Calgary Flames · Left wing · Shoots L

Samuel Honzek

Age 21 · 6'4" · 186 lb · Born in Trencin, SVK

Cap hit

$1.45M

1.4% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

15:32

PP 0:00 · PK 3:26

xGF%

64.5

5v5, +6.6 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.16

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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Plus/minus

-1

Blocks 1 · Hits 4

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Oct 1 vs SEA · L 6-1	0	2	4	1	15:32	0:00	3:26	—	20	1	-1	-0.16
Nov 15 vs WPG · OTL 4-3	0	0	2	0	7:05	0:00	0:00	0-1	25	0	0	-0.07
Nov 13 vs SJS · W 2-0	1	1	1	1	15:18	0:22	1:52	0-1	67	0	+2	+0.51
Nov 11 @ STL · L 3-2	0	0	0	0	11:23	0:00	0:16	1-1	0	1	+1	-0.29
Nov 9 @ MIN · L 2-0	0	1	1	1	12:08	0:00	1:40	0-1	50	1	0	-0.12

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 194 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%57.9%

95th percentile

Relative xGF%+6.5

95th percentile

HDCF%56.5%

83rd percentile

CF%56.3%

93rd percentile

Relative CF%+2.0

75th percentile

FF%58.2%

97th percentile

GF%47.1%

41st percentile

CF/6061.1

75th percentile

CA/6047.4

97th percentile

ixG/600.86

40th percentile

Goals above expected-0.8

48th percentile

IPP37.5%

4th percentile

PDO95.2

7th percentile

OZS%29.4%

6th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleDefensive rush specialist

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Honzek is an elite defensive presence who breaks pressure with speed and creatively enters the zone, but struggles to create offensive chances or finish around the net. He's most dangerous on the rush and in transition while shutting down opponents.

Transition threatStrong defenderRush attacker

Shooting volume: 37
Playmaking: 0
Zone entries(est.): 91
Forechecking: 83
Physicality: 76
Defensive impact: 92
Puck management: 41
Speed: 49

Where he shoots from

Slot 47% · Mid-range 35% · Perimeter 18%(34 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Defensive impact in 92nd percentile shows elite backchecking and coverage
Zone entries at 91st percentile via rush chances demonstrates exceptional transition play
Forechecking at 83rd percentile provides relentless forward pressure

Watch-outs

Playmaking at 0th percentile means he rarely sets up teammates
Shooting volume at 37th percentile indicates reluctance to shoot
Puck management at 41st percentile shows occasional careless possession choices

Similar style: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (DET), Zachary L'Heureux (COL)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 18 GP · goals above average

Season total -1.3 goals, or -0.07 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.1
Even strength defense: +0.5
Finishing: -0.8
Playmaking: -1.3
Penalties: +0.4

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	CGY	1	0	0	0	-1	2	15:32	—	-0.16
2025-26	CGY	18	2	2	4	+1	22	12:21	—	-0.07
2024-25	CGY	5	0	0	0	-1	6	12:24	—	-0.32

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.8 mph; 30th pct
20+ mph bursts: 29
Hardest shot: 88.2 mph; 71st pct
Distance: 34.8 mi
OZ time: 40.9%; 34th pct
DZ time: 40.7%