Filip Pyrochta

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 (1996-06-24) 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

Pyrochta 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

Regular season and playoffs
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
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Czech Republic U18 7th 5 0 1 1 2
2013 Czech Republic IH18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1 2 3 4
2014 Czech Republic U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 16 2 5 7 6

References
  1. "2013-14 Bili Tygri Liberec player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. "Liberec strengthen on back of three signings" (in Czech). hokej.cz. May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  3. "Predators sign defenseman Filip Pyrochta". Nashville Predators. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  4. "Filip Pyrochta: Let go by Preds". CBSSports.com. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. Zajíček, Roman (May 28, 2019). "Kometa posiluje obranné řady. V Brně podepsal zadák Filip Pyrochta". HC Kometa Brno (in Czech). Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  6. "National Team defender signs with LHF" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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