Vítek Vaněček

Vítek Vaněček
Born (1996-01-09) January 9, 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 January 9, 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 Draft by the Washington Capitals.[1] On July 15, 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 Bili Tygri 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 American, 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]

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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