Martin Réway (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartin ˈreːʋaj]; born 24 January 1995) is a Czech-born Slovak professional ice hockey forward for Liptovský Mikuláš HK of the Slovak Extraliga. He was selected in the fourth round, 116th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Martin Réway
Born (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 (age 29)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
Slovak Extraliga team
Former teams
Liptovský Mikuláš HK
Sparta Praha
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Slovan Bratislava
Rytíři Kladno
HK Poprad
HC Košice
HK Spišská Nová Ves
National team  Slovakia
NHL draft 116th overall, 2013
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

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Born in Prague, Réway spent his youth career in Slovakia and with Czech side Sparta Praha, before crossing the Atlantic in 2012. He spent two seasons with the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL in Canada. Réway was selected 116th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft as well as 102nd overall by the HC Slovan Bratislava in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft.[citation needed]

In 2014, Réway returned to Sparta Praha and made his debut with the men's squad in the Czech Extraliga. He started the 2015–16 season with Sparta Praha, but transferred to Fribourg-Gottéron in November 2015.[1] He saw the ice in 19 games of the Swiss National League A (NLA), scoring eight goals while assisting on 13 more.[citation needed]

He signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League on 18 May 2016.[2] However, he missed the entirety of the 2016–17 season due to injury.[citation needed]

In the following 2017–18 season, Réway made progress in his return to health and was reassigned to begin the year with AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket. Having appearing in just 5 games over the first month of the season, Réway re-assessed his option and opted to mutually terminate his contract with the Canadiens in order to return home on 29 October 2017.[3] On 8 November 2017, Réway joined Slovak KHL entrant, HC Slovan Bratislava, for the remainder of the season.[4]

Réway returned to playing in the 2018–19 season with hometown club, MHK Dolný Kubín, in the third tier league of Slovakia before agreeing to a one-year contract for the remainder of the year with Swedish outfit, Tingsryds AIF of the HockeyAllsvenskan on 21 November 2018.[5]

In the 2020–21 season, Réway joined fellow Slovak club, HC Košice.[6]

International play

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Medal record
Representing   Slovakia
Ice hockey
IIHF World U20 Championship
  2015 Canada

After playing for Slovakia at the U18 and U20 levels, Réway was selected to play for the country's men's national team at the 2014 World Championship and also made the roster for the 2016 World Championship. In 2015, he guided Slovakia's U20 team to a bronze medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships, serving as team captain.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 MHK Dolný Kubín SVK.2 U18 13 8 12 20 10
2008–09 MHC Martin SVK U18 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10 MHK Dolný Kubín SVK.2 U18 26 32 38 70 24
2010–11 MHC Mountfield Martin SVK U18 20 13 22 35 65
2010–11 MHC Mountfield Martin SVK U20 10 5 5 10 0
2011–12 HC Sparta Praha CZE U18 25 21 39 60 42 9 8 16 24 12
2011–12 HC Sparta Praha CZE U20 5 2 4 6 2
2012–13 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 47 22 28 50 56 10 1 11 12 20
2013–14 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 43 20 42 62 48 9 5 10 15 16
2014–15 HC Sparta Praha ELH 34 9 28 37 54 8 1 6 7 20
2015–16 HC Sparta Praha ELH 14 5 10 15 6
2015–16 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 19 8 13 21 14
2017–18 Laval Rocket AHL 5 0 2 2 6
2017–18 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 18 1 4 5 19
2018–19 MHK Dolný Kubín Slovak.2 2 0 7 7 0
2018–19 Tingsryds AIF Allsv 10 0 2 2 6
2019–20 Rytíři Kladno ELH 17 0 6 6 0
2019–20 HK Poprad Slovak 7 3 1 4 16
2020–21 HC Košice Slovak 39 12 18 30 39 3 0 1 1 6
2021–22 HC RT Torax Poruba Czech.1 27 4 16 20 14
2022–23 EHC Freiburg DEL2 20 6 17 23 4
2022–23 HK Spišská Nová Ves Slovak 13 5 8 13 6 13 3 9 12 2
ELH totals 65 14 44 58 60 8 1 6 7 20

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Slovakia U17 10th 3 1 1 2 6
2012 Slovakia WJC18 D1A 11th 5 4 7 11 8
2013 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 0 2 2 2
2014 Slovakia WJC 8th 5 4 6 10 4
2014 Slovakia WC 9th 7 0 3 3 2
2015 Slovakia WJC   7 4 5 9 2
2016 Slovakia WC 9th 7 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 26 13 21 34 22
Senior totals 14 0 4 4 2

References

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  1. ^ "Fribourg add Reway". HC Fribourg-Gottéron. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Les Canadiens s'entendent sur les modalités d'un contrat de trois saisons avec l'attaquant Martin Reway". Montreal Canadiens (in French). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Martin Reway leaves the Laval Rocket, will return to Europe". National Hockey League. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Slovan with offensive reinforcements" (in Slovak). HC Slovan Bratislava. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Slovakian Martin Reway reinforces Tingsryds" (in Swedish). Tingsryds AIF. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Prvou ofenzívnou posilou Oceliarov sa stáva Martin Réway". hckosice.sk (in Slovak).
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