ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today that prospect Dalibor Dvorsky has been re-assigned from the Swedish Hockey League’s (SHL) IK Oskarshamn to the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Sudbury Wolves.
Dvorksy was selected by the Blues 10th overall at the 2023 NHL Draft and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the team on July 13.
“After evaluating Dalibor’s situation in Sweden and talking with him and his representatives, we jointly decided that the opportunity to play regular minutes at Sudbury against his peer group in the OHL would be the best thing for his development at this time," Armstrong said. "We look forward to watching his continued growth as a player.”
Dvorsky, 18, appeared in 10 games with IK Oskarshamn prior to his re-assignment. Last season, he dressed in 38 regular-season games for AIK of HockeyAllsvenskan in Sweden, posting 14 points (six goals, eight assists). The Zvolen, Slovkia native also represented Slovakia at the U-18 and U-20 World Junior Championships, recording 13 points in seven tournament games overall.
In 2021-22, Dvorksy collected three points (two goals, one assist) in 17 regular-season games with AIK and 40 points (20 goals, 20 assists) in 33 regular-season games with AIK J20. He also helped Slovakia capture the Silver Medal at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and the Gold Medal in D1A of the U-18 World Junior Championships.
