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Vítek Vaněček
Ice hockey player

Vítek Vaněček

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Ice hockey player
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Havlíčkův Brod, Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Age
28 years
Stats
Weight:
181 lbs
Sports Teams
Washington Capitals
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Biography

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 originally played as youth within HC Havlíčkův Brod through to the under-18 level before joining the ranks of HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in 2013.

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

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.

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.Following a successful 2015–16 season with the Stingrays, he was selected to the ECHL All-Rookie Team.

In 2019, Vaněček was selected to his first AHL All-Star classic roster. Later in 2020, Vaněček would replace Michael Sgarbossa on the 2020 AHL All-Star classic roster. He would go on to be named MVP of the event after leading the Atlantic Division to a championship, only allowing two goals in four games.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLOTMINGASOGAASV%GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2013–14HC Bílí Tygři LiberecCzech.20382117021569522.64.9214132131504.23.899
2014–15HC Benátky nad JizerouCzech.1201010011784402.24.9255232821302.77.902
2014–15HC Bílí Tygři LiberecCzech.2043102401213.00.919
2014–15HC Bílí Tygři LiberecELH2020120301.50.943
2015–16South Carolina StingraysECHL32187618676342.03.91711626242412.31.914
2015–16Hershey BearsAHL110065100.92.962
2016–17Hershey BearsAHL391810721479152.54.909412196902.75.910
2017–18Hershey BearsAHL321213216858623.04.888
2017–18South Carolina StingraysECHL2110119402.01.935
2018–19Hershey BearsAHL382110622209722.62.907413241912.25.935
2019–20Hershey BearsAHL311910118326922.26.917
AHL totals1417143167959344112.59.9068254371812.47.925

International

YearTeamEventResultGPWLOTMINGASOGAASV%
2013Czech RepublicIH183rd place, bronze medalist(s)42.89.921
2014Czech RepublicWJC182nd place, silver medalist(s)75204372002.74.897
2015Czech RepublicWJC6th31201811304.31.828
2016Czech RepublicWJC5th52302641212.73.881
Junior totals198708824513.06.889
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