Jiří Smejkal (born 5 November 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Lahti Pelicans of the Finnish Liiga.
Jiří Smejkal | |||
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Born |
(1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 25) České Budějovice, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Center/Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Lahti Pelicans Medveščak Zagreb HC Sparta Praha Tappara | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Smejkal started his career in the youth setup at HC Ceske Budejovice. He was picked by Medveščak Zagreb in the 2013 KHL draft.[1] In 2014, he headed over the atlantic to hone his skills in the Western Hockey League (WHL), joining the Moose Jaw Warriors.[2] In his first year with the Warriors, Smejkal made 72 WHL appearances, tallying 12 goals and 20 assists. He also started the 2015-16 campaign playing for the team, but was traded to fellow WHL side Kamloops Blazers in January 2016.[3]
On 15 July 2016, Smejkal signed with Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[4] He left for HC Sparta Praha on 31 January 2017.[5]
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2022 Finland |
Smejkal has represented his country on several occasions, including the under-18 World Championships in 2014, where the Czech Republic won silver,[6] and the under-20 World Championships in 2016.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2011–12 | HC Mountfield | CZE U18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC Mountfield | CZE U18 | 36 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
2012–13 | HC Mountfield | CZE U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | CZE U18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 28 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 47 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 47 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Tappara | Liiga | 48 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
2021–22 | Pelicans | Liiga | 44 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
ELH totals | 146 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | Czech Republic | OG | 9th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2022 | Czech Republic | WC | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Senior totals | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
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