Patrik Koch

Slovak ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Patrik Koch

Koch in 2019

Born|  (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 27)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Height|  6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight|  185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position|  Defence
Shoots|  Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams|  Utah Hockey Club
HC Oceláři Třinec (ELH)
HC Košice
HC Vítkovice Ridera
Arizona Coyotes
National team|  Slovakia
NHL draft|  Undrafted
Playing career|  2015-present

Patrik Koch (born 8 December 1996) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Oceláři Třinec of the HC Oceláři Třinec (ELH) on loan while under contract to the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Playing career

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Koch made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Kometa Brno during the 2015–16 Czech Extraliga season.[1][2][3]

On 5 June 2023, following the completion of his eighth professional European season, Koch signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL.[4]

Entering his final season under NHL contract with the Utah Hockey Club in 2024–25, Koch was assigned to continue his tenure with affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL. He made 10 appearances with the Roadrunners before he was loaned by Utah in a return to the Czech Extraliga to join HC Oceláři Třinec on 26 November 2024.[5]

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
2011–12  | HC Kometa Brno | CZE U18  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2012–13  | HC Kometa Brno  | CZE U18  | 41  | 12  | 10  | 22  | 74  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 14
2013–14  | EC Salzburg  | EBYSL  | 10  | 1  | 6  | 7  | 10  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2013–14  | RB Hockey Juniors  | MHL | 21  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 12  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2014–15 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 23  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 35  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2014–15  | Soo Eagles | NAHL | 24  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 42  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
2015–16  | Team Slovakia U20 | Slovak | 20  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 20  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2015–16  | Team Slovakia U20  | Slovak.1 | 11  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 10  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2015–16 | HC Kometa Brno  | ELH | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2015–16 | SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč | Czech.1 | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2016–17 | HC Kometa Brno  | ELH  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2016–17 | SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč  | Czech.1  | 22  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 48  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2016–17  | HC Košice | SVK U20  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 12  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2016–17 | HC Košice  | Slovak  | 24  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 37  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
2017–18 | HC Košice  | Slovak  | 43  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 22  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6
2017–18  | HC Prešov | Slovak.1  | 3  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2018–19 | HC Košice  | Slovak  | 55  | 4  | 13  | 17  | 100  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0
2019–20 | HC Košice  | Slovak  | 51  | 0  | 13  | 13  | 87  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2020–21 | HC Vítkovice | ELH  | 47  | 1  | 5  | 6  | 98  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 6
2021–22 | HC Vítkovice  | ELH  | 55  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 92  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2
2022–23 | HC Vítkovice  | ELH  | 46  | 3  | 9  | 12  | 69  | 13  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 17
2023–24 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 63  | 1  | 14  | 15  | 97  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2023–24 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2024–25 | Tucson Roadrunners  | AHL  | 10  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 18  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Slovak totals  | 193  | 6  | 29  | 35  | 266  | 15  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 8
ELH totals  | 156  | 6  | 17  | 23  | 265  | 24  | 2  | 5  | 7  | 25
NHL totals  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —

### International

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Year  | Team  | Event  | Result  |  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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2013 | Slovakia | U17 | 10th  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6
2013 | Slovakia  | IH18 | 8th  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6
2014 | Slovakia  | U18 | 8th  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4
2016 | Slovakia | WJC | 7th  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4
2019 | Slovakia | WC | 9th  | 7  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4
2023 | Slovakia  | WC  | 9th  | 7  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 4
2024 | Slovakia  | WC  | 7th  | 8  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 6
2024 | Slovakia  | OGQ | Q  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
Junior totals  | 19  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 20
Senior totals  | 25  | 2  | 8  | 10  | 16

## References

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1. ^ "hrac › Patrik Koch" (in Czech). hc-kometa.cz. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
2. ^ "hrac › Patrik Koch" (in Czech). hockej.cz. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
3. ^ "Košický talent Patrik Koch míří do Vítkovic". hc-vitkovice.cz (in Czech).
4. ^ "Coyotes Sign Koch to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
5. ^ Utah Hockey Club (26 November 2024). "Roster moves". X. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

## External links

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