Oliver Okuliar

Oliver Okuliar (born 24 May 2000) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously was under contract to the Florida Panthers, and has played for several teams in various major leagues across Europe.

Playing career On 12 April 2024, Okuliar signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). After attending the Panthers training camp for the season, Okuliar was reassigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers for the entirety of his contract. He contributed offensively with the Checkers in posting 19 goals and 41 points through 69 regular season games. He notched 8 points in 18 playoff contests, helping the Charlotte reach the Calder Cup finals.

As a pending free agent, Okuliar opted to leave North America, signing a two-year contract with Swedish club, Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), on 26 June 2025.

Following his first season with Skellefteå, Okuliar's NHL rights were traded by the Panthers to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Emil Pieniniemi on 13 June 2026. Two days later, Okuliar enacted his NHL out clause and returned to North America for the season after agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Penguins.

International play He represented Slovakia senior team at the 2023 World Championship, where he recorded one assist through 6 appearances.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 Team Slovakia U18 SVK U20 38 14 12 26 22 — — — — — 2016–17 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK U20 3 2 4 6 14 10 1 6 7 12 2017–18 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK U20 37 24 40 64 137 18 10 14 24 56 2017–18 HK Dukla Trenčín Slovak 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —2017–18 HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica Slovak.1 4 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2018–19 Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL 66 14 28 42 46 10 1 3 4 6 2019–20 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 55 33 35 68 51 — — — — — 2020–21 HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš Slovak 6 3 5 8 14 — — — — — 2020–21 HK Dukla Trenčín Slovak 41 17 22 39 76 10 1 4 5 24 2021–22 SaiPa Liiga 56 8 10 18 55 — — — — — 2022–23 Mountfield HK ELH 39 13 16 29 39 18 3 9 12 18 2023–24 Mountfield HK ELH 52 24 21 45 53 8 0 2 2 4 2024–25 Charlotte Checkers AHL 69 19 22 41 119 18 4 4 8 18 2025–26 Skellefteå AIK SHL 46 15 14 29 38 15 6 7 13 6 Slovak totals 48 20 27 47 90 10 1 4 5 24 Liiga totals 56 8 10 18 55 — — — — — ELH totals 91 37 37 74 92 26 3 11 14 22

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