Pavol Regenda

Pavol Regenda (born 7 December 1999) is a Slovak professional ice hockey winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regenda previously played for the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL and HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga. He has represented Slovakia national team several times and won a bronze medal with them at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Playing career During the 2021–22 season, he recorded 15 goals and 24 assists in 43 games for HK Dukla Michalovce. He was the top scorer in the Extraliga among players 22 and under.

Following two break-out seasons with Dukla Michalovce, Regenda was originally signed to a contract in the Czech Extraliga with BK Mladá Boleslav on 1 May 2022. However, after a strong showing in the World Championships, Regenda used his National Hockey League (NHL) out-clause to break his contract with BK Mladá Boleslav, and on 1 June 2022, he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks to a two-year, entry-level contract beginning with the 2022–23 NHL season. He began the season with the Ducks, registering two points in five games. On 31 October 2022, he was assigned to the Ducks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. He was recalled by the Ducks and scored his first NHL goal against Filip Gustavsson in a 4–1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on 9 November 2022. Regenda continued to bounce between the NHL and AHL for the season, finishing with 14 games played with Anaheim, scoring one goal and three points.

Regenda was invited to the Ducks 2023 training camp, but was assigned to the Gulls on 4 October 2023 to begin the 2023–24 season. After a series of trades left the team shorthanded, Regenda was recalled on 6 March 2024 and made his NHL season debut that night for the Ducks in a 2–1 win over the Ottawa Senators. He was returned to San Diego on 8 March. Regenda was recalled again on 12 March. On 5 July 2024, Regenda signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ducks for the 2024–25 season. He was assigned to San Diego to start the 2024–25 season.

Midway through his third season in the Ducks organization, Regenda was traded to the San Jose Sharks on 22 January 2025, in exchange for forward Justin Bailey. In July 2025, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Sharks. On 3 January 2026, Regenda scored his first hat trick in the NHL in a game that the Sharks lost 7–3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Following being called up from the San Jose Barracuda in December 2025 through the start of the 2026 Winter Olympic break Regenda scored eight goals in thirteen games. Following the Olympic break, he played in just seven games with one goals scored and was healthy scratched for nineteen games.

International play

Regenda represented Slovakia at the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships and recorded one assist in five games. He then represented Slovakia at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and recorded one goal, and two assists in five games.

On 18 January 2022, he was named to the roster to represent Slovakia at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He recorded one goal and three assists in seven games and won a bronze medal.

Regenda was named to the Slovak Olympic team for the 2026 Winter Olympics, where he recorded three goals and two assists in six games.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK U18 40 14 17 31 63 — — — — — 2014–15 HK Dukla Michalovce SVK.2 U18 13 15 8 23 69 — — — — — 2015–16 Team Slovakia U18 SVK U20 34 5 8 13 22 — — — — — 2015–16 HK Dukla Michalovce SVK U20 7 1 0 1 4 3 1 2 3 0 2016–17 Team Slovakia U18 SVK U20 44 15 22 37 28 — — — — — 2016–17 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK U18 — — — — — 4 3 3 6 4 2016–17 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK U20 — — — — — 11 1 3 4 8 2017–18 Linköpings HC J20 44 7 3 10 24 1 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Växjö Lakers J20 42 11 16 27 18 2 0 1 1 2 2019–20 Jokerit Jr. A 47 15 18 33 88 1 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Kiekko–Vantaa Mestis 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 HK Dukla Michalovce Slovak 50 11 14 25 64 12 4 3 7 2 2021–22 HK Dukla Michalovce Slovak 43 15 24 39 55 6 5 1 6 8 2022–23 Anaheim Ducks NHL 14 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2022–23 San Diego Gulls AHL 50 13 12 25 66 — — — — — 2023–24 San Diego Gulls AHL 54 19 15 34 57 — — — — — 2023–24 Anaheim Ducks NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2024–25 San Diego Gulls AHL 36 4 12 16 36 — — — — — 2024–25 San Jose Barracuda AHL 36 9 16 25 30 6 3 0 3 0 2025–26 San Jose Barracuda AHL 28 4 8 12 16 — — — — — 2025–26 San Jose Sharks NHL 24 9 1 10 20 — — — — —Slovak totals 93 26 38 64 119 18 9 4 13 10 NHL totals 43 10 3 13 26 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2017 Slovakia WJC18 6th 5 0 1 1 0 2019 Slovakia WJC 8th 5 1 2 3 2 2022 Slovakia OG 7 1 3 4 6 2022 Slovakia WC 8th 8 5 1 6 4 2023 Slovakia WC 9th 7 2 2 4 2 2024 Slovakia WC 7th 8 1 3 4 12 2024 Slovakia OGQ Q 3 2 0 2 12 2025 Slovakia WC 11th 6 1 1 2 29 2026 Slovakia OG 4th 6 3 2 5 6 Junior totals 13 1 3 4 2 Senior totals 45 15 12 27 69