<p><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/utah-hockey-club/line-combinations">Utah Hockey Club</a> has signed one of the top European free agents to a one-year contract.</p>



<p>Utah announced that they have inked Czech forward Michal Kunc to a two-way deal.</p>



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Utah HC has signed Forward Michal Kunc to One-Year, Two-Way Contract.<br><br>This past season, Kunc had 13 goals and 22 assists in 49 games with HC Olomouc of the Czech Extraliga.</p>— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/BagleyKSLsports/status/1915497006514278865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<p>The 24-year-old spent the 2024-25 season with HC Olomouc of the Czech Extraliga, where he tallied 13 goals and 22 assists in 49 games. Kunc led his team in assists and points, and his +22 rating also finished fourth among all league skaters.</p>



<p>Kunc had a big season, which caught the attention of NHL scouts. He racked up seven multi-point games and set a new Extraliga career high with two goals and two assists for four points against HC Vítkovice on Oct. 29. He also registered back-to-back three-point games from Jan. 3-5, and notched his first career Extraliga hat trick against HC Litvínov that same stretch.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="166"></div>



<p>Throughout his Extraliga career, Kunch has tallied 34 goals and 55 assists for 89 and 66 PIM in 222 career Extraliga games with HC Olomouc and HC Kometa Brno.&nbsp;Additionally, Kunc added two goals and three points in 11 career playoff appearances.</p>



<p>Prior to his pro career, Kunc recorded three goals and six points in 23 games with AZ Havířov and HK Horácká Slavia Třebíč of the second-highest Czech league and registered 37 goals and 20 assists for 57 points in 42 games with HC Kometa Brno’s under-20 team.</p>



<p>Utah finished sixth in the Central Division with a 38-31-13 record and 89 points through 82 games. Utah has three players recently named to Team USA: Logan Cooley&nbsp;and&nbsp;Clayton Keller,&nbsp;and defender Michael Kesselring&nbsp;are heading to the IIHF World Championships to represent the USA.</p>



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