHL team
Former teams		 Spokane Chiefs
HC Kometa Brno
NHL Draft 149th overall, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

Král began playing hockey in his hometown of Blansko at the age of three.[2] In the Czech Republic Král has played within in system of HC Kometa Brno, and played 27 games with the professional club across two seasons, recording two assists. In 2017, Král was drafted in the second round, 78th overall during the CHL Import Draft by Spokane. He started the 2017–18 season with Kometa Brno, but opted out of his contract four games into the season to play in the WHL.[3] He was signed by Chiefs on October 6 and committed to play for the team during the 2017–18 season, marking the first time he would play outside of his native country.[4] During his first season in North America, Král put up 35 points in 54 games, second on team scoring for defenceman (behind only Ty Smith, who was also selected during the 2018 NHL draft).[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 HC Kometa Brno Czech.20 13461010 637102
2016–17 HC Kometa Brno ELH 230222 50000
2016–17 SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Czech.1 121126 —————
2017–18 HC Kometa Brno ELH 40000 —————
2017–18 SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Czech.1 30002 —————
2017–18 Spokane Chiefs WHL 549263524 50000
2018–19 Spokane Chiefs WHL 4710263614 120224
2019–20 Spokane Chiefs WHL 531237498 —————
ELH totals 270222 50000
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2016 Czech Republic/Slovakia

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Czech Republic U17 7th 5 0 0 0 0
2016 Czech Republic IH18 5 0 0 0 2
2017 Czech Republic WJC18 7th 5 1 1 2 0
2018 Czech Republic WJC 4th 7 1 0 1 2
2019 Czech Republic WJC 7th 5 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 27 3 1 4 6

References
  1. "Toronto Maple Leafs Select Filip Kral 149th Overall". Pension Plan Puppets. SB Nation. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. "Blanenský rodák Filip Král má namířeno do NHL". Město Blansko (in Czech). June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. Punčochář, Jiří (October 3, 2017). "Kometě odchází za oceán velký talent. Obránce Král jde zkusit WHL". iSport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. "Czech Defenseman Filip Kral Headed to Spokane". Western Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. October 6, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  5. Murray, Robert (June 20, 2018). "Growing the Game's Best Talent: Kristian Reichel and Filip Kral". Western Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 23, 2018.


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