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Czechia Ondrej Palat
#18 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 24/25
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
Date of Birth
Mar 28, 1991
Position
LW/RW
Age
33
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Frydek-Mistek, CZE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Frydek-Mistek
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$6,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils / Signed
Drafted
2011 round 7 #208 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Pavel Palat

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Ondrej Palat Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 HC Frydek-Mistek U18 Czechia U18 2 14* 10* 7* 17* 6* -11* |
HC Vitkovice U18 Czechia U18 22* 2* 7* 9* 4* 13* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006-07 HC Frydek-Mistek U18 Czechia U18 2 7* 7* 11* 18* 6* -3* |
HC Vitkovice U18 Czechia U18 33* 32* 24* 56* 18* 41* | Playoffs 9 3 6 9 4 7
HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 13* 5* 2* 7* 12* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 3* 4* 10* 0* |
2007-08 HC Frydek-Mistek U18 Czechia U18 2 3* 13* 4* 17* 0* -1* |
HC Vitkovice U18 Czechia U18 4* 2* 3* 5* 0* 5* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 0
HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 42* 19* 18* 37* 28* 17* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 1
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 5* 1* 6* 7* 0* 0* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 D1 5* 6* 2* 8* 2* 5* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 18* 12* 7* 19* 2* -* |
2008-09 HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 42* 23* 33* 56* 14* 38* | Playoffs 10 8 6 14 12 5
Czechia U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 18* 4* 6* 10* 6* -* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2009-10 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 59* 17* 23* 40* 24* 33* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 -1
2010-11 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 61* 39* 57* 96* 24* 37* | Playoffs 10 4 7 11 6 -1
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 2* 3* 5* 2* -* |
2011-12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 61* 9* 21* 30* 10* 6* | Playoffs 18 4 5 9 6 8
2012-13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14* 2* 2* 4* 0* 5* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 56* 13* 39* 52* 35* 26* | Playoffs 18 7 19 26 12 11
2013-14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 81* 23* 36* 59* 20* 32* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 0 1
Czechia OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Tampa Bay Lightning “A” NHL 75* 16* 47* 63* 24* 31* | Playoffs 26 8 8 16 12 5
2015-16 Tampa Bay Lightning “A” NHL 62* 16* 24* 40* 20* 10* | Playoffs 17 4 6 10 14 0
2016-17 Tampa Bay Lightning “A” NHL 75* 17* 35* 52* 39* 8* |
Czechia WCup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* 1* |
2017-18 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 56* 11* 24* 35* 6* 16* | Playoffs 17 6 6 12 2 -1
2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 64* 8* 26* 34* 20* 4* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -2
Czechia WC 10* 1* 1* 2* 6* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 12* 2* 1* 3* 6* 3* |
2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 69* 17* 24* 41* 22* 25* | Playoffs 25 11 7 18 10 14
2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 55* 15* 31* 46* 26* 1* | Playoffs 23 5 8 13 10 8
2021-22 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 77* 18* 31* 49* 20* 15* | Playoffs 23 11 10 21 10 10
2022-23 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 49* 8* 15* 23* 6* 5* | Playoffs 12 3 4 7 6 -6
2023-24 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 71* 11* 20* 31* 37* -9* |
Czechia “A” WC 10* 3* 3* 6* 4* 4* |
Czechia (all) International 12* 3* 3* 6* 4* 5* |
2024-25 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 34* 6* 7* 13* 6* 3* |
Projected NHL 81* 14* 17* 31* 14* 7* |
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Ondrej Palat Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Czechia U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial -* 1* -* -* -* -* |
2018-19 Czechia EHT 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
2023-24 Czechia EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |

Ondrej Palat Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 117* 22* 60* 82* 0.70* 45* 32* | 2 36 11 * 24 * 35 * 0.97 * 18 * 19 *
Czechia U18 3 59* 36* 34* 70* 1.19* 22* 59* | 3 12 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.92 * 6 * 7 *
Czechia U18 2 3 24* 30* 22* 52* 2.17* 12* -15* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U20 3 97* 47* 53* 100* 1.03* 54* 56* | 3 15 9 * 6 * 15 * 1.00 * 14 * 6 *
EHT 2 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 -* 1* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 34* 6* 7* 13* 0.38* 16* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 63* 20* 26* 46* 0.73* 22* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 782* 168* 322* 490* 0.63* 246* 146* | 9 150 51 * 50 * 101 * 0.67 * 66 * 29 *
OG 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 2 120* 56* 80* 136* 1.13* 48* 70* | 2 17 5 * 8 * 13 * 0.76 * 6 * -2 *
WC 2 20* 4* 4* 8* 0.40* 10* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1 1 5* 6* 2* 8* 1.60* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 2* 1* 3* 0.50* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ondrej Palat Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils
07/14/2017
07/14/2017 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
06/09/2014
06/09/2014 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
10/10/2011
10/10/2011 Confirmed Norfolk Admirals Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 1 #10 overall by Drummondville Voltigeurs in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2008, 2 #66 overall by Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Drummondville Voltigeurs

Cult/Star player for Tampa Bay Lightning

Career transactions
- 2011-10-10 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning

Other memorable dates
- 2013-03-16 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Justin Peters)
- 2013-03-04 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)