David Sklenička

David Sklenička (born 8 September 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with EV Zug in the National League (NL).

Playing career Sklenička made his professional debut playing in Czech Extraliga with HC Plzeň during the 2014–15 Czech Extraliga season as an 18-year old.

In the 2017–18 season, Sklenička played in 49 games on the blueline for Plzeň, registering 14 points and a plus-minus +17 rating. The 21-year-old added one goal and one assist in 10 playoff games.

On May 28, 2018, Sklenička as an undrafted free agent, signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Approaching the final year of his contract with the Canadiens in the 2019–20 season, Sklenička continued his tenure with American Hockey League affiliate, the Laval Rocket. After just seven games through the opening months of the season with the Rocket and gaging his chance to appear in the NHL limited, Sklenička was placed on unconditional waivers by the Canadiens and mutually released from his contract on 7 December 2019. On 12 December 2019, he was signed for the remainder of the season to join Finnish club, Jokerit, of the KHL.

After a lone campaign with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in the 2022–23 season, Sklenička continued his journeyman career in signing a one-year contract with Kazakh based club, Barys Astana of the KHL, on 1 July 2023.

In May 2024, Sklenička signed a one-year contract to play with the Lausanne HC in the Swiss National League. In June 2025, Sklenička signed a one-year contract to play with EV Zug, staying in Switzerland.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Rytíři Kladno CZE U18 43 2 8 10 40 3 0 0 0 2 2013–14 HC Medvědi Beroun 1933 CZE.2 42 0 1 1 16 — — — — — 2014–15 HC Škoda Plzeň CZE U20 20 1 6 7 38 4 0 1 1 16 2014–15 HC Škoda Plzeň ELH 6 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 2 2014–15 HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod CZE.2 31 1 1 2 18 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Škoda Plzeň CZE U20 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Škoda Plzeň ELH 46 3 5 8 32 10 0 2 2 62015–16 HC Klatovy CZE.3 1 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2016–17 HC Škoda Plzeň ELH 47 4 5 9 24 11 0 1 1 4 2017–18 HC Škoda Plzeň ELH 49 3 11 14 22 10 1 1 2 6 2018–19 Laval Rocket AHL 68 3 6 9 50 — — — — — 2019–20 Laval Rocket AHL 7 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Jokerit KHL 25 2 3 5 12 6 1 1 2 2 2020–21 Jokerit KHL 51 7 10 17 26 4 0 0 0 2 2021–22 Jokerit KHL 45 5 9 14 34 — — — — — 2021–22 Kärpät Liiga 9 0 3 3 16 7 0 2 2 0 2022–23 Brynäs IF SHL 50 7 24 31 22 — — — — — 2023–24 Barys Astana KHL 62 8 25 33 40 — — — — — 2024–25 Lausanne HC NL 51 3 23 26 34 18 0 7 7 14 ELH totals 148 10 21 31 86 33 1 4 5 18 KHL totals 183 22 47 69 112 10 1 1 2 4 NL totals 51 3 23 26 34 18 0 7 7 14

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Czech Republic WJC 5th 5 1 0 1 2 2018 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 0 2 2 2 2019 Czech Republic WC 4th 9 0 1 1 2 2021 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 0 1 1 4 2022 Czech Republic OG 9th 4 0 0 0 0 2022 Czech Republic WC 10 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 5 1 0 1 2 Senior totals 39 0 5 5 10