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Czechia Jakub Vrána
#13 Washington Capitals / NHL - 24/25
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 28, 1996
Position
LW/RW
Age
28
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Praha, CZE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Letci Letnany
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 1 #13 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency
PREMIUM

An offensively skilled winger. Vrana is a good skater, works hard for the puck and has good technical skills. Is a capable goal scorer with a quick release and a nose for the net. Can improve his defensive game. (EP, 2014)

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Jakub Vrána Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 HC Letci Letňany U16 Czechia U16 17* 4* 1* 5* 2* -10* |
2010-11 HC Letci Letňany U16 Czechia U16 18* 28* 15* 43* 30* 20* |
HC Letci Letňany U18 Czechia U18 26* 19* 10* 29* 10* 5* |
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr 4* 2* 0* 2* 2* 1* |
2011-12 Linköping HC U16 U16 SM 3* 3* 3* 6* 4* 4* |
Linköping HC J18 J18 Elit 21* 16* 6* 22* 2* 15* |
Linköping HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 11* 12* 11* 23* 4* 17* | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 12 4
Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
Czechia U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* |
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 21* 9* 1* 10* 33* 2* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 6* 4* 4* 8* 4* 1* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 4* 4* 8* 4* 9* |
2012-13 Linköping HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 3* 3* 2* 5* 2* 4* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 12 -2
Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 32* 20* 12* 32* 49* 3* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 -2
Linköping HC Elitserien 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 5* 2* 0* 2* 2* -4* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 10* 3* 3* 6* 4* 0* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2013-14 Linköping HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 4 0
Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 24* 14* 11* 25* 26* 6* |
Linköping HC SHL 24* 2* 1* 3* 2* -3* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 6 -3
Czechia U18 WJC-18 7* 8* 2* 10* 4* 3* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 14* 6* 20* 12* 7* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 3* 4* 7* 6* -1* |
2014-15 Linköping HC SHL 44* 12* 12* 24* 12* 3* | Playoffs 11 4 1 5 2 -5
Hershey Bears AHL 3* 0* 5* 5* 0* 2* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 2 2
Czechia U20 WJC-20 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* 2* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 5* 4* 9* 10* -* |
2015-16 Hershey Bears AHL 36* 16* 18* 34* 20* 7* | Playoffs 21 8 6 14 2 8
2016-17 Washington Capitals NHL 21* 3* 3* 6* 2* 2* |
Hershey Bears AHL 49* 19* 17* 36* 28* 12* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -2
2017-18 Washington Capitals NHL 73* 13* 14* 27* 12* 2* | Playoffs 23 3 5 8 2 5
2018-19 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 24* 23* 47* 27* 20* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 6 -1
Czechia WC 9* 4* 1* 5* 0* 4* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 4* 1* 5* 0* 4* |
2019-20 Washington Capitals NHL 69* 25* 27* 52* 18* 3* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 2 -7
2020-21 Washington Capitals NHL 39* 11* 14* 25* 8* 9* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 11* 8* 3* 11* 2* 1* |
Czechia WC 7* 2* 2* 4* 4* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 7* 2* 2* 4* 4* 1* |
2021-22 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26* 13* 6* 19* 16* -8* |
Czechia WC 10* 1* 0* 1* 4* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 13* 3* 0* 3* 8* 2* |
2022-23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 17* 6* 5* 11* 4* -2* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 20* 10* 4* 14* 10* 2* |
2023-24 St. Louis Blues NHL 21* 2* 4* 6* 8* -7* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 42* 16* 20* 36* 54* -3* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
2024-25 Washington Capitals NHL 20* 6* 4* 10* 6* 5* |
Projected NHL 69* 21* 14* 35* 21* 17* |
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Jakub Vrána Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Pirati Chomutov QC Int PW 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2012-13 Linköping HC ET 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Czechia U18/19 WJAC-19 4* 1* 0* 1* 6* -* |
2013-14 Linköping HC ET 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
Czechia U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 3* 1* 4* 4* 4* |
2014-15 Linköping HC Champions HL 7* 1* 3* 4* 6* -2* |
2021-22 Czechia (EHT) EHT 3* 2* 0* 2* 4* 2* |
2023-24 Czechia EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Jakub Vrána Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 147* 57* 65* 122* 0.83* 106* 16* | 3 38 10 * 10 * 20 * 0.53 * 8 * 8 *
Champions HL 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 6* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U16 2 35* 32* 16* 48* 1.37* 32* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U18 1 26* 19* 10* 29* 1.12* 10* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 5* 2* 0* 2* 0.40* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 9* 2* 2* 4* 0.44* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 3* 1* 4* 1.00* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 33* 10* 4* 14* 0.42* 14* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 84* 40* 23* 63* 0.75* 73* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 3 15* 15* 13* 28* 1.87* 6* 21* | 3 8 4 * 4 * 8 * 1.00 * 28 * 2 *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 21* 16* 6* 22* 1.05* 2* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 59* 35* 23* 58* 0.98* 77* 11* | 1 5 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.20 * 0 * -2 *
NHL 9 387* 116* 103* 219* 0.57* 109* 30* | 3 38 3 * 5 * 8 * 0.21 * 10 * -3 *
QC Int PW 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 3 73* 14* 13* 27* 0.37* 14* -2* | 2 25 5 * 2 * 7 * 0.28 * 8 * -8 *
U16 SM 1 3* 3* 3* 6* 2.00* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 26* 7* 3* 10* 0.38* 8* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 0* 2* 0.40* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 3 18* 14* 6* 20* 1.11* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 16* 3* 3* 6* 0.38* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jakub Vrána Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/07/2024
10/07/2024 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Washington Capitals
03/03/2023
03/03/2023 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues
08/10/2021
08/10/2021 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
04/12/2021
04/12/2021 Confirmed Washington Capitals Detroit Red Wings
07/16/2019
07/16/2019 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
07/15/2014
07/15/2014 Confirmed Linköping HC Washington Capitals
08/02/2013
08/02/2013 Extension Linköping HC J20 Linköping HC
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #23 overall by Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #25 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #21 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for HC Letci Letnany

Cult/Star player for Linköping HC

Cult/Star player for Linköping HC J20

Cult/Star player for Linköping HC U16

Other memorable dates
- 2016-12-09 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Buffalo Sabres vs. Robin Lehner)
- 2016-12-01 • Made his NHL debut (vs. New York Islanders)
- 2012-10-27 • Made Elitserien debut (vs. Rögle BK, at the age of 16 years, 7 months, and 30 days) as the youngest foreigner in league history, as the 9th youngest player in league history and as the youngest player in team history. Vrána made his debut on the 2nd line alongside M. Weinhandl and J. Almtorp, he wore #23.
- 2012-03-03 • Scored his first J20 SuperElit goal (vs. Rögle BK J20) assisted by P. Venturi and M. Modigs.
- 2011-09-24 • Made J20 SuperElit debut (vs. Rögle BK J20, at the age of 15 years, 6 months, and 27 days) on the 1st line alongside V. Jigmalm and M. Modigs, he wore #27.