Martin Hlinka

Martin Hlinka (born 25 September 1976) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He last played for the St. Charles Chill in the Central Hockey League (CHL).^[1] In April 2021 he was announced as Director of Youth Hockey for the Seattle Kraken.^[2] Prior to joining the Kraken he served as an assistant coach for the Canisius Golden Griffins in the AHA conference of the NCAA,^[3] following spells coaching clubs in Russia and Austria, and with youth international teams of Belarus and Poland.^[2]

Martin Hlinka
Hlinka with the Hershey Bears in 2004
Born	(1976-09-25) 25 September 1976 (age 49) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Hershey Bears Portland Pirates IHL Chicago Wolves UHL Quad City Mallards CHL St. Charles Chill DEL Hannover Scorpions Kassel Huskies
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1999–2014

Current position
Title	Director of Youth Hockey
Team	Seattle Kraken
Conference	Western
Biographical details
Alma mater	Augsburg University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2016–2018	RB Hockey Juniors (assistant)
2018–2019	RB Hockey Academy (assistant)
2019–2021	Canisius (assistant)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Augsburg University	NCAA III		15	6	5	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Augsburg University	NCAA III		24	14	23	37	19		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Augsburg University	NCAA III		24	14	30	44	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Augsburg University	NCAA III		22	6	27	33	24		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Quad City Mallards	UHL		2	1	1	2	0		1	0	0	0	0
1999–00	Quad City Mallards	UHL		71	21	46	67	74		14	0	7	7	24
1999–00	Chicago Wolves	IHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Portland Pirates	AHL		60	13	19	32	50		3	1	2	3	2
2000–01	Quad City Mallards	UHL		11	4	10	14	0		5	1	1	2	11
2001–02	Portland Pirates	AHL		50	5	18	23	34		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Quad City Mallards	UHL		38	19	20	39	67		3	0	2	2	4
2003–04	Hershey Bears	AHL		30	6	10	16	26		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hershey Bears	AHL		52	5	22	27	28		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kassel Huskies	DEL		46	16	21	37	48		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		52	12	14	26	70		6	1	2	3	6
2007–08	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		54	5	21	26	126		3	0	1	1	4
2008–09	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		51	6	13	19	84		10	2	0	2	35
2009–10	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		56	4	21	25	54		11	1	2	3	0
2010–11	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		52	7	17	24	28		5	3	2	5	12
2011–12	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		52	5	14	19	40		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		32	7	14	21	65		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	St. Charles Chill	CHL		66	15	19	34	90		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				192	29	69	98	138		3	1	2	3	2
DEL totals				395	62	135	197	515		40	9	10	19	67