Fantasy Summary
A 6-6 right-handed defenseman who excels with his stick and can drive the transition game. His size is one of his greatest assets and his skating helps him have a high floor/low ceiling at the NHL level being a potential 4th or 5th defenseman in the NHL.
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June 2024 – This past April the Florida Panthers landed 6-6 229 lbs right-handed defenseman from Motor Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. Hovorka, an undrafted free agent, reportedly had eleven teams interested in his services and it is easy to tell why. For his size, Hovorka is quite a smooth skater who excels at the transition game. He can jump in on the rush to an open area of the ice and has a shot that can beat professional goaltenders clean. In the defensive zone, he frequently scans for attacking players ensuring that every opponent is accounted for. Hovorka is also quite effective with his stick in the defensive zone. He progressed throughout last season and eventually earned a nod with the Czech national team. Hovorka will likely need at least one year in the AHL to adapt to the North American game but if all goes well, he could be a 4th or 5th defenseman on an NHL blue line who provides a physical presence and a touch of scoring from time to time. James Connelly
Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
2015-2016 | BK Mlada Boleslav B U16 | Czechia U16 2 | - | - | - | - | - | | | ||||||
2016-2017 | HC Slavia Praha U16 | Czechia U16 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 71 | | | ||||||
HC Slavia Praha U18 | Czechia U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
2017-2018 | BK Mlada Boleslav U18 | Czechia U18 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | | | ||||||
2018-2019 | BK Mlada Boleslav U20 | Czechia U19 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 50 | | | ||||||
2019-2020 | HC Slavia Praha U20 | DHL Cup | 30 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 36 | | | ||||||
HC Slavia Praha U20 | DHL SuperCup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | |||||||
HC Slavia Praha | Czechia2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | |||||||
2020-2021 | HC Slavia Praha U20 | Czechia U20 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | | | ||||||
HC Slavia Praha | Czechia2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
2021-2022 | HC Slavia Praha | Czechia2 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | | | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2022-2023 | Motor Ceske Budejovice | Czechia | 39 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | | | ||||||
2023-2024 | Motor Ceske Budejovice | Czechia | 51 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 42 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Czechia (all) | International | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
Czechia | EHT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
2024-2025 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | - | - | - | - | - | | |
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