| Eduard Šalé | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (2005-03-10)10 March 2005 (age 20) Brno, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams | Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) HC Kometa Brno | ||
| NHL draft | 20th overall,2023 Seattle Kraken | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Eduard Šalé (born 10 March 2005) is a Czech professionalice hockeyforward for theCoachella Valley Firebirds of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for theSeattle Kraken of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 20th overall by the Kraken in the2023 NHL entry draft.[1][2]
Šalé played as a youth with hometown clubHC Kometa Brno, first appearing as a 13-year-old at the under-16 level. During the 2020–21 season, Šalé having appeared with the under-20 team, he briefly left Brno and made seven appearances at the Finnish under-18 SM-sarja competition withIlves.[3]
Returning to Brno, Šalé made his senior professional debut in theCzech Extraliga during the2021–22 season, finishing with two goals and three assists in 10 regular season games. Eligible formajor junior ice hockey in North America, Šalé was selected in the first round, 29th overall, in the2022 CHL Import Draft by theBarrie Colts.[4]
Continuing his tenure with Brno, Šalé, in his first full professional season in2022–23, managed seven goals and seven assists through 43 regular season games.
Touted as a potential first-round pick, he was selected 20th overall by theSeattle Kraken in the2023 NHL entry draft. He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kraken on 17 July 2023.[5] Šalé started the2023–24 season with the Colts, although he was eventually traded to theKitchener Rangers.[6]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing Czech Republic | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2023 Canada | |
 | 2024 Sweden | |
| 2025 Canada | |
Šalé first representedCzech national under-18 team at the2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and in the following year he was recognised as one of the top ranked stars in the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.[7]
Šalé won a silver medal with theCzech national junior team at the2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[8] Šalé won a bronze medal thefollowing year, in a comeback win that saw Team Czechia overcome a 5–2 deficit.[9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Kometa Brno | Czech U20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Kometa Brno | Czech U20 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 43 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 25 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 24 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ELH totals | 53 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Czech Republic | HG18 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | U18 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | HG18 | 4th | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Czech Republic | WJC |  | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Czech Republic | WJC |  | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Czech Republic | WJC | | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 36 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 8 | ||||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Seattle Kraken first round draft pick 2023 | Succeeded by |