The 麻豆精选 Rockets have signed the first overall pick in the 2025 CHL Import Draft.
Forward Tomas Poletin is a six-foot-one, 205-pound 18-year-old from Praha, Czechia. He was selected in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2025 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders.
Poletin spent the 2024鈥�25 season in Finland with the Lahti Pelicans. He scored 13 goals and added 20 assists in 25 games with the U20 squad. Poletin also skated in 15 games in the Finnish Liiga and the Champions Hockey League.
Internationally, he captained Czechia鈥檚 U18 National Team at the IIHF U18 World Championship, posting two goals in five games. He also represented Czechia at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he recorded three goals and an assist in five games, helping his country earn a silver medal.
Poletin was recently named to Czechia鈥檚 roster for the 2025 Under-20 Five Nations Tournament. The tournament takes place August 27鈥�31 in Chomutov, Czechia, featuring top talent from the host country, Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, and Switzerland.
Poletin will join the Rockets following the New York Islanders main camp and will be ready for the home opener on Sept. 19 against the Spokane Chiefs.
