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Jaroslav Chmelar

Position	Right Wing	Current Team	New York Rangers
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	3 years ($867.5K CapHit)
Height	6'4"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	226	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	23
Age (DOB)	22 (July 20, 2003)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2021, Round 5, Overall 144 (NYR)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 6, 2026	New York Rangers	Recalled from AHL
Mar 6, 2026	New York Rangers	Assigned to AHL
Mar 3, 2026	New York Rangers	Recalled from AHL
Dec 17, 2025	New York Rangers	Assigned to AHL
Dec 6, 2025	New York Rangers	Recalled from AHL
Nov 9, 2025	New York Rangers	Assigned to AHL
Nov 2, 2025	New York Rangers	Recalled from AHL
Sep 30, 2025	New York Rangers	Assigned to AHL
Oct 1, 2024	New York Rangers	Assigned to AHL
Mar 20, 2024	New York Rangers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2025-26	NYR	28		-0.03	-1.11	1.46	1.92	0.94	3.06	2.37	-0.20

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2025-26	NYR	28		-1.85	-1.79	-1.99	-0.23	-0.61	-0.53	-

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2025-26	NYR	28	253:29	0.95	0.47	1.42	0.57	0.38	18.18	10.93	7.25	7.41	11.11

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2025-26	NYR	28	253:29	35.03	1.89	2.26	38.58	2.37	2.31	44.44	49.45	-0.20	-0.14	-0.63

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Future of Rangers’ 4th line might be Jaroslav Chmelar-Adam Sykora, not Twin Towers at Forever Blueshirts (Sat May 2, 2026)
2026 Rangers Report Card: Jaroslav Chmelar at Blue Shirt Banter (Sat May 2, 2026)
Chmelar is latest jumbo-size forward making impression with Rangers at Forever Blueshirts (Sat Mar 21, 2026)
Rangers’ Jaroslav Chmelar is catching up to the NHL game — and making Mike Sullivan take notice at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
Rangers 2021 fifth rounder has become latest unexpected March surprise at Blue Line Station (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
Rangers rock Maple Leafs 6-2 in final game before NHL Trade Deadline: takeaways at Forever Blueshirts (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Recap: Chmelar Nets First in Rangers 6-2 Win Over Toronto at Blue Shirt Banter (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Rangers shake up roster with series of moves following J.T. Miller injury at Blue Line Station (Wed Mar 4, 2026)
Rangers Recall Parssinen, Chmelar From Hartford and Send Down Morrow, Brisson at Blue Shirt Banter (Tue Mar 3, 2026)
Jaroslav Chmelar is the lone bright spot in Hartford who deserves a post-Olympic Rangers chance at Blue Line Station (Tue Feb 17, 2026)
Rangers Recall Perreault, Othmann, Assign Berard, Chmelar to Hartford at Blue Shirt Banter (Wed Dec 17, 2025)
Jaroslav Chmelar's Rise To The NHL Serves A Valuable Lesson at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Dec 13, 2025)
Rangers recall Jaroslav Chmelar, return Brennan Othmann to AHL at Blue Seat Blogs (Mon Dec 8, 2025)
NYR/VGK 12/7 Review: Jonathan Quick & The Rangers Get Robbed & “Pearl Harbor’d” By Referee Chris Lee; Call The FBI For Another Gambling in Sports Investigation, Wacky Overtime Weekend Brings Blueshirts to a Wild Card Berth (But They’ve Played More Games); Updated Standings, Remaining 2025 Schedule Is “Winnable,” Chmelar > Othmann, Sully Squawks – But Not Nearly Enough, Brian Boyle Channels His Inner Dave Maloney; M$GN Propaganda & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Mon Dec 8, 2025)
Rangers Recall Gabe Perreault, Assign Chmelar to Hartford at Blue Shirt Banter (Sun Nov 9, 2025)
NYR/NYI 11/8 Review: Rangers Rerun Another Repeat Episode; Hit New Futility Low on “Milestones & Moments” Night, Isles Brutalize & Embarrass Crybabies at M$G, No Home Cooking or SNAP Blueshirts’ Benefits Either; Sully’s Squad Shutout For an Unprecedented Fifth Time in Seven Games, “The Chris Curse,” Maybe NDArtemi Should Shave His Nether Regions Next; Every FAT CAT Stinks Up The Litter Box, Miserable Miller Catches Vagistat Heat, Win Against Wings Feels Like Ages Ago, M$GN, Upcoming Schedule, Let’s Go Ducks & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sun Nov 9, 2025)
Jaroslav Chmelar’s NHL Debut a Positive Reminder of the Rangers Future at Blue Shirt Banter (Sat Nov 8, 2025)
Red Wings-Rangers Tweetcap: the Quick and the dead at The Malik Report (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
Game #15: New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings Open Thread at Blue Shirt Banter (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
Jaroslav Chmelar to make NHL debut on Rangers 4th line tomorrow at Blue Seat Blogs (Thu Nov 6, 2025)
Rangers Recall Jaroslav Chmelar, Assign Brennan Othmann to Wolf Pack at Blue Shirt Banter (Sun Nov 2, 2025)
Rangers recall Jaroslav Chmelar, return Brennan Othmann to Hartford at Blue Seat Blogs (Sun Nov 2, 2025)

Current Contract

Jaroslav Chmelar signed a $2,602,500 3-year contract with the New York Rangers and General Manager Chris Drury on March 20, 2024 with an AAV of $867,500. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.99% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	21	$867,500	$925,000	$57,500	$92,500	$775,000	$867,500	$80,000	ELC
2025-26	22	$867,500	$925,000	$57,500	$92,500	$775,000	$867,500	$80,000	ELC
2026-27	23	$867,500	$925,000	$57,500	$92,500	$775,000	$867,500	$80,000	ELC
Total				$172,500	$277,500	$2,325,000	$2,602,500	$240,000

Signed: Mar 20, 2024

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Chris Drury

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2016-17	Czechia U16 2	Bili Tygri Liberec B U16	6	1	1	2
2017-18	Czechia U16	Bili Tygri Liberec U16	25	5	4	9	+10	8				6		1	1
2017-18	Czechia U16 2	Bili Tygri Liberec B U16	15	14	11	25						1	1	1	2
2018-19	U18 Mestis	KJT Haukat U18	8	3	3	6		4
2018-19	U16 Mestis	KJT Haukat U16	10	7	9	16		8				2	2	1	3		2
2019-20	U18 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	42	11	11	22		24
2019-20	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	3	1	0	1	+1
2020-21	U18 SM-sarja	Jokerit U18	15	5	8	13		8
2020-21	WJC-18	Czechia U18	5	1	1	2	+3	2
2020-21	U20 SM-sarja	Jokerit U20	3	0	0	0
2021-22	WJC-20	Czechia U20	3	1	0	1	+2	25
2021-22	U20 SM-sarja	Jokerit U20	39	9	9	18	+11	26				2				-1
2023-24	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	7	2	0	2	-4	2				10	2	1	3
2024-25	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	71	12	17	29	-37	48
2025-26	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	46	8	17	25	-7	42
2025-26	NHL	New York Rangers	28	4	2	6	-2	11	23	17.4	9:09
NHL Career			28	4	2	6	-2	11	23	17.4	9:09