Photo courtesy of hokej.cz

Fantasy Summary

Krutil is a strong, physical two-way defenseman. He is mostly a defensive defenseman with good size and strong defensive capabilities.


Observations

Click to Expand

June 2023 – Krutil has been playing on loan with the HC Banik Sokolov in the Czechia2 League.  He has been playing in Czechia for the past couple of seasons since his release from the Icehogs during the 2021-2022 seasons. There is no indication that he will be coming over to play with the Icehogs as of yet. Puneet Sharma

 

December 2020- Krutil has been named to the Czech national team for the 2021 WJHC. The 2020 fourth-round pick has looked very good thus far as he is playing meaningful minutes against some of the best the other countries have to offer. Tony Carr

 

December 2020- Krutil has been added to the Czech Republic preliminary roster for the 2021 WJHC. Earning a spot on this team would be huge for his development. Tony Carr

 

October 2020 – Krutil was drafted 110th overall by the Blackhawks. Krutil is expected to spend at least two more years in Europe before crossing the pond.  Jokke Nevalainen

 

June 2020 – Krutil is a two-way defenseman that I see developing into more of a defensive defenseman as he progresses in coming seasons. He is a solid skater, who is really smooth in his own zone and can skate out of trouble if necessary. Those troubles do not happen very often as he is the type of player who rather goes the safe route instead of playing a more risky defensive game. His passing is very good and he can get the puck out of the zone to forwards safely and with ease. He is also a player that likes to get physical and he can lay a good hit if he thinks it’s the correct decision to make in that situation. Krutil doesn’t have a strong offensive upside, so I wouldn’t expect things to get much better in the offensive part of his game. He has a nice heavy shot, but he doesn’t use it often. He played a pure top-four defensive defenseman role on Sparta Prague’s under-20 team this season. Therefore his offensive numbers don’t scream much. He scored three goals and added two assists for a total of five points in 19 games. He got a taste of professional hockey with HC Litomerice in Czech second-tier league. He played only around 12-13 minutes a night on average in those eight games he played, and he had one assist. He also made his Czech Extraliga debut with Sparta Prague.  Samuel Tirpak

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 4.0
NHL Certainty 2.5
Country CZE
Position D
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth June 3, 2002
Height 6‘1”
Weight 187 lbs
Drafted 2020 Round 4; Overall: 110

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2014-2015 Czech Knights QC Int PW2 0 00 2|        
 2015-2016 HC Letci Letnany U16Czechia U1626 1 56 6|Playoffs2 1 01
  Czech Knights U14 WSI U146 0 00 0|        
 2016-2017 HC Letci Letnany U16Czechia U1638 4 711 10|Playoffs2 0 11
  HC Letci Letnany U18Czechia U182 0 11 0|        
  Hlavni mesto Praha U15MMCR5 0 11 2|        
 2017-2018 HC Letci Letnany U16Czechia U1623 5 1318 28|        
  HC Letci Letnany U18Czechia U1828 3 69 6|        
  Czechia U16 (all)International-Jr12 0 55 4|        
 2018-2019 HC Sparta Praha U20Czechia U1922 1 23 4|        
  Czechia U17WHC-175 0 00 0|        
  Czechia U17 (all)International-Jr6 0 00 0|        
 2019-2020 HC Sparta Praha U20DHL Cup19 3 25 12|        
  HC Sparta PrahaCzechia1 0 00 0|        
  HC Stadion LitomericeCzechia28 0 11 2|        
  Czechia U18 (all)International-Jr9 0 11 2|        
 2020-2021 HC Sparta Praha U20Czechia U201 0 00 0|        
  HC Stadion LitomericeCzechia24 1 01 4|        
  Rockford IceHogsAHL21 0 33 6|        
  Czechia U20WJC-204 0 00 2|        
  Czechia U20 (all)International-Jr5 0 00 2|        
 2021-2022 Rockford IceHogsAHL7 0 00 0|        
  Växjö Lakers HCSHL21 0 55 4|Playoffs4 0 00
  Czechia U20 (all)WJC-20 Cancelled0 0 00 0|        
  Czechia U20 (all)International-Jr6 1 12 6|        
 2022-2023 HC Sparta PrahaCzechia17 0 00 4|        
  HC Sparta PrahaChampions HL1 0 00 2|        
  HC Banik SokolovCzechia222 0 11 16|        
  HC Sparta PrahaSpengler Cup4 0 00 2|        
 2023-2024 HC Sparta PrahaCzechia2 0 00 2|        
  Motor Ceske BudejoviceCzechia3 0 00 0|        
  HC Stadion LitomericeCzechia235 6 915 14|Playoffs12 1 12
 2024-2025 Bili Tygri LiberecCzechia12 0 11 0|        
  SC KolinCzechia22 0 00 2|        

Highlights