While most players like to stick to what they know in their potential draft year to capture the attention of scouts, Martin Misiak took a different approach before the 2023 NHL Draft.

A little over halfway through the season, the 18-year-old forward decided to take a risk and move from Slovakia to the United States to find new opportunities for his hockey career.

"I moved to USA in February and it's never really easy to make this kind of a choice especially in the draft season," Misiak said. "But I made the decision, and I won a cup with Phantoms in the USHL so I think that that worked out really well and I'm glad I made the move."

This past season, he spilt his time between the HC Nove Zamky in Slovakia and the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL. Between both teams, he scored a combined total of seven goals and 20 assists.

It also allowed him to change positions over from the wing to center that showed the versatility that he can add to the Phantoms.

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