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Czechia Italy Matous Jan Kucharcik
#23 Youngstown Phantoms / USHL - 25/26
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Feb 03, 2007
Position
C/LW
Age
18
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Vipiteno, ITA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Czechia / Italy
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Slavia Praha
Contract
Junior
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Unsigned
Drafted
2025 round 4 #103 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Kucharčík profiles as a smart two-way centre who excels at facilitating others through his strongly ingrained supporting habits. He backtracks to intercept passes in the neutral zone, pickpockets opposing defencemen on the forecheck and takes the right routes to provide his teammates with passing options. There’s also a clear defensive upside with Kucharčík. His motor is solid, but it’s how he angles and positions that really drives his defensive value. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide

Family relations:
Father: Tomas Kucharcik

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Matous Jan Kucharcik Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 HC Slavia Praha U17 Czechia U17 36* 9* 19* 28* 42* 11* | Playoffs 8 3 3 6 10 -2
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
2023-24 HC Slavia Praha U17 Czechia U17 33* 30* 26* 56* 41* 33* | Playoffs 6 5 5 10 6 2
HC Slavia Praha U20 Czechia U20 2 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 3 3 0 0
HC Slavia Praha Czechia2 12* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 0
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 9* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
2024-25 HC Slavia Praha U20 Czechia U20 25* 6* 10* 16* 22* -1* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 6 3
HC Slavia Praha Czechia2 20* 1* 3* 4* 4* 0* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 27* 2* 7* 9* 22* -* |
2025-26 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 26* 6* 5* 11* 18* 6* |
Projected USHL 62* 14* 12* 26* 43* 14* |

Matous Jan Kucharcik Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Hlavní město Praha U15 MMCR 7* 3* 5* 8* 6* 0* |
2024-25 Czechia U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |

Matous Jan Kucharcik Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Czechia U17 2 69* 39* 45* 84* 1.22* 83* 44* | 2 14 8 * 8 * 16 * 1.14 * 16 * 0 *
Czechia U20 1 25* 6* 10* 16* 0.64* 22* -1* | 1 7 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.86 * 6 * 3 *
Czechia U20 2 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 1 2 0 * 3 * 3 * 1.50 * 0 * 0 *
Czechia2 2 32* 1* 5* 6* 0.19* 4* 2* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * 0 *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 41* 6* 10* 16* 0.39* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MMCR 1 7* 3* 5* 8* 1.14* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 26* 6* 5* 11* 0.42* 18* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *

Matous Jan Kucharcik Career Highlights

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/14/2025
07/14/2025 Confirmed HC Sparta Praha Youngstown Phantoms
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2025, 1 #14 overall by Owen Sound Attack in the CHL Import Draft

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #135 by Elite Prospects

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #187 by FCHockey

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2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #147 by McKeen's Hockey

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #15 by NHL Central Scouting

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