Dominik Hrachovina

Dominik Hrachovina
Born (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994
Brno, Czech Republic
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Barys Astana
LeKi
HPK
Tappara
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Dominik Hrachovina (born 29 August 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for Tappara of the Finnish Liiga.[1] His current contract ends in 2018.[2]

Career

Hrachovina made his Liiga debut playing with Tappara during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[3] However, he would be a backup goalie in official matches until the 2014-15 season, when he played a Champions Hockey League match against HC Oceláři Třinec in Třinec, Czech Republic.[4] He had 31 saves and allowed only one goal in a 2-1 victory. Later in the same season, he played another CHL game and three regular season matches in SM-liiga.

In the 2015–16 Liiga season he gained some attention as he played 19 regular season matches, two of which on loan in HPK, and also two play-off matches as Tappara went all the way to the championship. In the 2016-17 Liiga season, Hrachovina finally gained the position of primary starting goalie of Tappara and led his team to another championship.

Awards and achievements

Finland
Award Year
Liiga, Kanada-malja Champion 2015–16, 2016–17
Liiga, Runner-up 2017–18
Nuorten SM-liiga (A-juniors Finnish League) All-Star Team 2013–14


Personal

Hrachovina, who came to Finland at the age of 16, speaks fluent Finnish. He has said that after his first season in Finland, he decided to learn to speak the local language and that the learning process took a year.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "pelaaja › Dominik Hrachovina - tappara" (in Finnish). tappara.fi. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Dominik Hrachovina on tappara.fi" (in Finnish). tappara.fi. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Pelaaja › Dominik Hrachovina - jatkoaika" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Tappara rookie goalie Hrachovina: "It's still only a hockey game"". championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  5. ↑ "Näin Tapparan tshekkimaalivahti oppi suomen kielen – "Olisi vähän vaikeuksia, jos olisi pakko olla hiljaa"" (in Finnish). is.fi. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
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