Filip Pyrochta (born June 24, 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He formerly played with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Filip Pyrochta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 24, 1996 Třebíč, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Luleå HF HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Milwaukee Admirals HC Kometa Brno HC Vítkovice SaiPa | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editPyrochta first played as a youth at the under-16 level with SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč before joining HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. He made his professional debut playing a solitary game on loan with HC Benátky nad Jizerou in the Czech 1. Liga during the 2012–13 season. He made his first senior appearance for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the 2013 European Trophy.[1]
With an ambition to reach the NHL, Pyrochta opted to continue his development by playing major junior hockey in North America. He was selected in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at the 2014 CHL Import Draft.
He played two seasons in the QMJHL, however was left undrafted and returned to HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga for the 2016–17 season.[2] He played his first season in the ELH, posting 6 points from the blueline as Liberec lead the league with 103 points.
In his second season with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in 2017–18, Pyrochta recorded three goals and 12 points in 42 games as a 21-year-old. On May 7, 2018, having showed a continued development, Pyrochta was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators of the NHL.[3] On May 25, 2019, the Predators and Pyrochta's mutually parted ways,[4] and on May 28, he signed a contract with HC Kometa Brno.[5]
During the 2021–22 season, Pyrochta made 43 regular season appearances with SaiPa in the Liiga before transferring to the SHL in signing a contract with Luleå HF on 15 February 2022.[6]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech20 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech20 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 68 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 30 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Val d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 31 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Atlanta Gladiators | ECHL | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | SaiPa | Liiga | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Luleå HF | SHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| ELH totals | 183 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Czech Republic | U18 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | U18 | 
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2013-14 Bili Tygri Liberec player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Liberec strengthen on back of three signings" (in Czech). hokej.cz. May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ^ "Predators sign defenseman Filip Pyrochta". Nashville Predators. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ "Filip Pyrochta: Let go by Preds". CBSSports.com. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Zajíček, Roman (May 28, 2019). "Kometa posiluje obranné řady. V Brně podepsal zadák Filip Pyrochta". HC Kometa Brno (in Czech). Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "National Team defender signs with LHF" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database