Matěj Stránský

Matěj Stránský
Born (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams
HC Davos
Severstal Cherepovets
Mora IK
Oceláři Třinec
National team  Czech Republic
NHL draft 165th overall, 2011
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2013–present

Matěj Stránský (born 11 July 1993) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a winger for HC Davos of the National League (NL) and the Czech national team.

Playing career

He was drafted 165th overall in the 2011 NHL entry draft by the Dallas Stars and signed an entry-level contract on 3 April 2012,[1] and represented the Czech Republic at the 2021 and 2022 IIHF World Championship, where he won a bronze medal.[2][3][4]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Czechia
Bronze medal – third place2022 Finland

Stránský represented Czechia at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a gold medal.[5]

Personal life

His grandfather is the Czechoslovak ice hockey player Vladimír Stránský while his uncle Vladan[6] represented Australia after playing there for several years;[7] younger brother Šimon Stránský is also a Czech international.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U18 435141922 31122
2008–09 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U18 4640236368 755106
2009–10 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U18 43173350112 21234
2009–10 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U20 112134 —————
2010–11 Saskatoon Blades WHL 7114122653 103698
2011–12 Saskatoon Blades WHL 7039428175 41122
2012–13 Saskatoon Blades WHL 7240458588 40004
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 659142353 2114510
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 707121960 20000
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 7423163963 40114
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 7627204760 —————
2017–18 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 42841241 410125
2018–19 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 1733612 —————
2018–19 Mora IK SHL 24861416 —————
2019–20 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 5323224546 —————
2020–21 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 5033195264 165101522
2021–22 HC Davos NL 4926204665 114372
2022–23 HC Davos NL 5225174226 51128
2023–24 HC Davos NL 5122194124 71124
2024–25 HC Davos NL 5124153930 1037102
AHL totals 285 66 62 128 236 27 1 5 6 14

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Czech Republic WC 7th 7 1 2 3 2
2022 Czech Republic OG 9th 4 0 1 1 0
2022 Czechia WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 0 1 1 2
2024 Czechia WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 3 1 4 6
2025 Czechia WC 6th 8 3 0 3 4
2026 Czechia OG 8th 5 1 1 2 0
Senior totals 44 8 6 14 14

References

  1. ↑ "Stars sign prospect Matej Stransky". espn.com. 3 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Národní tým dvakrát porazil Slováky a chystá se na České hokejové hry" (in Czech). hockey.by. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Team Roster Czech Republic" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Player Statistics Czech Republic" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Czechs strike gold on home ice". IIHF.com. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Vladan Stransky, EliteProspects.com
  7. ↑ Deare, Steven (18 February 2009). "His dream kept on ice". Hornsby & Upper North Shore Advocate. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Šimon Stránský, EliteProspects.com