Samuel Hlavaj
| Samuel Hlavaj | |||
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File:2024-02-17 HC Energie Karlovy Vary gegen HC Škoda Plzeň (Extraliga, Hockey Outdoor Triple Klingenthal) by Sandro Halank–010.jpg Hlavaj with HC Škoda Plzeň in 2024 | |||
| Born |
29 May 2001 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Iowa Wild (AHL) HC Slovan Bratislava HC Škoda Plzeň | ||
| National team | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
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Samuel Hlavaj (born 29 May 2001, in Martin, Slovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hlavaj has played for his country in the IIHF World Championships of 2023 and 2024.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Junior
[edit | edit source]Hlavaj signed for Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League (USHL) during the 2018–19 season.[1] The following season, 2019–20, Hlavaj played for Canadian side Sherbrooke Phoenix, during which time he won the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy.[2]
Professional
[edit | edit source]Back in Europe, he played for Slovak team HC Slovan Bratislava for two seasons, before joining Czech side HC Škoda Plzeň in May 2023, signing a two-year contract.[3]
On 5 April 2024, after completing his first season with Plzeň, Hlavaj enacted his NHL out clause after agreeing to terms with the Minnesota Wild on a two-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2024–25 NHL season.[4]
International play
[edit | edit source]Hlavaj played for the Slovakia men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[1] Hlavaj started three games for Slovakia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship. At the 2024 IIHF World Championship he didn't play in Slovakia's opening game,[5] but made five appearances, including a 4–0 win against Poland in which he completed a shutout.[6] At the tournament Hlavaj wore a mask with an image of Juraj Jánošík on it.[5]
In August 2024 he was included in the Slovakia squad for the qualification tournament for the 2026 Winter Olympics,[7] in which he played, and resulted in Slovakia, as well as Denmark and Latvia, qualifying.[8]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2017–18 | MHA Martin | Slovak.20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 419 | 22 | 0 | 3.15 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Orange 20 | Slovak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8.67 | .714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Orange 20 | Slovak.1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 283 | 17 | 0 | 3.61 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Orange 20 | Slovak | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 212 | 21 | 0 | 5.95 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Orange 20 | Slovak.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 1.01 | .957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1178 | 90 | 0 | 4.58 | .862 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 39 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2295 | 86 | 3 | 2.25 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1175 | 62 | 1 | 3.17 | .895 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 15 | 0 | 5.10 | .857 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 476 | 19 | 2 | 2.39 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Modré Krídla Slovan | Slovak.1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 913 | 49 | 2 | 3.22 | .909 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 476 | 21 | 0 | 2.65 | .920 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1060 | 45 | 1 | 2.55 | .916 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3.10 | .900 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Modré Krídla Slovan | Slovak.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 370 | 20 | 1 | 3.25 | .913 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 2.96 | .923 | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Plzeň | ELH | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1511 | 78 | 0 | 3.10 | .903 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 4.07 | .877 | ||
| 2024–25 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 36 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1958 | 93 | 1 | 2.85 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Iowa Heartlanders | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 297 | 15 | 0 | 3.02 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1,511 | 78 | 0 | 3.10 | .903 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 4.07 | .877 | ||||
International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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| 2018 | Slovakia | U18 | 7th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 4.11 | .889 | |
| 2019 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 12 | 0 | 3.83 | .872 | |
| 2019 | Slovakia | U18 | 10th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 15 | 0 | 4.49 | .894 | |
| 2020 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 18 | 0 | 5.37 | .851 | |
| 2021 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | .889 | |
| 2023 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 7 | 0 | 2.22 | .932 | |
| 2024 | Slovakia | WC | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 307 | 13 | 1 | 2.54 | .925 | |
| 2024 | Slovakia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | .929 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 767 | 57 | 0 | 4.46 | .886 | ||||
| Senior totals | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 676 | 25 | 1 | 2.22 | .929 | ||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com