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Fantasy Summary

A big righty with shutdown tendencies, the Czech import entrenched himself as an invaluable piece to his team’s playoff run.


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Final Rankings -A towering right-shot defenseman, Max Psenicka is a fluid skater with exceptional defensive awareness and an active stick. Max played an important role in Portland’s run to the Western Conference Finals, but is offensively limited and he will need to refine his decision making to thrive at the next level.—Collin Wilcox

June 2025—Though it took him some time to find his footing, Psenicka has developed into what looks like a potential dependable shutdown option at the NHL level. 6-4, right-handed, physical, and a quick skater with playoff pedigree, Psenicka won’t last long at the draft.

Not on the radar for much of the season and not viewed as an offensive player, Psenicka has been a solidly productive player at the Czech Junior level for the past few years. While he only made it into 24 games after his transfer to the WHL, he was instantly trusted and leaned upon by the Winterhawks. While, inevitably, they got smoked by Spokane, Psenicka was arguably Portland’s No.1 defensive option and met the challenge with equal parts hard-nosed physicality and intelligent defensive reads.—Luke Sweeney

 

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.5
NHL Certainty 7.0
Country CZE
Position D
Roster Type Draft Eligible
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth January 18, 2007
Height 6‘4”
Weight 185 lbs
Drafted No
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Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-
2024-2025WHLPortland Winterhawks2416712-2
2024-2025Czechia U20HC Plzen U20203811411
2024-2025CzechiaHC Plzen162022-1
2023-2024Czechia U20 2HC Slavia Praha U20200020
2023-2024Czechia U17HC Slavia Praha U17391025354830
2022-2023Czechia U20 2HC Slavia Praha U20100000
2022-2023Czechia U17HC Slavia Praha U1728312152213
2021-2022WSI U15Czech Knights U15702200
2021-2022MMCRHlavni mesto Praha U1571101140
2021-2022Czechia U17HC Slavia Praha U1730110-1
2019-2020QC Int PWCzech Knights (PW)600000
2018-2019WSI U12Czech Selects U12600000

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