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Matěj Blümel

Matěj Blümel
Born (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 24)
Tábor, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
Dynamo Pardubice
National team  Czech Republic
NHL draft 100th overall, 2019
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2019–present

Matěj Blümel (born 31 May 2000) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Czech national team.

Playing career

Blümel as a youth began his career within HC Dynamo Pardubice, joining the club as a 13 year-old and featuring through all junior levels. He spent to two junior season in North America, playing with the Waterloo Black Hawks in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth-round, 100th overall, of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Blümel returned to the Czech Republic and made his professional debut with Dynamo Pardubice during the 2019–20 season. In a depth role, he continued his development in recording 4 goals through 31 regular season games.

Following his third full season in the ELH, and with his draft rights not retained by the Oilers, Blümel was signed as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on 7 June 2022.[2]

Blümel scored his first career NHL goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on November 13, 2022.[3]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Finland

Blümel represented the Czech Republic at the 2021 IIHF World Championship, collecting 1 goal in 5 games to help Czechia finish in 7th place.[4][5][6]

He returned with the Czech Republic in the following 2022 IIHF World Championship hosted in Finland, and produced four goals and 8 points through 10 games to help Czechia claim their first medal in 10 years in capturing the bronze.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 HC Dynamo Pardubice Czech.20 3 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 50 8 10 18 10 2 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 58 30 30 60 22 4 3 1 4 2
2019–20 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 31 4 1 5 18 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 49 17 15 32 6 8 2 2 4 0
2021–22 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 49 12 12 24 8 5 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Texas Stars AHL 58 19 25 44 6 6 0 1 1 0
2022–23 Dallas Stars NHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2023–24 Texas Stars AHL 72 31 31 62 37 7 5 4 9 4
ELH totals 129 33 28 61 32 13 2 2 4 0
NHL totals 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Czech Republic U17 8th 5 0 1 1 2
2017 Czech Republic IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 2 2 0
2018 Czech Republic U18 4th 7 2 2 4 6
2020 Czech Republic WJC 7th 5 1 0 1 0
2021 Czech Republic WC 7th 5 1 0 1 0
2022 Czechia WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 4 4 8 0
Senior totals 15 5 4 9 0

References

  1. ^ "Edmonton Oilers select 19-year-old scoring forward Matej Blümel at #100". edmontonjournal.com. 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Stars sign forward Matej Blumel to two-year, entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Stars rookie Matěj Blümel's first NHL goal came at an ideal time for his family". Dallas News. 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  4. ^ "Národní tým dvakrát porazil Slováky a chystá se na České hokejové hry" (in Czech). hockey.by. 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Team Roster Czech Republic" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Player Statistics Czech Republic" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 August 2021.


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