Filip Chlapík

Filip Chlapík (born 3 June 1997) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for HC Ambrì-Piotta in the National League (NL). Chlapík was selected 48th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Filip Chlapík
Chlapík with the Czech Republic (2023)
Born (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997
Prague, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 HC Ambrì-Piotta
Ottawa Senators
HC Sparta Praha
Lahti Pelicans
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 48th overall, 2015
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Chlapík was drafted by the Charlottetown Islanders in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 2014 CHL Import Draft.[2] In his first season with Charlottetown he was recognized for his outstanding play when he was selected to take part in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[3] He was also named to the 2014–15 QMJHL All-Rookie Team after tying for league lead in both rookie goal scoring (33) and power play goals (10).[4]

Chlapík signed an entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators on 22 December 2016.[5] Chlapík made his professional debut with the Belleville Senators, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Ottawa Senators in October 2017. Chlapík was an injury callup to Ottawa later in October and made his NHL debut on 26 October 2017 in a 5–4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers, during which he scored his first NHL point.[6]

Chlapík started the 2017–18 season with the Belleville Senators.[7] He was called up to the NHL on 25 October 2017[8] and played one game before being sent back to the AHL on 28 October 2017.[9] He was called up multiple times in December and January but was injured in a game against the Minnesota Wild[10] and was sent down to the AHL shortly after.[11] Chlapík was not called up again until 19 March 2018,[12] and he recorded his first NHL goal on 22 March 2018, in a game against the Edmonton Oilers.[13]

Entering his fourth season within the Senators organization and with the 2020–21 NHL season set to be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chlapík was loaned by Ottawa to remain with his original hometown club, HC Sparta Praha, on 29 September 2020.[14] He made 3 appearances in the Czech Extraliga, registering 1 goal before returning to the Ottawa Senators for the commencement of training camp. Remaining with the Senators roster, primarily assigned to the club's taxi squad, Chlapík featured in one game, going scoreless, before he was reassigned to Belleville. After two games in the AHL, on 27 February 2021, Chlapík was placed on unconditional waivers and was subsequently mutually released from the remainder of his contract with the Ottawa Senators.[15]

As a free agent, Chlapík secured a contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with Finnish club, Lahti Pelicans of the Liiga, on 2 March 2021.[16] He collected 2 goals and 6 points through 11 regular season games before making 5 playoff appearances.

On 11 May 2021, Chlapík familiarly made a full return to his original Czech club, HC Sparta Praha, agreeing to a two-year contract.[17]

International play

Chlapík won silver medals with the Czech under-18 national team at both the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[18] He also competed at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships where the Czech national team was eliminated in the Quarterfinals.

Personal life

Chlapík is good friends with Daniel Sprong.[19] Sprong was chosen just two picks ahead of Chlapík by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

His brother Adam Chlapík is also a hockey player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 HC Sparta Praha Czech20 38 16 19 35 22 7 3 3 6 6
2013–14 HC Litomerice Czech.1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 64 33 42 75 42 9 1 8 9 10
2015–16 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 52 12 42 54 50 5 1 1 2 0
2016–17 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 57 34 57 91 98 13 5 14 19 27
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 52 11 21 32 47 — — — — —
2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 1 3 4 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 57 16 18 34 28 — — — — —
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 5 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 37 10 12 22 49 — — — — —
2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 31 3 3 6 10 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Sparta Praha ELH 3 1 0 1 8 — — — — —
2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 2 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 11 2 4 6 4 5 2 1 3 16
2021–22 HC Sparta Praha ELH 53 31 39 70 39 16 5 10 15 12
2022–23 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 50 24 13 37 38 — — — — —
NHL totals 57 5 6 11 18 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Czech Republic U17 7th 5 1 1 2 2
2014 Czech Republic IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1 4 5 2
2014 Czech Republic WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 2
2015 Czech Republic WJC18 6th 3 0 0 0 2
2016 Czech Republic WJC 5th 5 0 0 0 2
2017 Czech Republic WJC 6th 5 2 1 3 0
Junior totals 30 4 7 11 10

Awards and honours
Honours Year
IIHF World U18 Championship Silver Medal 2014 [20]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Silver Medal 2014 [21]
QMJHL All-Rookie Team 2014–15 [22]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2015 [23]
Spengler Cup (Ambri-Piotta) 2022

References
  1. "Sprong, Chlapik Among Notable Charlottetown Prospects". The Hockey Writers. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. Rogers Digital Media. "Islanders' Chlapik making a name for himself - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. Rogers Digital Media. "QMJHL blog: Chlapik continues his domination". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. "Jakub Zboril, physical defenseman for Saint Jonh Sea Dogs, adapted well to QMJHL". NHL.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. "Senators sign Czech centre Filip Chlapik to entry-level deal". sportsnet.ca. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. Tidcombe, Matt (28 October 2017). "Chlapik and McCormick return to Belleville". bellevillesens.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018. Chlapik made his NHL debut Thursday night where he recorded an assist in Ottawa's 5-4 win over the Flyers
  7. "Senators cut 3 from camp; Chlapik assigned to Belleville". sportsnet.ca. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. Tidcombe, Matt (25 October 2018). "Rodewald and Chlapik receive NHL call-ups". bellevillesens.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. @Senators (28 October 2017). "Roster update: The #Sens have reassigned Filip Chlapik and Max McCormick to Belleville (AHL) @BellevilleSens" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. Garrioch, Bruce (23 January 2018). "Filip Chlapik the latest Senators' player headed for injury list". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  11. @Senators (31 January 2018). "Roster update: The #Sens have reassigned Filip Chlapik to Belleville (AHL)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. "Senators recall Filip Chlapik, demote Jim O'Brien". sportsnet.ca. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  13. Medaglia, Craig (24 March 2018). "Game Day 5: Sens vs Hurricanes". Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. "Out of the NHL, Filip Chlapik will help Sparta" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  15. "Ottawa Senators unconditionally release forward Filip Chlapik". Ottawa Senators. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  16. "Pelicans welcome Filip Chlapik" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  17. "Filip Chlapik is returning to Sparta!" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  18. "Chlapik Invited to Training Camp for Czech World Junior Team". charlottetownislanders.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  19. "Sprong benefiting from Penguins development camp". charlottetownislanders.com. 13 August 2015.
  20. "Czech Republic's Spacek and Chlapik wear their silver medals after their gold medal game against Team USA at the U18 World Champs 2014". Yahoo Eurosport UK. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  21. "Filip Chlapik, prospect for 2015 NHL Draft, combines excellent skill with strong hockey IQ". NHL.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  22. "The Golden Puck Awards: an unforgettable evening!". theqmjhl.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  23. "Chlapik, Sprong to play in tonight's prospects game". theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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