Pavol Regenda (born 7 December 1999) is a Slovak professional

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player for the

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of the

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(AHL), as a prospect for the Anaheim Ducks of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

During the 2021–22 season, he recorded 15 goals and 24 assists in 43 games for HK Dukla Michalovce. He was the top scorer in the Extraliga among players 22 and under. Following two break-out seasons with Dukla Michalovce, Regenda was originally signed to a contract in the

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with BK Mladá Boleslav on 1 May 2022. However, after a strong showing in the World Championships, Regenda used his NHL out-clause to break his contract with BK Mladá Boleslav, and on 1 June 2022, he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks to a two-year, entry-level contract beginning with the

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. On 31 October 2022, he was assigned to the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the

. Before being assigned to the Gulls, he recorded two assists in five NHL games.

International play

Regenda represented

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at the

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and recorded one assist in five games. He then represented

at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and recorded one goal, and two assists in five games. On 18 January 2022, he was named to the roster to represent

at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He recorded one goal and three assists in seven games and won a bronze medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1999 births Living people Anaheim Ducks players People from Michalovce HK Dukla Michalovce players Kiekko-Vantaa players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics BK Mladá Boleslav players Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Slovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey San Diego Gulls (AHL) players Undrafted National Hockey League players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden {{slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub