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Before Colorado College: Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the third round (pick 75) of the 2025 NHL Draft … Played for Tri-City of the USHL the past two seasons … Posted a 16-16-4 record with a 2.75 goals-against average and .911 save percentage in 38 games last season … Joined Tri-City in February of 2025, saw action in 14 games while amassing a 9-4-0 record, 2.41 goals-against average and .899 save percentage in ’24-25 … Stopped 34 of 36 shots in lone playoff appearance that season ... Represented Team Slovakia at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, making four starts ... Slovakia fell in quarterfinal round to Canada … Appeared 25 times with Team Slovakia 18U, seven contests in the 2025 IIHF World U18 Championship and a member of Team Slovakia at the 2025 World Junior Championship, but did not appear in any games ... Competed in three contests with Team Slovakia at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, posting a 1-1-0 record, 3.77 goals-against average and .897 save percentage, helping Slovakia to fifth place at the tournament.
 
Personal: Parents are Michal Pradel and Zuzana Pradelova … Also played   and floorball … Would like to continue his hockey career following his time at CC … Hobbies include tennis and cycling … Favorite food is pasta … Favorite book is React to Nothing … Favorite movie is Rocky Balboa… Person in history he would most like to meet is Alexander the Great … Greatest moment in sports was being drafted by the NHL … Favorite sports other than hockey are tennis and soccer … Credits his parents with the biggest influence on his athletic career … Started playing hockey at age seven … Favorite professional team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite player is Sydney Crosby.
 
Why CC: “I chose Colorado College because of the great hockey program. I see this as a great opportunity to grow both as a goalie and as a person. I also like coach Mayotte's vision and philosophy, as well as the philosophy of the entire team. Last but not least, I find the school and its block plan very interesting and the campus and surrounding environment really impressed me.”