Global Management Group - GMG Hockey
Czech Transfer Pioneers

Czechia

$144M

Key Facts

Also known as: GMG Hockey; Global Management Group a.s.; Global Management Group
Founded: Agency origin 2001 as Global Management Group; Jiří Hamal began independent agent work in 1996, and the legal entity Global Management Group a.s. was registered on 1 May 2017
Headquarters: Prague, Czechia; Na stráži 1442/7, 180 00 Praha
Other offices: Swiss branch/partner operation established in 2020 for Swiss National League and Swiss League work
Agency type: Mid-size hockey-specialist agency
Ownership: Jiří Hamal-led; Czech company records list JUDr. Jiří Hamal as chairman of the board, with David Hamal and Eva King also in governance roles
Primary markets: Czech Extraliga, NHL, AHL, SHL, Swiss NL, KHL, DEL, European leagues, Czech/Slovak prospects, transfers and player care
Players (Total market value: sampled public active/future NHL contract value $144M): 140+ total clients; NHL clients: 10 in the current public agency database. GMG’s own site separately advertises 140+ represented players, 40+ NHL players, 25+ years of experience, and 7 professional agents
Key agents (names): Jiří Hamal, David Hamal, František Tausch, Marek Vorel, Petr Peleška, Vít Rajchert, Jiří Novotný; Eva King is listed as financial director
Languages: Czech, English; Swiss/German-market capability through GMG’s Swiss operation and partners
Contact email: info@gmgroup.cz; office@gmgroup.cz; jiri.hamal@gmgroup.cz; david.hamal@gmgroup.cz; frantisek.tausch@gmgroup.cz; petr.peleska@gmgroup.cz
Phone / WhatsApp: +420 606 815 039
Website: https://gmghockey.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmghockey/
X: https://x.com/gmghockey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmghockey/

About Global Management Group / GMG Hockey

GMG Hockey is a Prague-based Czech hockey agency built around Jiří Hamal, a former professional goaltender, sports lawyer, and one of the earliest independent Czech hockey agents. The agency says Hamal became one of the first Czech hockey player agents in 1996 and founded Global Management Group in 2001. GMG presents itself as the first Czech licensed entity for transfers to the NHL, KHL, and DEL, and says it has completed hundreds of transfers to the NHL, KHL, European leagues, and within the Czech Extraliga. Its growth story is tied to Czech hockey’s post-1990s international expansion: early transfers from Czechoslovakia to Finland and Germany, the 1998 Nagano Olympic generation through Pavel Patera and Martin Procházka, and its first NHL client Aleš Kotalík. The agency’s best-known historic clients include David Krejčí, Leon Draisaitl, Dominik Kubalík, Martin Nečas, Lukáš Dostál, Vítek Vaněček, Eduard Šalé, Samuel Honzek, and David Tomášek. GMG’s strongest modern lane is Czech and Slovak player management across NHL, SHL, Swiss NL, KHL, Czech Extraliga, and North American prospect routes. Because NHL contracts must be executed through NHLPA-certified agents, several GMG-linked players’ NHL contracts are publicly signed by partner-side agents such as Michael Deutsch, Gerry Johannson, or other North American agents. GMG’s official service model is broad: long-term career planning, contract negotiation, visas, flights, insurance, legal protection, financial advice, marketing support, doctors, nutrition specialists, conditioning and mental preparation. The agency’s Swiss operation was established in 2020 after receiving an agency license to sign players in Switzerland’s National League and Swiss League. GMG’s differentiator is regional depth: Czech legal/transfer knowledge, European club access, and practical support for moving players between Czechia, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, North America, and the NHL.

Client Roster

Contract figures below use public PuckPedia contract records where available. European salaries are generally not publicly disclosed.

Top players / NHL players

• Martin Nečas (Colorado Avalanche; current 2 years, $13,000,000, $6,500,000 AAV through 2025-26; next 8 years, $92,000,000, $11,500,000 AAV from 2026-27) – F – Czechia – 1999-01-15

• Lukáš Dostál (Anaheim Ducks; 5 years, $32,500,000, $6,500,000 AAV through 2029-30) – G – Czechia – 2000-06-22

• Dominik Kubalík (EV Zug; contract through 2026-27, salary not public) – F – Czechia – 1995-08-21

• David Tomášek (Färjestad BK; European salary not public; returned after Edmonton contract termination) – F – Czechia – 1996-02-10

• Vítek Vaněček (Utah Mammoth; 1 year, $1,500,000, $1,500,000 AAV through 2025-26) – G – Czechia – 1996-01-09

• Libor Šulák (Admiral Vladivostok; KHL contract to 31.05.2027, salary not public) – D – Czechia – 1994-03-04

• Eduard Šalé (Coachella Valley Firebirds / Seattle Kraken; ELC 3 years, $2,659,998, $886,666 cap hit through 2027-28) – F – Czechia – 2005-03-10

• Samuel Honzek (Calgary Flames; ELC 3 years, $2,659,998, $886,666 cap hit through 2027-28) – F – Slovakia – 2004-11-12

• Matěj Tomek (HC Litvínov; Czech Extraliga salary not public) – G – Slovakia – 1997-05-24

• David Krejčí (retired; listed by GMG as a major client and Stanley Cup winner) – F – Czechia – 1986-04-28

• Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers; historic GMG-linked client; current NHL signing agent listed separately by PuckPedia) – F – Germany – 1995-10-27

Prospects & young talents

• Eduard Šalé (Coachella Valley Firebirds, AHL / Seattle Kraken) – F – Czechia – 2005-03-10

• Samuel Honzek (Calgary Flames / AHL-NHL pathway) – F – Slovakia – 2004-11-12

• Adam Jecho (NHL Draft/CHL pathway; current contract details not fully public) – F – Czechia – prospect listed in current public agency database

• Matyáš Melovský (CHL/Europe pathway; current contract details not fully public) – F – Czechia – prospect listed in current public agency database

• Jakub Dvořák (NHL-drafted Czech defense prospect; current contract details not fully public) – D – Czechia – prospect listed in current public agency database

• Tomáš Galvas (Czech prospect pathway; current contract details not fully public) – D – Czechia – prospect listed in current public agency database

Goalies

• Lukáš Dostál (Anaheim Ducks) – G – Czechia – 2000-06-22

• Vítek Vaněček (Utah Mammoth) – G – Czechia – 1996-01-09

• Matěj Tomek (HC Litvínov) – G – Slovakia – 1997-05-24

• Daniel Dvořák (Czech/European pathway; current contract details not fully public) – G – Czechia – current public agency database

Notable former clients

• David Krejčí – Stanley Cup winner with Boston; GMG highlights Boston’s 2011 Cup run and Krejčí’s playoff scoring lead

• Aleš Kotalík – GMG says he was its first NHL client

• Pavel Patera – GMG links him to the 1998 Nagano Olympic gold milestone

• Martin Procházka – GMG links him to the 1998 Nagano Olympic gold milestone

• Juuso Hietanen – latest listed season before 2025-26, so treat as inactive/retired for current-roster purposes.

Highlights

• Negotiation style: transfer-heavy, long-term career planning with strong Czech legal and European club access.

• NHL/CBA execution: GMG-linked NHL deals are often completed with NHLPA-certified North American partner agents; Michael Deutsch appears on Nečas, Dostál, and Šalé public contract records.

• Network strengths: Czech Extraliga, SHL, Swiss NL, KHL, DEL, NHL, AHL, CHL, and European transfers.

• Development pipeline: juniors receive career planning, conditioning and mental preparation, medical/nutrition support, marketing help, financial advice, legal support, visas, flights, and insurance.

• Cross-border execution: GMG says it was the first Czech licensed entity for NHL, KHL, and DEL transfers and later added a Swiss licensed operation.

• Brand/commercial capability: social media and sports-media visibility are listed as part of GMG’s client service package.

Agency Snapshot

Origin story

• Jiří Hamal worked in Pragosport on early post-revolution transfers from Czechoslovakia to Finland and Germany, then became one of the first independent Czech hockey agents in 1996.

• GMG says Global Management Group was founded in 2001.

• Hamal’s background as a former Sparta Prague goaltender and sports-law lawyer shaped the agency’s legal/transfer identity.

Milestones

• 1996 – Jiří Hamal became one of the first hockey agents in Czechia.

• 1998 – GMG links its story to Czech Olympic gold through Pavel Patera and Martin Procházka.

• 2001 – Global Management Group founded.

• 2002 – GMG says Aleš Kotalík became its first NHL client.

• 2008 – GMG received KHL transfer licensing when the KHL was established.

• 2011 – David Krejčí won the Stanley Cup with Boston and led the playoffs in scoring, highlighted by GMG as a major success.

• 2017 – GMG says it negotiated one of the highest NHL contracts ever signed by a 20-year-old European player for Leon Draisaitl.

• 2020 – GMG’s Swiss agency operation was established and licensed for Switzerland’s top leagues.

• 2025 – Lukáš Dostál signed a five-year, $32.5 million Anaheim contract.

• 2025 – Martin Nečas signed an eight-year, $92 million Colorado extension.

Network strengths

• North America: NHL, AHL, CHL, NCAA/USHL-adjacent prospect routes through NHLPA and North American partner agents.

• Czechia/Slovakia: Czech Extraliga, Slovak prospects, youth-to-pro development, transfers, legal support.

• Europe: SHL, Swiss NL, DEL, KHL, Liiga, and intra-European player placement.

• Specialty lanes: Czech forwards, Czech/Slovak goalies, European transfers, NHL-drafted Czech prospects, visa/logistics support.

Support Team / Partners

• Contract/transfer specialists: Jiří Hamal, David Hamal, František Tausch, Marek Vorel, Petr Peleška.

• Swiss operation: Jiří Novotný, CEO and Hockey Agent; Davide Mottis, lawyer.

• Marketing: Petr Peleška is listed as hockey agent and marketing.

• Finance: Eva King is listed as financial director.

• Medical/nutrition support: GMG says it cooperates with doctors, nutrition specialists, conditioning coaches, and mental coaches.

• Legal counsel: GMG lists legal protection for hockey and personal-life disputes as part of its service model.

• NHL/European partners: The Sports Corporation and KMJ Sports are listed as collaborators by GMG; current public agency data also links GMG with Hockey Spectrum Agency and MPR Hockey.

Notable Deals Led by Global Management Group / GMG Hockey

• 2017 – Leon Draisaitl: Edmonton Oilers – long-term NHL extension – 8 years – $68,000,000 – $8,500,000 AAV; GMG highlights this as one of the highest NHL contracts signed by a 20-year-old European player.

• 2023 – Samuel Honzek: Calgary Flames – ELC – 3 years – $2,659,998 – $886,666 cap hit; performance bonuses public.

• 2023 – Eduard Šalé: Seattle Kraken – ELC – 3 years – $2,659,998 – $886,666 cap hit.

• 2024 – Martin Nečas: Carolina/Colorado contract – RFA bridge – 2 years – $13,000,000 – $6,500,000 AAV.

• 2025 – David Tomášek: Edmonton Oilers – NHL free-agent signing – 1 year – $1,200,000 – $1,200,000 AAV.

• 2025 – Dominik Kubalík: EV Zug – Swiss NL signing – 2 years – through 2026-27 – NHL-out risk noted by EV Zug.

• 2025 – Lukáš Dostál: Anaheim Ducks – RFA extension/arbitration avoidance – 5 years – $32,500,000 – $6,500,000 AAV – 10-team no-trade list in years 3-5.

• 2025 – Vítek Vaněček: Utah Mammoth – UFA signing – 1 year – $1,500,000 – $1,500,000 AAV.

• 2025 – Libor Šulák: Admiral Vladivostok – KHL extension – through 31.05.2027 – salary not public.

• 2025 – Matěj Tomek: HC Litvínov – Czech Extraliga extension – salary not public.

• 2025 – Martin Nečas: Colorado Avalanche – UFA extension – 8 years – $92,000,000 – $11,500,000 AAV.

• 2025 – David Tomášek: Edmonton Oilers → Färjestad BK – Europe return after NHL contract termination – salary not public.

Track Record (Last 3 Seasons)

• NHL contracts signed/listed publicly: at least 6 recent/current NHL contracts involving GMG-listed or GMG-linked players: Nečas, Dostál, Šalé, Honzek, Vaněček, Tomášek.

• Total active NHL value in sampled current contracts: $52,319,996; adding Nečas’s future extension brings sampled active/future value to $144,319,996.

• Total current AAV represented in sampled active NHL contracts: approximately $16,273,332; adding Nečas’s future AAV as a separate future contract brings the sampled figure to $27,773,332.

• Extensions/renewals: Nečas 2024 bridge, Nečas 2025 long-term extension, Dostál 2025 extension, Kubalík EV Zug, Šulák KHL, Tomek Litvínov.

• ELCs signed: Eduard Šalé and Samuel Honzek are the clearest recent NHL ELCs in the sampled set.

• RFA outcomes: Nečas’s two-year 2024 bridge and Dostál’s five-year 2025 arbitration-avoidance extension are the key recent RFA outcomes.

• Arbitration cases: Dostál avoided an arbitration hearing with Anaheim in July 2025.

• Europe transfers: Kubalík to EV Zug, Tomášek back to Färjestad, Šulák’s KHL extension, Tomek’s Litvínov extension, and GMG’s continuing Czech/Swiss/SHL transfer work.

• Aggregate client market value: not reliably public for Europe-wide rosters; sampled active/future NHL value is $144,319,996.

Compliance & Accreditation

• NHLPA certification status: no GMG Czech-side agent is publicly verified here as NHLPA certified; public NHL contract records for several GMG-linked players list NHLPA-side agents such as Michael Deutsch or Gerry Johannson.

• Transfer licensing: GMG says it was the first Czech licensed entity for NHL, KHL, and DEL transfers and gained a KHL transfer license in 2008.

• Czech company registration: Global Management Group a.s., IČO 06057438, registered 1 May 2017.

• Professional liability insurance: not publicly stated.

• Ethics/compliance notes: no public disciplinary notes found in reviewed open sources.

Testimonials

• Jiří Hamal says GMG will help players “find your hockey path” and support them fully.

• GMG says: “We help players succeed.”

• Petr Peleška said Tomášek’s Färjestad return was handled over a longer period and praised the Swedish club’s correct dealings.

• Färjestad GM Rickard Wallin said Tomášek brought the offensive qualities the club hoped for.

Press, Awards & Recognition

• 1998 – Czech Olympic gold connection through Pavel Patera and Martin Procházka – GMG agency timeline.

• 2002 – First Czech licensed NHL/DEL transfer entity and first NHL client Aleš Kotalík – GMG agency timeline.

• 2008 – KHL transfer license obtained at KHL launch – GMG agency timeline.

• 2011 – David Krejčí Stanley Cup / playoff-scoring milestone with Boston – GMG agency timeline.

• 2017 – Leon Draisaitl landmark European young-player NHL contract – GMG agency timeline.

• 2025 – Nečas $92 million Colorado extension and Dostál $32.5 million Anaheim extension – public NHL contract records.