Selected in the 2017 NAHL entry draft in the 8th round, 182nd overall, Pavel began his first full junior season in the United States with the Minot Minotauros of the North American Hockey League.
With the Mavericks moving to the Central Conference for his sophomore season in 2021–22, Pavel established career highs with 12 goals and 22 points while appearing all 44 games for Minnesota before the team lost in the NCAA Championships to the University of Denver.
[4] Following a regional semi-final defeat in the NCAA Tournament, Pavel concluded his collegiate career with MSU by signing as an undrafted free agent to a two-year entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL on 30 March 2023.
[5] He immediately joined the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, on an PTO for the remainder of the 2022–23 season and made his professional debut against the San Diego Gulls on 14 April 2023.
Pavel was selected to the 2020 World Junior Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, where he went scoreless in 5 games with the team en route to a seventh-place finish as hosts of the tournament.