Chytil's tenure with the New York Rangers ended when he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks, with Victor Mancini and a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, on Jan. 31, 2025, for J.T. Miller, Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington. He signed a four-year, $17.75 million contract (average annual value of $4.4375 million) with the Rangers on March 29, 2023.

New York's first-round pick (No. 21) in the 2017 NHL Draft was coming off a season that included seven goals in 20 Stanley Cup Playoff games to help the Rangers reach the Eastern Conference Final while emerging as the center of the "Kid Line" with with Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko. He finished the 2022-23 season with 45 points (22 goals, 23 assists) in 74 games after not scoring more than 14 goals or getting more than 14 assists in any of his previous four NHL seasons.

The native of Kromeriz in the Czech Republic played for Berani Zlin in the Czech Extraliga in 2016-17, finishing second among players younger than 18 in goals (four), points (eight) and games (38). He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers on July 14, 2017.

After winning the 2017 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the top rookie in training camp, Chytil made the opening-night roster against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 5, 2017 and played two games before being sent to Hartford of the American Hockey League. He had 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) in 46 games before being recalled by the Rangers on March 25, 2018.

Chytil scored his first NHL goal five days later in a 7-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and finished with three points (one goal, two assists) in nine games.

**NOTES AND TRANSACTIONS**

* Traded to Vancouver by NY Rangers with Victor Mancini and a 1st-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft for J.T. Miller, Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington, January 31, 2025.