David Sklenička

David Sklenička (born on September 8, 1996 in Rakovník) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Jokerit of the KHL.

Club career
In 2010 - 2013, Sklenička played junior hockey with the HC Kladno (later Rytíři Kladno) organisation

Sklenička made his senior debut playing with the HC Berounští Medvědi of the 1. Liga during the 2013-14 season.

Sklenička played 6 regular season games and 2 play-off games with the HC Plzeň of the Tipsport Extraliga during the 2014–15 season as an 18-year old. In that season, Sklenička also played 31 regular season games and 1 relegation game on loan with the HC Havlíčkův Brod of the 1. Liga and 20 regular season games and 4 play-off games with the junior team of the HC Plzeň.

Next season, Sklenička stayed with the HC Plzeň and played there 46 regular season games and 10 play-off games and also played 1 game on loan with the HC Klatovy of the 2. Liga and 2 games with the HC Plzeň junior team.

In the 2016-17 season, Sklenička played whole season for the HC Plzeň.

In the 2017–18 season, Sklenička played in 49 games on the blueline for the HC Plzeň, registering 14 points and a plus-minus +17 rating. The 21-year-old added one goal and one assist in 10 play-off games.

On May 28, 2018, Sklenička as a free agent, signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Montréal Canadiens organisation. He played the whole 2018-19 season with the Laval Rocket of the AHL.

Approaching the final year of his contract with the Canadiens in the 2019–20 season, Sklenička continued his tenure with AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket. After just 7 games through the opening months of the season with the Rocket, and gaging his chance to appear in the NHL limited, Sklenička was placed on unconditional waivers by the Canadiens and mutually released from his contract on December 7, 2019. On December 12, 2019, he was signed for the remainder of the season to join Finnish club, the Jokerit of the KHL.

After the 2019-20 season, Sklenička signed a two-year contract with the Jokerit.

International career
Sklenička played with the Czech National Team at the 2016 World Junior Championship and at the 2018 and 2019 World Championship s.