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Czechia Vitek Vanecek

a.k.a. "Vít Vaněček"

#41 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 23/24

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Vitek Vanecek Facts

Date of Birth
Jan 09, 1996
Position
G
Age
27
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Havlickuv Brod, CZE
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Czechia
Catches
L
Youth Team
HC Havlickuv Brod
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$3,400,000 Powered by
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New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 2 #39 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency
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Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time ECHL All-Rookie Team 1
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Vitek Vanecek Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2009-10 HC Havlickuv Brod U16 Czechia U16 7 - 4.35 .874 - - - - - |
2010-11 HC Havlickuv Brod U16 Czechia U16 12 - 5.15 .874 - - - - - |
HC Havlickuv Brod U18 Czechia U18 1 - 6.00 .800 - - - - - |
HC Pelhrimov U18 Czechia U18 2 - - - - - - - - - |
2011-12 HC Havlickuv Brod U16 Czechia U16 27 - 3.49 .899 - - - - - |
HC Havlickuv Brod U18 Czechia U18 7 - 4.09 .915 - - - - - |
2012-13 HC Havlickuv Brod U18 Czechia U18 31 - 3.33 .924 - - - - - |
HC Havlíčkův Brod U20 Czechia U20 2 2 - 2.00 - 4 - 0 1-1-0 120 |
HC Havlickuv Brod U18 Czechia U18 Q - - - - - - - - - | Qualification 5 - 2.53 .938 11 166 0 2-3-0 261
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 8 - 4.32 .864 27 171 0 2-6-0 375 |
2013-14 Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 Czechia U20 38 - 2.64 .921 - - - - - | Playoffs 4 - 4.23 .899 15 133 0 1-3-0 213
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 0 2 - - - - - - - |
HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czechia2 1 - 3.05 .906 3 32 0 0-1-0 59 |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 7 7 2.74 .897 20 174 0 4-2-0 438 |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 10 - 2.37 .917 23 254 0 6-4-0 582 |
2014-15 Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 Czechia U20 4 - 3.60 .919 - - - - - |
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 2 18 1.50 .943 3 50 0 0-2-0 120 | Relegation 4 6 3.26 .870 13 87 0 1-3-0 239
HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czechia2 20 - 2.24 .925 44 544 0 10-10-0 1 178 | Playoffs 5 - 2.77 .902 13 120 0 2-3-0 282
Czechia U19 (all) International-Jr 8 - 1.47 .945 10 173 2 5-3-0 408 |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 3 5 4.31 .829 13 63 0 1-2-0 182 |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 7 - 3.50 .871 - - - - - |
2015-16 Hershey Bears AHL 1 - 0.92 .962 1 25 0 1-0-0 65 |
South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 32 - 2.03 .917 63 697 4 18-7-6 1 867 | Playoffs 11 - 2.31 .914 - - - - -
Czechia U20 WJC-20 5 5 2.73 .881 12 89 1 2-3-0 264 |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 8 - 3.38 .873 - - - - - |
2016-17 Hershey Bears AHL 39 - 2.54 .909 91 906 5 18-10-9 2 148 | Playoffs 4 - 2.75 .910 9 91 0 1-2-0 197
2017-18 Hershey Bears AHL 32 - 3.04 .888 86 679 2 12-13-2 1 695 |
South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 2 - 2.01 .935 4 58 0 1-1-0 119 |
2018-19 Hershey Bears AHL 38 - 2.62 .907 97 945 2 21-10-9 2 220 | Playoffs 4 - 2.25 .935 9 130 1 1-3-0 241
2019-20 Washington Capitals NHL 0 - - - - - - - - |
Hershey Bears AHL 31 - 2.26 .917 69 758 2 19-10-2 1 833 |
2020-21 Washington Capitals NHL 37 - 2.69 .908 95 936 2 21-10-4 2 115 | Playoffs 1 - 4.62 .750 1 3 0 0-0-0 13
2021-22 Washington Capitals NHL 42 - 2.67 .908 103 1 014 4 20-12-6 2 317 | Playoffs 2 - 4.20 .863 7 44 0 1-1-0 100
Hershey Bears AHL 1 - 2.03 .913 2 21 0 0-1-0 59 |
2022-23 New Jersey Devils NHL 52 - 2.45 .911 119 1 214 3 33-11-4 2 916 | Playoffs 7 - 4.64 .825 21 99 0 1-3-0 272
2023-24 New Jersey Devils NHL - - - - - - - - - |
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Vitek Vanecek Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2013-14 Czechia U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4 - 2.89 .921 - - - - - |
Czechia U18/19 WJAC-19 2 - 4.50 .862 - - - - - |
2014-15 Bílí Tygři Liberec Champions HL 0 1 - - - - - - - |
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Vitek Vanecek Game Log

Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
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2023-05-09T19:00:00-0400 New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes
2023-05-07T15:30:00-0400 New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes
2023-05-05T20:00:00-0400 New Jersey Devils @ Carolina Hurricanes
2023-05-03T19:00:00-0400 New Jersey Devils @ Carolina Hurricanes
2023-04-29T20:00:00-0400 New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers
2023-04-20T19:30:00-0400 New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers
2023-04-18T19:00:00-0400 New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers
2023-04-11T19:00:00-0400 New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres
2023-04-06T19:00:00-0400 New Jersey Devils vs Columbus Blue Jackets
2023-04-04T19:00:00-0400 New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins
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Vitek Vanecek Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 6 142 - 2.59 .906 346 3 334 11 71-44-22 8 018 | 2 8 - 2.47 .925 18 221 1 2-5-0 437
Champions HL 1 0 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Czechia 2 2 20 1.50 .943 3 50 0 0-2-0 120 | 1 4 6 3.26 .870 13 87 0 1-3-0 239
Czechia U16 3 46 - - - - - - - - | 0
Czechia U18 3 39 - - - - - - - - | 0
Czechia U18 2 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
Czechia U18 Q 1 - - - - - - - - - | 1 5 - 2.53 .938 11 166 0 2-3-0 261
Czechia U20 2 42 - - - - - - - - | 1 4 - 4.23 .899 15 133 0 1-3-0 213
Czechia U20 2 1 2 - 2.00 - 4 - 0 1-1-0 120 | 0
Czechia2 2 21 - 2.28 .925 47 576 0 10-11-0 1 237 | 1 5 - 2.77 .902 13 120 0 2-3-0 282
ECHL 2 34 - 2.02 .918 67 755 4 19-8-6 1 986 | 1 11 - 2.31 .914 - - - - -
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4 - 2.89 .921 - - - - - | 0
International-Jr 4 41 - 2.64 .909 60 598 2 13-13-0 1 365 | 0
NHL 5 131 - 2.59 .909 317 3 164 9 74-33-14 7 348 | 3 10 - 4.53 .834 29 146 0 2-4-0 385
WJAC-19 1 2 - 4.50 .862 - - - - - | 0
WJC-18 1 7 7 2.74 .897 20 174 0 4-2-0 438 | 0
WJC-20 2 8 10 3.37 .859 25 152 1 3-5-0 445 | 0
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Vitek Vanecek Skill Rating

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Recovery
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Positioning
16
Mental
15
Rebound Control
15
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Vitek Vanecek Connections

Player Period Teams
Jonas Siegenthaler (D) 2015-2024 8 Hershey Bears, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals
Radim Zohorna (F) 2009-2016 7 BK Havlickuv Brod U16, BK Havlickuv Brod U18, Czechia U17 (all), Czechia U18 (all), Czechia U19, Czechia U19 (all), Czechia U20 (all)
Jakub Vrána (F) 2013-2021 6 Czechia U18, Czechia U18, Czechia U18 (all), Czechia U20, Czechia U20 (all), Hershey Bears, Washington Capitals
Garrett Pilon (F) 2016-2022 5 Hershey Bears, Washington Capitals
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/19/2022
07/19/2022 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
07/08/2022
07/08/2022 Confirmed Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
07/29/2021
07/29/2021 Confirmed Seattle Kraken Washington Capitals
07/22/2021
07/22/2021 Confirmed Washington Capitals Seattle Kraken
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
07/15/2014
07/15/2014 Confirmed Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 Washington Capitals

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Vitek Vanecek Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2021, 1 #16 overall by Seattle Kraken in the NHL Expansion Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #175 by FCHockey

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