Radim Mrtka
Czech ice hockey player (born 2007)
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Radim Mrtka (born 9 June 2007) is a Czech junior ice hockey player who is a defenceman under contract as a prospect to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected ninth overall by the Sabres in the 2025 NHL entry draft.
| Radim Mrtka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
9 June 2007 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Oceláři Třinec | ||
| NHL draft |
9th overall, 2025 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||
Early life
Mrtka was born to Miloš and Helena in Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic.[1][2]
Playing career
Mrtka played with Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH) during the 2023–24 season. He recorded four goals and seven assists in 19 games with the under-20 team, and three goals and three assists in 17 games with the under-17 team. He was drafted 71st overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 2024 CHL Import Draft.[3]
He began the 2024–25 season with Oceláři Třinec, where he recorded one assist in 10 ELH games.[4] On 27 November 2024, he signed with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL.[5][6] During the 2024–25 WHL season he recorded three goals and 32 assists in 43 regular season games for the Thunderbirds.[7][8]
On 15 July 2025, Mrtka signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[9]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing the  Czech Republic | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2026 United States | |
In December 2025, he was selected to represent Czechia at the 2026 World Junior Championships.[10] He was scoreless in five games and won a silver medal.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2023–24 | Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 43 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 43 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ELH totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
