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Czechia Josef Eichler This Player is Verified by Elite Prospects
#5 Windsor Spitfires / OHL - 24/25
Date of Birth
Dec 14, 2005
Position
D
Age
18
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Benesov, CZE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
HC Benesov
Contract
-
Agency
PREMIUM

There’s no denying there’s preferential treatment for bigger, more physical players – and those with a special element. Josef Eichler has that. He doesn’t mess around. Opponents enter his space, he tries to take their heads off. He throws bone-crushing open ice hits, beats down opponents along the boards, and engages in – and tries to finish – every scrum. He’s a reasonably solid defender too, when he’s not inflicting punishment. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

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Josef Eichler Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 HC Tábor U17 Czechia U17 7* 1* 0* 1* 33* 0* |
2021-22 HC Plzeň U17 Czechia U17 33* 6* 13* 19* 141* 12* | Playoffs 14 1 4 5 18 10
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 9* 0* 0* 0* 10* -4* |
2022-23 HC Plzeň U20 Czechia U20 38* 0* 9* 9* 83* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -3
IHC Králové Písek U20 Czechia U20 2 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 5* 0* 1* 1* 25* -1* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 13* 0* 2* 2* 29* -* |
2023-24 Windsor Spitfires OHL 64* 5* 7* 12* 128* -31* |
Czechia U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |
2024-25 Windsor Spitfires OHL 24* 1* 4* 5* 34* -1* |
Projected OHL 67* 3* 11* 14* 95* -3* |

Josef Eichler Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Jihočeský kraj U15 ODM 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -8* |
2022-23 Czechia U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |

Josef Eichler Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Czechia U17 2 40* 7* 13* 20* 0.50* 174* 12* | 1 14 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.36 * 18 * 10 *
Czechia U20 1 38* 0* 9* 9* 0.24* 83* 2* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -3 *
Czechia U20 2 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 26* 0* 3* 3* 0.12* 41* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ODM 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 2 88* 6* 11* 17* 0.19* 162* -32* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 25* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josef Eichler Career Highlights

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/29/2023
08/29/2023 Confirmed HC Plzeň U20 Windsor Spitfires
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2023, 1 #52 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the CHL Import Draft