{"id":151298,"date":"2026-08-14T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/151298\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:39:10","slug":"samuel-hlavaj-podpisal-s-torontom-sanca-na-debut-v-nhl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/151298\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel Hlavaj podp\u00edsal s Torontom: \u0160anca na debut v NHL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cesta slovensk\u00fdch brank\u00e1rov do najprest\u00ed\u017enej\u0161ej hokejovej ligy sveta nikdy nebola priama. Svoje o tom vie aj Samuel Hlavaj. Po dvoch rokoch v organiz\u00e1cii Minnesota Wild sa 25-ro\u010dn\u00fd martinsk\u00fd rod\u00e1k presunul do sl\u00e1vneho Toronta Maple Leafs, kde \u010dak\u00e1 na svoju ve\u013ek\u00fa \u0161ancu. Ak\u00e1 je jeho \u0161tartovacia poz\u00edcia v porovnan\u00ed s elitnou p\u00e4ticou na\u0161ich brank\u00e1rov, ktor\u00ed v profilige u\u017e debutovali?<\/p>\n

Ke\u010f Minnesota po sez\u00f3ne 2025\/26 nepon\u00fakla Samuelovi Hlavajovi<\/a> kvalifika\u010dn\u00fa ponuku, slovensk\u00fd reprezentant sa ocitol na r\u00e1zcest\u00ed. Svoju bud\u00facnos\u0165 sa v\u0161ak napokon rozhodol spoji\u0165 s jednou z najtradi\u010dnej\u0161\u00edch hokejov\u00fdch zna\u010diek. V Toronte podp\u00edsal ro\u010dn\u00fd dvojcestn\u00fd kontrakt. Ten mu zaru\u010duje plat 200-tis\u00edc dol\u00e1rov na farme, pri\u010dom platov\u00fd strop prv\u00e9ho t\u00edmu za\u0165a\u017e\u00ed sumou 850-tis\u00edc dol\u00e1rov.<\/p>\n

Pre odchovanca martinsk\u00e9ho hokeja p\u00f4jde o mimoriadne d\u00f4le\u017eit\u00fd ro\u010dn\u00edk. Ak\u00e1 bude jeho poz\u00edcia v organiz\u00e1cii \u201ejavorov\u00fdch listov\u201c a ako obstoj\u00ed v historickom porovnan\u00ed so slovensk\u00fdmi predchodcami?<\/p>\n

\"\u00daprimn\u00e9\"\u00daprimn\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n

Samuel Hlavaj tret\u00edkr\u00e1t po sebe zv\u00ed\u0165azil v kateg\u00f3rii Najlep\u0161\u00ed brank\u00e1r v ankete Hokejista roka, no po uplynulej sez\u00f3ne sa nepova\u017eoval za favorita na toto ocenenie. Za sebou mal sez\u00f3nu, v ktorej s\u00edce potvrdil poz\u00edciu brank\u00e1rskej jednotky slovenskej reprezent\u00e1cie, no na klubovej \u00farovni sa hokejom pr\u00edli\u0161 nebavil.<\/p>\n

Torontsk\u00e1 poistka s reprezenta\u010dn\u00fdmi sk\u00fasenos\u0165ami<\/p>\n

Podpis b\u00fdval\u00e9ho hr\u00e1\u010da Plzne \u010di Slovana Bratislava s Torontom zarezonoval aj v kanadsk\u00fdch m\u00e9di\u00e1ch. Novin\u00e1r Jim Parsons st. z prest\u00ed\u017eneho port\u00e1lu The Hockey Writers<\/a> ozna\u010dil pr\u00edchod Samuela Hlavaja<\/a> za logick\u00e9 pokra\u010dovanie budovania stability v br\u00e1nkovisku.<\/p>\n

\u201eO\u010dak\u00e1va sa, \u017ee Samuel Hlavaj<\/a> sa pripoj\u00ed k t\u00edmu Marlies a bude sa deli\u0165 o povinnosti s Arturom Ach\u0165amovom. Je to praktick\u00e9 nastavenie \u2013 dvaja brank\u00e1ri, ktor\u00ed zvl\u00e1dnu z\u00e1\u0165a\u017e v AHL a z\u00e1rove\u0148 d\u00e1vaj\u00fa organiz\u00e1cii n\u00fadzov\u00fa mo\u017enos\u0165, ak si zranenia v NHL vyn\u00fatia posuny nahor. Nie je to najatrakt\u00edvnej\u0161ia rola, ale \u0161\u00edrka k\u00e1dra v br\u00e1nkovisku sa razom stane k\u013e\u00fa\u010dovou v momentoch ne\u010dakan\u00fdch kr\u00edz,\u201c poznamenal Jim Parsons.<\/p>\n

So z\u00e1morsk\u00fdm expertom s\u00fahlasia aj \u010fal\u0161\u00ed odborn\u00edci. Lance Hornby z Toronto Sun \u010di Jesse Courville-Lynch za\u010diatkom augusta zaradili Samuela Hlavaja<\/a> do u\u017e\u0161ieho okruhu hr\u00e1\u010dov Toronta, ktor\u00ed by mohli po\u010das prebiehaj\u00facej sez\u00f3ny 2026\/27 debutova\u0165 v NHL.<\/p>\n

\"Slovensk\u00fd\"Slovensk\u00fd<\/a><\/p>\n

Slovensk\u00fd hokejov\u00fd reprezentant Samuel Hlavaj urobil v medzisez\u00f3nnom obdob\u00ed z\u00e1sadn\u00e9 rozhodnutie. Po rokoch str\u00e1ven\u00fdch v syst\u00e9me Minnesoty sa ako vo\u013en\u00fd hr\u00e1\u010d up\u00edsal sl\u00e1vnemu Torontu Maple Leafs. Pod\u013ea hlasov zo z\u00e1moria to bol majstrovsk\u00fd \u0165ah. Odborn\u00edci ho toti\u017e radia medzi absol\u00fatnu \u0161pi\u010dku \u010dakate\u013eov na premi\u00e9ru v najprest\u00ed\u017enej\u0161ej hokejovej lige sveta.<\/p>\n

V elitnej spolo\u010dnosti: Ako obstoj\u00ed v historickom porovnan\u00ed?<\/p>\n

Ak by Samuel Hlavaj<\/a> zasiahol do z\u00e1pasu NHL, stal by sa iba \u0161iestym slovensk\u00fdm brank\u00e1rom v hist\u00f3rii, ktor\u00e9mu sa to podarilo. Pre lep\u0161ie pochopenie jeho \u0161anc\u00ed sme porovnali jeho \u0161tartovaciu poz\u00edciu s p\u00e4ticou na\u0161ich g\u00f3lmanov, ktor\u00ed u\u017e ok\u00fasili atmosf\u00e9ru profiligy.<\/p>\n

V\u0161etci piati doteraj\u0161\u00ed debutanti pre\u0161li draftom. Najvy\u0161\u0161ie poz\u00edcie patrili Petrovi Budajovi (63. miesto) a J\u00e1novi La\u0161\u00e1kovi (65. miesto). Jaroslava Hal\u00e1ka si kluby vybrali a\u017e z celkov\u00e9ho 271. miesta, Adama H\u00fasku zo 184. a Rastislava Sta\u0148u zo 193. prie\u010dky.<\/p>\n

Samuel Hlavaj<\/a> draftom nepre\u0161iel a cestu si musel razi\u0165 ako vo\u013en\u00fd hr\u00e1\u010d. Skuto\u010dnos\u0165, \u017ee u\u017e podp\u00edsal zmluvy s dvomi r\u00f4znymi organiz\u00e1ciami v NHL, v\u0161ak dokazuje, \u017ee z\u00e1morsk\u00ed skauti v \u0148om vidia re\u00e1lny potenci\u00e1l.<\/p>\n

Ako najmlad\u0161\u00ed debutoval Jaroslav Hal\u00e1k (21 rokov) po dvoch rokoch v z\u00e1mor\u00ed. J\u00e1n La\u0161\u00e1k dostal \u0161ancu v 22 rokoch, Rastislav Sta\u0148a a Peter Budaj v 23 rokoch. Najdlh\u0161ie \u010dakal Adam H\u00faska \u2013 svoju premi\u00e9ru za\u017eil ako 24-ro\u010dn\u00fd po vy\u0161e \u0161iestich rokoch p\u00f4sobenia v Severnej Amerike.<\/p>\n

Samuel Hlavaj<\/a> m\u00e1 aktu\u00e1lne 25 rokov a za sebou dve sez\u00f3ny v AHL. Ak by dostal \u0161ancu v tomto ro\u010dn\u00edku, stal by sa najstar\u0161\u00edm slovensk\u00fdm brank\u00e1rskym debutantom. Vo svete hokeja to v\u0161ak nepredstavuje prek\u00e1\u017eku, ke\u010f\u017ee mu\u017ei v mask\u00e1ch \u010dasto dozrievaj\u00fa pr\u00e1ve medzi 24. a 26. rokom \u017eivota.<\/p>\n

\"Expert\"Expert<\/a><\/p>\n

Slovensk\u00fd brank\u00e1r Samuel Hlavaj po odchode z Minnesoty Wild neostal dlho bez pr\u00e1ce. Dvadsa\u0165p\u00e4\u0165ro\u010dn\u00fd rod\u00e1k z Martina podp\u00edsal ro\u010dn\u00fd dvojcestn\u00fd kontrakt so sl\u00e1vnou organiz\u00e1ciou Toronto Maple Leafs, ktor\u00fd mu na \u00farovni AHL garantuje pr\u00edjem 200-tis\u00edc dol\u00e1rov. Hoci v NHL zatia\u013e neodohral ani min\u00fatu, z\u00e1morsk\u00ed experti vn\u00edmaj\u00fa jeho pr\u00edchod ako mimoriadne d\u00f4le\u017eit\u00fa a pragmatick\u00fa poistku pre n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00fd priebeh sez\u00f3ny.<\/p>\n

Medzin\u00e1rodn\u00e9 sk\u00fasenosti ako obrovsk\u00e1 v\u00fdhoda<\/p>\n

Jaroslav Hal\u00e1k a Peter Budaj chytali pred svoj\u00edm prv\u00fdm z\u00e1pasom v NHL iba za ml\u00e1de\u017en\u00edcke reprezent\u00e1cie. Naopak, J\u00e1n La\u0161\u00e1k, Rastislav Sta\u0148a a Adam H\u00faska u\u017e mali v \u017eivotopise \u0161tarty za seniorsk\u00e9 \u201e\u00e1\u010dko\u201c. Samuel Hlavaj<\/a> v tomto smere vynik\u00e1 \u2013 do Toronta pri\u0161iel ako brank\u00e1r, ktor\u00fd m\u00e1 za sebou \u0161tyri majstrovstv\u00e1 sveta a olympi\u00e1du. Vedenie Maple Leafs i novin\u00e1ri si na \u0148om cenia pr\u00e1ve ment\u00e1lnu odolnos\u0165 z n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00fdch medzin\u00e1rodn\u00fdch duelov.<\/p>\n

Brank\u00e1r<\/p>\n

Draftov\u00fd status<\/p>\n

Vek pri debute<\/p>\n

\u010cas v z\u00e1mor\u00ed pred debutom<\/p>\n

Reprezent\u00e1cia pred deb.<\/p>\n

J\u00e1n La\u0161\u00e1k<\/p>\n

65. miesto (1999)<\/p>\n

22 rokov<\/p>\n

3 roky (ECHL, IHL, AHL)<\/p>\n

Seniorsk\u00e1 (MS, ZOH)<\/p>\n

Jaroslav Hal\u00e1k<\/p>\n

271. miesto (2003)<\/p>\n

21 rokov<\/p>\n

3 roky (QMJHL, ECHL, AHL)<\/p>\n

Juniorsk\u00e1 (U18, U20)<\/p>\n

Rastislav Sta\u0148a<\/p>\n

193. miesto (1998)<\/p>\n

23 rokov<\/p>\n

5 rokov (WHL, ECHL, AHL)<\/p>\n

Seniorsk\u00e1 (MS, ZOH)<\/p>\n

Peter Budaj<\/p>\n

63. miesto (2001)<\/p>\n

23 rokov<\/p>\n

6 rokov (OHL, AHL)<\/p>\n

Juniorsk\u00e1 (U18, U20)<\/p>\n

Adam H\u00faska<\/p>\n

184. miesto (2015)<\/p>\n

24 rokov<\/p>\n

6 rokov (USHL, NCAA, ECHL, AHL)<\/p>\n

Seniorsk\u00e1 (MS)<\/p>\n

Samuel Hlavaj*<\/p>\n

Nedraftovan\u00fd<\/p>\n

25 rokov<\/p>\n

5 rokov (USHL, QMJHL, ECHL, AHL)<\/p>\n

Seniorsk\u00e1 (MS, ZOH)<\/p>\n

* V pr\u00edpade debutu v sez\u00f3ne 2026\/27. \u010cas v z\u00e1mor\u00ed zah\u0155\u0148a trojro\u010dn\u00fa pauzu.<\/p>\n

\"Samuel\"Samuel<\/a><\/p>\n

Slovensk\u00fd brank\u00e1r Samuel Hlavaj nap\u00edsal v posledn\u00fdch rokoch turbulentn\u00fd hokejov\u00fd pr\u00edbeh. \u017diaril v n\u00e1rodnom drese, no v z\u00e1mor\u00ed narazil na tvrd\u00fa realitu. Ke\u010f mu Minnesota po dvoch rokoch nepon\u00fakla nov\u00fa zmluvu, na trhu vo\u013en\u00fdch hr\u00e1\u010dov sa neohrial ani t\u00fd\u017ede\u0148. V 25 rokoch podp\u00edsal kontrakt v jednom z najsledovanej\u0161\u00edch a najtradi\u010dnej\u0161\u00edch hokejov\u00fdch miest na plan\u00e9te \u2013 dohodol sa s Torontom Maple Leafs. V organiz\u00e1cii \u201ejavorov\u00fdch listov\u201c ho v\u0161ak \u010dak\u00e1 nekompromisn\u00fd boj o miesto na v\u00fdsln\u00ed.<\/p>\n

Cesta k historick\u00e9mu z\u00e1pisu<\/p>\n

Samuel Hlavaj<\/a> nevstupuje do ro\u010dn\u00edka v poz\u00edcii hviezdneho spasite\u013ea, no Toronto mu poskytlo presne to, \u010do potreboval \u2013 \u010dist\u00fd st\u00f4l, kvalitn\u00e9 z\u00e1zemie vo v\u00ed\u0165aznej organiz\u00e1cii t\u00edmu Marlies a tr\u00e9nersk\u00fd \u0161t\u00e1b, ktor\u00fd o jeho slu\u017eby st\u00e1l.<\/p>\n

Historick\u00e9 \u0161tatistiky jasne ukazuj\u00fa, \u017ee cesta k debutu v NHL vedie na farme takmer v\u00fdhradne cez trpezlivos\u0165 a pripravenos\u0165 okam\u017eite zasko\u010di\u0165 za zranen\u00fdch kolegov z prv\u00e9ho t\u00edmu. So svojimi cenn\u00fdmi reprezenta\u010dn\u00fdmi sk\u00fasenos\u0165ami m\u00e1 Samuel Hlavaj<\/a> v\u0161etky predpoklady na to, aby \u0161ancu pevne chytil za pa\u010desy a stal sa historicky prv\u00fdm nedraftovan\u00fdm slovensk\u00fdm brank\u00e1rom so \u0161tartom v NHL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cesta slovensk\u00fdch brank\u00e1rov do najprest\u00ed\u017enej\u0161ej hokejovej ligy sveta nikdy nebola priama. Svoje o tom vie aj Samuel Hlavaj.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[13],"tags":[270,1464,1529,43,5904,5067,40,39,42,41,69,68,5113,44082],"class_list":["post-151298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sport","tag-ahl","tag-nhl","tag-samuel-hlavaj","tag-sk","tag-slovaci-v-ahl","tag-slovaci-v-nhl","tag-slovak","tag-slovakia","tag-slovencina","tag-slovensko","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-toronto-maple-leafs","tag-toronto-marlies"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@sk\/117094853449925979","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/sk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}