| Adam Jiříček | |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 176 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | ELH |
| Team: | HC Plzeň |
| Draft: | 16th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Team: | St. Louis Blues |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
Adam Jiříček (born 28 June 2006) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman for the HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga.[1] He was drafted 16th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2024 NHL entry draft.[2]
Jiříček split the 2022–23 season between the under-20 and Czech Extraliga levels for HC Plzeň, recording 12 goals and 29 points in 41 under-20 games, and two assists in 12 Extraliga games. He was assigned to the under-17 team for the playoffs, recording a goal and 13 points in 8 playoff games. At the conclusion of the year, he was drafted 19th overall in the 2023 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft by the Brantford Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League,[3] but elected to remain in Europe.
In December of his draft year, the 2023–24 season, Jiříček suffered a season-ending knee injury during an international competition. In 19 Extraliga games, he recorded one assist.[4] His lackluster point production in the Extraliga and uncertainty related to his injury tempered expectations for Jiříček, and the consensus entering the draft was that he would be picked in the late first round.[5]
As an alternate captain representing the Czech Republic at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, Jiříček recorded a goal and an assist in six games.
Jiříček won a silver medal at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.[6]
Jiříček was a member of the bronze medal-winning Team Czechia at the 2024 World Junior Championships. He suffered a knee injury in the opening match against Team Slovakia, for which he underwent surgery and was replaced by Adam Židlický.[7]
Jiříček is the younger brother of NHL defenceman David Jiříček.[8]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2021–22 | HC Plzeň | Czech U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Plzeň | Czech U20 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Plzeň | ELH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Plzeň | Czech U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Plzeň | ELH | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Czech Republic | U17 | 7th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Czech Republic | U18 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Czech Republic | HG18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Czech Republic | WJC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Junior totals | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||||