Filip Chlapík

Filip Chlapík (born 3 June 1997) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Chlapík was selected 48th overall by the Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Filip Chlapík
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
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Ottawa Senators Belleville Senators (AHL)
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]

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.[14] 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.[15] 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	Ottawa Senators	NHL		31	3	3	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Belleville Senators	AHL		37	10	12	22	49		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				56	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			5	1	4	5	2
2014	Czech Republic	WJC18			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	[16]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Silver Medal	2014	[17]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game	2015	[18]
QMJHL All-Rookie Team	2014–15	[19]

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. "Chlapik Invited to Training Camp for Czech World Junior Team". charlottetownislanders.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
15. "Sprong benefiting from Penguins development camp". charlottetownislanders.com. 13 August 2015.
16. "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.
17. "Filip Chlapik, prospect for 2015 NHL Draft, combines excellent skill with strong hockey IQ". NHL.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
18. "Chlapik, Sprong to play in tonight's prospects game". theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
19. "The Golden Puck Awards: an unforgettable evening!". theqmjhl.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database