Martin Pospíšil

Martin Pospíšil (born 19 November 1999) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). His brother Kristián is also an ice-hockey player.

Playing career Prior to his professional career, Pospíšil played for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL. Amassing 37 points in 49 games, Pospíšil was drafted in the fourth round (105th overall pick) in the 2018 NHL entry draft by the Calgary Flames. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Flames on 20 April 2019. On 13 August 2020, the Flames loaned Pospíšil to HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga. He was later re-signed to one-year, two-way contracts in 2022 and 2023.

On 3 November 2023, Pospíšil was called up by the Flames and made his NHL debut the next day, scoring his first career NHL goal in a 6–3 win against the Seattle Kraken. On 18 January 2024, the Flames placed Pospíšil on injured reserve after he suffered an upper-body injury in a 4–3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. On 6 March, Pospíšil was suspended three games for boarding Seattle Kraken's defenceman Vince Dunn.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 49 8 29 37 253 — — — — — 2018–19 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 44 16 47 63 118 2 0 1 1 0 2019–20 Stockton Heat AHL 26 3 7 10 56 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Košice Slovak 22 9 8 17 102 — — — — — 2020–21 Stockton Heat AHL 14 5 6 11 35 — — — — — 2021–22 Stockton Heat AHL 47 7 18 25 95 11 2 4 6 6 2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 20 4 6 10 24 — — — — — 2023–24 Calgary Wranglers AHL 6 3 3 6 6 — — — — — 2023–24 Calgary Flames NHL 63 8 16 24 109 — — — — — 2024–25 Calgary Flames NHL 81 4 21 25 84 — — — — — 2025–26 Calgary Flames NHL 22 1 2 3 17 — — — — — 2025–26 Calgary Wranglers AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —NHL totals 166 13 39 52 210 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2017 Slovakia U18 6th 4 0 0 0 0 2019 Slovakia WJC 8th 5 0 2 2 8 2024 Slovakia WC 7th 7 3 4 7 6 2024 Slovakia OGQ Q 3 0 3 3 4 2026 Slovakia OG 4th 4 0 1 1 0 2026 Slovakia WC 9th 7 1 3 4 4Junior totals 9 0 2 2 8 Senior totals 21 4 11 15 14