Jan Ščotka

Jan Ščotka (born on May 20, 1996 in Vsetín) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the HC Litvínov of the Tipsport Extraliga.

Club career
Ščotka began playing junior hockey with the HC Vsetín (later VHK Vsetín) organisation. He made his senior debut during the 2012-13 season when he played 2 regular season games and 1 play-off game with the VHK Vsetín of the 2. Liga. In this season, he also played 41 games with the VHK Vsetín under-18 team and 2 games with the VHK Vsetín under-20 team.

In the 2013-14 season played Ščotka only with the under-18 and under-20 teams of the VHK Vsetín. In 2014, Ščotka moved to the HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice organisation and played 13 games with the HC Pardubice under-20 team and 42 regular season games and 9 play-off games with the HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice of the Tipsport Extraliga in the 2014-15 season.

In the 2015-16 season played Ščotka 47 regular season games and 6 relegation games with the HC Dynamo Pardubice (formerly HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice) of the Tipsport Extraliga and also 2 games on loan with the HC Šumperk of the 1. Liga and 1 game on loan with the LHK Jestřábi Prostějov of the 1. Liga.

Ščotka continued with the HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Tipsport Extraliga until the end of the 2017-18 season. In his last season with the HC Dynamo Pardubice played Ščotka 9 games on loan with the LHK Jestřábi Prostějov of the WSM Liga (formerly 1. Liga) besides 34 regular season games and 6 play-off games with the HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Tipsport Extraliga.

Since 2018, Ščotka plays with the HC Litvínov of the Tipsport Extraliga. He is currently signed there until the end of the 2020-21 season.

International career
Ščotka represented Czechia at the 2014 World U18 Championship (winning there a silver medal) and at the 2015 and 2016 World Junior Championship s.