# Radim Mrtka > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Radim_Mrtka > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Radim_Mrtka.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radim_Mrtka > Source revision: 1355027755 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Czech ice hockey player (born 2007)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | name = Radim Mrtka | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|6|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [Havlíčkův Brod](/source/Havl%C3%AD%C4%8Dk%C5%AFv_Brod), Czech Republic | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lb = 207 | position = [Defence](/source/Defenceman) | shoots = Right | league = [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | team = [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres) | prospect_team = | prospect_league = [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League) | former_teams = [Oceláři Třinec](/source/HC_Ocel%C3%A1%C5%99i_T%C5%99inec) | ntl_team = | draft = 9th overall | draft_year = 2025 | draft_team = [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres) | career_start = 2024 | career_end = }} '''Radim Mrtka''' (born 9 June 2007) is a Czech junior [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player who is a [defenceman](/source/defenceman) under contract as a prospect to the [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL). He previously played for [Oceláři Třinec](/source/HC_Ocel%C3%A1%C5%99i_T%C5%99inec) of the [Czech Extraliga](/source/Czech_Extraliga) (ELH). He was selected ninth overall by the Sabres in the [2025 NHL entry draft](/source/2025_NHL_entry_draft). ==Early life== Mrtka was born to Miloš and Helena in [Havlíčkův Brod](/source/Havl%C3%AD%C4%8Dk%C5%AFv_Brod), Czech Republic.{{cite web |last1=Kepke |first1=Cami |title=2025 NHL Draft profile: Radim Mrtka, Seattle Thunderbirds |url=https://chl.ca/whl/article/2025-nhl-draft-profile-radim-mrtka-seattle-thunderbirds/ |publisher=Canadian Hockey League |access-date=2 July 2025 |date=20 June 2025}}{{cite web |title=Radim Mrtka |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/872673/radim-mrtka |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=2 July 2025}} ==Playing career== Mrtka played with [Oceláři Třinec](/source/HC_Ocel%C3%A1%C5%99i_T%C5%99inec) of the [Czech Extraliga](/source/Czech_Extraliga) (ELH) during the [2023–24 season](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Czech_Extraliga_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](/source/Seattle_Thunderbirds) in the 2024 CHL Import Draft.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/whl-thunderbirds/article/2024-chl-import-draft-recap/ |title=2024 CHL Import Draft Recap |website=CHL.ca |date=3 July 2024 |access-date=16 April 2025}} He began the [2024–25 season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Czech_Extraliga_season) with Oceláři Třinec, where he recorded one assist in 10 ELH games.{{cite web |url=https://www.livesport.cz/zpravy/hokej-whl-mistrovsky-trinec-opousti-nejvetsi-ceska-nadeje-letosniho-draftu-mrtka-se-stehuje-do-seattlu/jcmiBMcK/ |title=Mistrovský Třinec opouští největší česká naděje letošního draftu. Mrtka se stěhuje do Seattlu |website=livesport.cz |date=29 November 2024 |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=Czech}} On 27 November 2024, he signed with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/whl/article/thunderbirds-sign-forward-radim-mrtka-to-scholarship-and-development-agreement/ |title=Thunderbirds sign Defenceman Radim Mrtka to Scholarship and Development Agreement |website=CHL.ca |first=Cory |last=Bukauskas |date=27 November 2024 |access-date=16 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/prospect-leaves-czechia-for-seattle-thunderbirds |title=Prospect Leaves Czechia for Seattle Thunderbirds |work=[The Hockey News](/source/The_Hockey_News) |first=Derek |last=O'Brien |date=28 November 2024 |access-date=16 April 2025}} During the [2024–25 WHL season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_WHL_season) he recorded three goals and 32 assists in 43 regular season games for the Thunderbirds.{{cite web |url=https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/meet-the-breakout-thunderbirds-defender-primed-to-make-a-splash-at-the-2025-nhl-draft/ |title=Meet the breakout Thunderbirds defender primed to make a splash at the 2025 NHL Draft |website=thejuniorhockeynews.com |date=28 February 2025 |access-date=16 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://sport.aktualne.cz/radim-mrtka-na-draftu-hokejove-nhl/r~6218a5620bf811f0a065ac1f6b220ee8/ |title=Nejžádanější Čech pro draft NHL letí vzhůru. Ohromuje "extrémně vzácným" mixem |website=sport.aktualne.cz |date=31 March 2025 |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=Czech}} On 15 July 2025, Mrtka signed a three-year, [entry-level contract](/source/entry-level_contract) with the [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres).{{Cite web |title=Sabres sign Mrtka to 3-year, entry-level contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-radim-mrtka-entry-level-contract |access-date=15 July 2025 |website=NHL.com |date=15 July 2025}} ==International play== {{MedalTableTop|name=}} {{MedalSport|Men's [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey)}} {{MedalCountry|the {{ihj|CZE}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Junior Championships](/source/IIHF_World_Junior_Championship)}} {{MedalSilver|[2026 United States](/source/2026_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)|}} {{MedalBottom}} In December 2025, he was selected to represent [Czechia](/source/Czechia_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team) at the [2026 World Junior Championships](/source/2026_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships).{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/czechia-unveils-roster-for-world-junior-championship/|title=Czechia unveils roster for world junior championship |website=[Sportsnet](/source/Sportsnet) |date=3 December 2025 |access-date=3 December 2025}} He was scoreless in five games and won a silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2026/wm20/gamecenter/recap/68826/29-swe-vs-cze |title=Swedes win dramatic third gold |website=IIHF.com |first=Andrew |last=Podnieks |date=5 January 2026 |access-date=5 January 2026}} ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Czech_Extraliga_season) | [Oceláři Třinec](/source/HC_Ocel%C3%A1%C5%99i_T%C5%99inec) | [ELH](/source/Czech_Extraliga) | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Czech_Extraliga_season) | Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 10 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_WHL_season) | [Seattle Thunderbirds](/source/Seattle_Thunderbirds) | [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League) | 43 || 3 || 32 || 35 || 46 | 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_WHL_season) | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 43 || 1 || 33 || 34 || 38 | 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 2 |- | [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_AHL_season) | [Rochester Americans](/source/Rochester_Americans) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|ELH totals ! 13 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |} ===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | [2023](/source/2023_World_U-17_Hockey_Challenge) | Czechia | [U17](/source/World_U-17_Hockey_Challenge) | 4th | 8 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | [2024](/source/2024_IIHF_World_U18_Championships) | [Czechia](/source/Czechia_men's_national_under-18_ice_hockey_team) | [U18](/source/IIHF_World_U18_Championship) | 6th | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 31 |- | [2025](/source/2025_IIHF_World_U18_Championships) | Czech Republic | U18 | 7th | 5 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4 |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | [2026](/source/2026_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships) | [Czechia](/source/Czechia_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team) | [WJC](/source/IIHF_World_Junior_Championship) | {{silver2}} | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 23 !! 3 !! 5 !! 8 !! 39 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = [Konsta Helenius](/source/Konsta_Helenius) | title = [Buffalo Sabres first-round draft pick](/source/List_of_Buffalo_Sabres_draft_picks) | years = [2025](/source/2025_NHL_entry_draft) | after = Incumbent}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mrtka, Radim}} Category:2007 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Czech sportsmen Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks Category:Czech ice hockey defencemen Category:Ice hockey people from Havlíčkův Brod Category:HC Oceláři Třinec players Category:NHL first-round draft picks Category:Rochester Americans players Category:Seattle Thunderbirds players {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Radim Mrtka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radim_Mrtka) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radim_Mrtka?action=history)). 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