“I’m doing my off-ice stuff and on-ice too; I’m on the same plan as last year, I started skating a little bit earlier, a month after the season,” Nemec said. “I felt pretty good last year, so I just wanted to do the same thing this year.
“I’m working hard right now and waiting for the new season.”
The highest Slovakia-born defenseman selected in the NHL Draft (No. 2, 2022), Nemec has 49 points (16 goals, 33 assists) in 155 regular-season games and two points (one goal, one assist) in four Stanley Cup Playoff games. He had two assists in six games for fourth-place Team Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics and helped his country win its first Olympic hockey medal at the 2022 Beijing Games.
