Vítek Vaněček

Vítek Vaněček
Born (1996-01-09) 9 January 1996
Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team  (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
NHL Draft 39th overall, 2014
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2014–present

Vítek Vaněček (born 9 January 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL)

Playing career

Vaněček was picked 39th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.[1] On 15 July 2014, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals.[2]

In the 2014–15 season, he played two games with the HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga and spent much of the rest of the season with HC Benátky nad Jizerou of the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League.[3]

Vaněček continued his career the following season in North America, splitting time between playing for the South Carolina Stingrays and the Hershey Bears, affiliates to the Capitals.[4] Following a successful 2015–16 season with the Stingrays, he was selected to the ECHL All-Rookie Team.[5]

International play

Vaněček played three games at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship for the Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team.[6][7]

Career statistics

Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SA SO GAA SV%
2014–15 HC Benátky nad Jizerou 1st Czech Republic Hockey League 20 10 10 0 1178 44 588 0 2.24 .925
2014–15 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Extraliga 2 0 2 0 120 3 53 0 1.50 .943
2015–16 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 32 18 7 6 1867 63 760 4 2.03 .917
2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 1 1 0 0 65 1 26 0 0.92 .962
2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 39 18 10 7 2147 91 997 5 2.54 .909
2017–18 Hershey Bears AHL 32 12 13 2 1685 86 765 2 3.04 .888
AHL totals 72 31 23 9 3907 178 1788 7 2.73 .900

Playoffs

   
Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SA SO GAA SV%
2014–15 HC Benátky nad Jizerou 1st Czech Republic Hockey League 5 2 3 282 13 133 0 2.77 .902
2014–15 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Extraliga 4 1 3 239 13 100 0 3.26 .870
2015–16 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 11 6 2 624 24 278 1 2.31 .914
2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 4 1 2 196 9 100 0 2.75 .910
AHL totals 4 1 2 196 9 100 0 2.75 .910

International

Year Team Event   GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2015 Czech Republic WJC 3 1 2 181 13 0 4.31 .828
2016 Czech Republic WJC 5 2 3 264 12 1 2.73 .881
Junior totals 8 3 5 445 25 1 3.37 .859

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Bradley (2016-01-27). "Washington Capitals Prospect Update: Vitek Vanecek". Starsandsticks.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Capitals sign Vitek Vanecek". Washington Capitals. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  3. ↑ El, Tarik (2015-07-09). "Where will Vitek Vanecek play next season?". CSN Mid-Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. ↑ "Washington Capitals prospects Christian Djoos, Vitek Vanecek join Hershey Bears". PennLive.com. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  5. ↑ Gormley, Chuck (2016-04-08). "Prospect Report: Vitek Vanecek makes ECHL All-Rookie team". CSN Mid-Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  6. ↑ Prewitt, Alex (2015-09-14). "Capitals' Vitek Vanecek making progress, word by word". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  7. ↑ "Vitek Vanecek Makes Czech Republic a Contender at 2016 WJC". Thehockeywriters.com. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
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