Samuel Buček

Samuel Buček (born 19 December 1998) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

Samuel Buček
Born (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998
Nitra, Slovakia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
ELH team
Former teams		 HC Oceláři Třinec
HK Nitra
KooKoo
HC Slovan Bratislava
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Undrafted, Buček made his professional debut playing in the Tipsport liga (Slovak) with HK Nitra during the 2015–16 season.[1]

Buček made 5 appearances in the Finnish Liiga, with KooKoo before returning to Nitra during the 2019–20 season. He moved to fellow Slovakian club, HC Slovan Bratislava during the following 2020–21 season, collecting 11 points through just 14 games.[2]

Having returned to his original club, HK Nitra, for the 2021–22 season, Buček led the team and league in scoring posting 41 goals and 64 points in just 50 games. He was named the playoffs MVP for a second time in his career, after leading all scorers with 13 goals and 24 points in a finals defeat to former club, Slovan Bratislava.

As a free agent, Buček opted to pursue a career in North America. On 11 July 2022, he became the first player in franchise history to be signed by the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was signed to a one-year contract for the Firebirds inaugural season in 2022–23, serving as the primary affiliate to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL).[3] Before joining the Firebirds, on 8 August 2022, Buček signed a one-year contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL, opting to pursue a career in Russia instead.[4]

International play

Buček represented Slovakia in the IIHF World U20 Championship where they get Eliminated in Quarter-finals and get 8th place, Buček scoring the 3 goals and 4 assist in the tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Bold indicates led league

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 HK Nitra Slovak-Jr. 4 2 3 5 0 8 0 3 3 10
2015–16 HK Nitra Slovak-Jr. 10 8 7 15 14 — — — — —
2015–16 HK Nitra Slovak 26 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Chicago Steel USHL 18 4 6 10 24 — — — — —
2016–17 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 52 12 21 33 26 4 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Chicago Steel USHL 49 20 24 44 48 5 3 4 7 2
2018–19 HK Nitra Slovak 53 30 21 51 20 18 9 5 14 4
2019–20 KooKoo Liiga 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2019–20 HK Nitra Slovak 42 15 12 27 36 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 14 5 6 11 4 4 0 2 2 8
2021–22 HK Nitra Slovak 50 41 23 64 34 19 13 11 24 18
2022–23 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Liiga totals 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
Slovak totals 185 92 66 158 98 41 22 18 40 30

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Slovakia U17 8th 50110
2015 Slovakia IH18 8th 42242
2016 Slovakia U18 5th 5 4 1 5 12
2018 Slovakia WJC 7th 5 3 4 7 0
Junior totals 19 9 8 17 14

Awards and honours
Award Year
Slovak Extraliga
Playoffs MVP 2019, 2022 [5][6]

References
  1. "Samuel Buček znova hráčom Nitry". hockeynitra.com (in Slovak).
  2. "A resounding support for the offence, Samuel Buček signed a contract with HC SLOVAN". hcslovan.sk.
  3. "Coachella Valley Firebirds sign first two players". Coachella Valley Firebirds. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. "Neftekhimik signed a contract with Samuel Bucek". hcnh.ru (in Russian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. "Dvadsaťročný Buček získal ocenenie pre najužitočnejšieho hráča play off". sport.sme.sk (in Slovak).
  6. "Zlatú korčuľu získal Buček z Nitry, má už druhú trofej". hokejportal.net (in Slovak).
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