2023-24: Appeared in 26 games … finished with five goals as well as career-highs in assists (10) and points (15) … landed 53 shots and 11 blocks … +7 rating … 29 penalty minutes … totaled career-high five multi-point efforts … opened season with six-game point streak, including one goal, one assist performances against Michigan (10/8), Denver (10/20), and Vermont (10/27) … also posted one goal, one assist game against Northeastern (11/11) and two assist effort against UMass (11/16) … netted goal against Stonehill (10/13) … participated in the New York Rangers’ Development Camp … signed an entry-level contract with the New York Rangers at the conclusion of the season.
2022-23: Appeared in 33 games … totaled seven goals and six assists for 13 points … landed 53 shots on goal and blocked 13 … scored one game-winning goal and two power-play goals … scored twice against UNH (10/29) … also had one-goal, one-assist performances against Clarkson (10/13), UConn (11/12) and Northeastern (2/10) … also scored goals at Denver (10/22) and Vermont (11/18) … made two appearances for Czechia in the 2022 and 2023 World Junior Championships … posted one goal in three games during the 2022 tournament … won a silver medal in the 2023 tournament, registered three goals and two assists in seven games.
BEFORE PROVIDENCE: Posted nine goals and nine assists in 39 games with Jokerit U20 (Finland) in 2021-22 ... notched five goals and eight assists in 15 games with the Jokerit U18 squad in 2020-21 ... tallied a goal and an assist in five games for Czechia at the 2021 U18 World Championships ... drafted by the New York Rangers in the 5th round (144th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft ... ranked 100th among International skaters by NHL Central Scouting for the 2021 NHL Draft ... attended 2022 Czechia World Junior Camp ... notched one goal and was a +2 in three games played at the 2022 World Junior Championships.
PERSONAL: Born on July 20, 2003 ... son of Iva and Jaroslav Chmelar ... has an older sister, Lucie ... plans to major in Management.