Filip Chlapík

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = 2023-04-15 Deutschland gegen Tschechische Republik (Eishockey-Länderspiel) by Sandro Halank–187.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Chlapík with the Czech Republic (2023)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|06|03}}

| birth_place = Prague, Czech Republic

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 196

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| league = ELH

| team = HC Sparta Praha

| prospect_league =

| prospect_team =

| former_teams = Ottawa Senators
Lahti Pelicans
HC Ambrì-Piotta

| ntl_team = CZE

| draft = 48th overall

| draft_year = 2015

| draft_team = Ottawa Senators

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

}}

Filip Chlapík (born 3 June 1997) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Chlapík was selected 48th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web|url=http://thehockeywriters.com/sprong-chlapik-among-notable-charlottetown-prospects/|title=Sprong, Chlapik Among Notable Charlottetown Prospects|author=|date=15 June 2015|work=The Hockey Writers|access-date=28 June 2015}}

Playing career

Chlapík was drafted by the Charlottetown Islanders in the first round (11th overall) of the 2014 CHL Import Draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/islanders-chlapik-making-a-name-for-himself/|title=Islanders' Chlapik making a name for himself - Sportsnet.ca|author=Rogers Digital Media|date=|work=Sportsnet.ca|access-date=28 June 2015}} In his first season with Charlottetown he was recognized for his outstanding play when he was selected to take part in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/qmjhl-blog-chlapik-continues-domination/|title=QMJHL blog: Chlapik continues his domination|author=Rogers Digital Media|date=|work=Sportsnet.ca|access-date=28 June 2015}} He was also named to the 2014–15 QMJHL All-Rookie Team after tying for league lead in both rookie goal scoring (33) and power-play goals (10).{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=770703|title=Jakub Zboril, physical defenseman for Saint Jonh Sea Dogs, adapted well to QMJHL|author=|date=|work=NHL.com|access-date=28 June 2015}}

Chlapík signed an entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on 22 December 2016.{{cite web|title=Senators sign Czech centre Filip Chlapik to entry-level deal|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/senators-sign-czech-centre-filip-chlapik-entry-level-deal/|website=sportsnet.ca|access-date=26 March 2018|date=22 December 2016}} Chlapík made his professional debut with the Belleville Senators, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Ottawa Senators in October 2017. Chlapík was an injury call-up to Ottawa later in October and made his NHL debut on 26 October 2017 in a 5–4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers, during which he scored his first NHL point.{{cite web|last1=Tidcombe|first1=Matt|title=Chlapik and McCormick return to Belleville|url=http://bellevillesens.com/chlapik-and-mccormick-return-to-belleville/|website=bellevillesens.com|access-date=26 March 2018|date=28 October 2017|quote=Chlapik made his NHL debut Thursday night where he recorded an assist in Ottawa’s 5-4 win over the Flyers}}

Chlapík started the 2017–18 season with the Belleville Senators.{{cite web|title=Senators cut 3 from camp; Chlapik assigned to Belleville|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/senators-cut-3-camp-chlapik-assigned-belleville/|website=sportsnet.ca|access-date=26 March 2018|date=26 September 2017}} He was called up to the NHL on 25 October 2017{{cite web|last1=Tidcombe|first1=Matt|title=Rodewald and Chlapik receive NHL call-ups|url=http://bellevillesens.com/rodewald-and-chlapik-receive-nhl-call-ups/|website=bellevillesens.com|access-date=26 March 2018|date=25 October 2018}} and played one game before being sent back to the AHL on 28 October 2017.{{cite tweet |user=Senators |number=924269847252369408 |date=28 October 2017 |title=Roster update: The #Sens have reassigned Filip Chlapik and Max McCormick to Belleville (AHL) @BellevilleSens}} He was called up multiple times in December and January but was injured in a game against the Minnesota Wild{{cite news|last1=Garrioch|first1=Bruce|title=Filip Chlapik the latest Senators' player headed for injury list|url=http://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/chlapik-the-latest-senators-player-headed-for-injury-list|access-date=26 March 2018|publisher=Ottawa Sun|date=23 January 2018}} and was sent down to the AHL shortly after.{{cite tweet |user=Senators |number=958793005233684481 |date=31 January 2018 |title=Roster update: The #Sens have reassigned Filip Chlapik to Belleville (AHL)}} Chlapík was not called up again until 19 March 2018,{{cite web|title=Senators recall Filip Chlapik, demote Jim O'Brien|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/senators-recall-filip-chlapik-demote-jim-obrien/|website=sportsnet.ca|access-date=26 March 2018|date=19 March 2018}} and he recorded his first NHL goal on 22 March 2018, in a game against the Edmonton Oilers.{{cite web|last1=Medaglia|first1=Craig|title=Game Day 5: Sens vs Hurricanes|url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/game-day-5-sens-vs-hurricanes/c-297196896|access-date=25 March 2018|date=24 March 2018}}

Entering his fourth season within the Senators organization and with the 2020–21 NHL season set to be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chlapík was loaned by Ottawa to remain with his original hometown club, HC Sparta Praha, on 29 September 2020.{{cite web| url = https://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Posila-z-NHL-Sparte-vypomuze-Filip-Chlapik-13878 | title = Out of the NHL, Filip Chlapik will help Sparta | publisher = HC Sparta Praha | date = 29 September 2020 | access-date = 29 September 2020 | language = Czech}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He made three appearances in the Czech Extraliga, registering one goal before returning to the Ottawa Senators for the commencement of training camp. Remaining with the Senators roster, primarily assigned to the club's taxi squad, Chlapík featured in one game, going scoreless, before he was reassigned to Belleville. After two games in the AHL, on 27 February 2021, Chlapík was placed on unconditional waivers and was subsequently mutually released from the remainder of his contract with the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/ottawa-senators-unconditionally-release-forward-filip-chlapik/c-321850258 | title = Ottawa Senators unconditionally release forward Filip Chlapik | publisher = Ottawa Senators | date = 27 February 2021 | access-date = 27 February 2021}}

As a free agent, Chlapík secured a contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with Finnish club, Lahti Pelicans of the Liiga, on 2 March 2021.{{cite web| url = https://pelicans.fi/fi-fi/article/uutinen/filip-chlapik-loppukaudeksi-pelicansiin/4632/ | title = Pelicans welcome Filip Chlapik | publisher = Lahti Pelicans | date = 2 March 2021 | access-date = 2 March 2021 | language = Finnish}} He collected two goals and six points through 11 regular season games before making five playoff appearances.

On 11 May 2021, Chlapík returned to his original Czech club, HC Sparta Praha, agreeing to a two-year contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Do-Sparty-se-vraci-Filip-Chlapik-14253 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210511132533/https://hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Do-Sparty-se-vraci-Filip-Chlapik-14253 | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 11 May 2021 | title = Filip Chlapik is returning to Sparta! | publisher = HC Sparta Praha | date = 11 May 2021 | accessdate = 11 May 2021 | language = Czech}}

International play

Chlapík won silver medals with the Czech under-18 national team at both the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.charlottetownislanders.com/article/chlapik-invited-to-training-camp-for-czech-world-junior-team|title=Chlapik Invited to Training Camp for Czech World Junior Team|author=|date=|work=charlottetownislanders.com|access-date=28 June 2015}} He also competed at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships where the Czech national team was eliminated in the Quarterfinals.

Personal life

Chlapík is good friends with Daniel Sprong.{{cite web | url =http://charlottetownislanders.com/sprong-benefitting-from-penguins-development-camp | title = Sprong benefiting from Penguins development camp | website = charlottetownislanders.com | date = 13 August 2015}} Sprong was chosen just two picks ahead of Chlapík by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

His brother Adam Chlapík is also a hockey player.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2013–14

| HC Sparta Praha

| Czech20

| 38

| 16

| 19

| 35

| 22

| 7

| 3

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| HC Litomerice

| Czech.1

| 1

| 0

| —

2014–15

| Charlottetown Islanders

| QMJHL

| 64

| 33

| 42

| 75

| 42

| 9

| 1

| 8

| 9

| 10

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Charlottetown Islanders

| QMJHL

| 52

| 12

| 42

| 54

| 50

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 0

2016–17

| Charlottetown Islanders

| QMJHL

| 57

| 34

| 57

| 91

| 98

| 13

| 5

| 14

| 19

| 27

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Belleville Senators

| AHL

| 52

| 11

| 21

| 32

| 47

| —

2017–18

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 20

| 1

| 3

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Belleville Senators

| AHL

| 57

| 16

| 18

| 34

| 28

| —

2018–19

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Belleville Senators

| AHL

| 37

| 10

| 12

| 22

| 49

| —

2019–20

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 31

| 3

| 6

| 10

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| HC Sparta Praha

| ELH

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 8

| —

2020–21

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Belleville Senators

| AHL

| 2

| 0

| 6

| —

2020–21

| Lahti Pelicans

| Liiga

| 11

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 4

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 16

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| HC Sparta Praha

| ELH

| 53

| 31

| 39

| 70

| 39

| 16

| 5

| 10

| 15

| 12

2022–23

| HC Ambrì-Piotta

| NL

| 50

| 24

| 13

| 37

| 38

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| HC Sparta Praha

| ELH

| 47

| 22

| 26

| 48

| 32

| 11

| 3

| 7

| 10

| 7

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 57

! 5

! 6

! 11

! 18

! —

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! colspan="3" | ELH totals

! 103

! 54

! 65

! 119

! 79

! 27

! 8

! 17

! 25

! 19

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2014

| Czech Republic

| U17

| 7th

| 5

| 1

| 2

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| 2014

| Czech Republic

| IH18

| {{silver2}}

| 5

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 2

2014

| Czech Republic

| WJC18

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Czech Republic

| WJC18

| 6th

| 3

| 0

| 2

2016

| Czech Republic

| WJC

| 5th

| 5

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017

| Czech Republic

| WJC

| 6th

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 0

2023

| Czech Republic

| WC

| 8th

| 4

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 30

! 4

! 7

! 11

! 10

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 4

! 0

! 2

Awards and honours

class="wikitable"

! Honours

! Year

IIHF World U18 Championship Silver Medal

| 2014

|{{cite web|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/czech-republics-spacek-chlapik-wear-silver-medals-gold-photo-200246392.html|title=Czech Republic's Spacek and Chlapik wear their silver medals after their gold medal game against Team USA at the U18 World Champs 2014|author=|date=27 April 2014|work=Yahoo Eurosport UK|access-date=28 June 2015}}

Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Silver Medal

| 2014

|{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=764387|title=Filip Chlapik, prospect for 2015 NHL Draft, combines excellent skill with strong hockey IQ|author=|date=|work=NHL.com|access-date=28 June 2015}}

QMJHL All-Rookie Team

| 2014–15

|{{cite web|url=http://theqmjhl.ca/the-golden-puck-awards-an-unforgettable-evening-2/|title=The Golden Puck Awards: an unforgettable evening!|author=|date=|work=theqmjhl.ca|access-date=28 June 2015}}

CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

| 2015

|{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/Hockey/2015-01-22/article-4016391/Chlapik,-Sprong-to-play-in-tonights-prospects-game/1|title=Chlapik, Sprong to play in tonight's prospects game|author=|date=|work=theguardian.pe.ca|access-date=28 June 2015}}

Spengler Cup (Ambri-Piotta)

|2022