Eduard Šalé

Eduard Šalé (born March 10, 2005) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga (ELH) and is considered the top Czech prospect in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2]

Eduard Šalé
Born (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005
Brno, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
ELH team HC Kometa Brno
NHL Draft Eligible 2023
Playing career 2021–present

Playing career

Šalé played as a youth within hometown club, HC Kometa Brno, first appearing as a 13 year-old at the under-16 level. During the 2020–21 season, Šalé having appeared with the under-20 team, he briefly left Brno and made 7 appearances at the Finnish under-18 SM-sarja competition with Ilves.[3]

Returning to Kometa Brno, Šalé made his senior professional debut in the Czech Extraliga during the 2021–22 season, finishing with 2 goals and 3 points in 10 regular season games.

International play
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Canada

Šalé first represented Czechia at the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and in the following year he was recognised as one of the top ranked stars in the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.[4]

Šalé won a Silver medal with Czechia at the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2020–21 HC Kometa Brno Czech U20 8 4 2 6 0 — — — — —
2021–22 HC Kometa Brno Czech U20 39 42 47 89 56 5 5 5 10 0
2021–22 HC Kometa Brno ELH 10 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
ELH totals 10 2 1 3 2 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Czechia HG18 6th 4 1 2 3 2
2022 Czechia U18 4th 6 1 8 9 0
2022 Czechia HG18 4th 5 4 2 6 0
2023 Czechia WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 5 6 2
Junior totals 22 7 17 24 4

References
  1. Burke, JD. "Eduard Šalé has shown "he's one of those names" for a stacked 2023 NHL Draft with his play at U18s". eprinkside. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. Vickers, Aaron. "Sale Is Central Europe's Most Intriguing Draft Talent, But He's Not Alone". NHL Entry Draft. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. gmghockey (16 November 2020). "Eduard Sale to appear with junior club" (in Finnish). Instagram. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. Ferrari, Tony. "Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3 Stars: Šalé, Järventie, and Erliden Star on Day 2". The Hockey News. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. Arif, Hafsa. "From playing games to chasing planes: World Juniors players head home". CTV News. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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