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57Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots R
Radim Mrtka
Age 19 · 6'6" · 219 lb · Born in Havlickuv Brod, CZE
Cap hit
$974K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
3 yrs
Through 2028-29, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
No games played yet.
Advanced metrics
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Play style
Play style appears after 100 minutes of ice time in a season.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Czech U17 | BK Havlickuv Brod U17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | MMCR | Kraj Vysocina U15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Czechia U17 | BK Havlickuv Brod U17 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | Czechia U17 | HC Ocelari Trinec U17 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +16 | 14 |
| 2022-23 (playoffs) | Czechia U17 | HC Ocelari Trinec U17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | Czechia U17 | HC Ocelari Trinec U17 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +3 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | WHC-17 | Czechia U17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Czechia U20 | HC Ocelari Trinec U20 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +11 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Czechia | HC Ocelari Trinec | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | WJC-18 | Czechia U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 31 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | Czechia U17 | HC Ocelari Trinec U17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | Czechia U20 | HC Ocelari Trinec U20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Czechia | HC Ocelari Trinec | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Czechia U18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Champions HL | HC Ocelari Trinec | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Czechia2 | HC Frydek-Mistek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Czechia U20 | HC Ocelari Trinec U20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | WHL | Seattle Thunderbirds | 43 | 3 | 32 | 35 | +10 | 46 |
| 2024-25 | WJC-18 | Czechia U18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 2024-25 (playoffs) | WHL | Seattle Thunderbirds | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | WHL | Seattle Thunderbirds | 43 | 1 | 33 | 34 | -3 | 38 |
| 2025-26 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | WJC-20 | Czechia U20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 |
| 2025-26 (playoffs) | WHL | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 2025-26 (playoffs) | AHL | Rochester Americans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
- Radim Mrtka's NHL debut might come sooner than expected amid Sabres injuries
sabrenoise.com · Sep 23
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Age curve
At 19: 90% of peak
NHL defensemen · production index
At 19, defensemen typically produce 90% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 21, when the typical level is 97%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
3 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BUF | $974K | 0.9% |
| 2027-28 | BUF | $974K | 0.9% |
| 2028-29 | BUF | $974K | — |
RFA after 2028-29. $2.923M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).