Vítek Vaněček

Date of Birth: Jan 09, 1996
Age: 30
Place of Birth: Havlickuv Brod, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: HC Havlickuv Brod
Position: G
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Catches: L
Contract: 26/27

Vítek Vaněček Facts

Cap Hit: $1,000,000Powered by
NHL Rights: New York Islanders / Signed
Drafted: 2014 round 2 #39 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency: Premium

Vítek Vaněček Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2009-2010	HC Havlickuv Brod U16	Czechia U16	7	4.35	.874	-	-
2010-2011	HC Havlickuv Brod U16	Czechia U16	12	5.15	.874	-	-
2010-2011	HC Havlickuv Brod U18	Czechia U18	1	6.00	.800	-	-
2010-2011	HC Pelhrimov U18	Czechia U18 2	-	-	-	-	-
2011-2012	HC Havlickuv Brod U16	Czechia U16	27	3.49	.899	-	-
2011-2012	HC Havlickuv Brod U18	Czechia U18	7	4.09	.915	-	-
2012-2013	HC Havlickuv Brod U18	Czechia U18	31	3.33	.924	-	-
2012-2013	HC Havlíčkův Brod U20	Czechia U20 2	2	2.00	-	0	1-1-0
2012-2013	HC Havlickuv Brod U18	Czechia U18 Q	-	-	-	-	-	Qualification	5	2.53	.938	0	2-3-0
2012-2013	Czechia U17 (all)	International-Jr	8	4.32	.864	0	2-6-0
2013-2014	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	Czechia U20	38	2.64	.921	-	-	Playoffs	4	4.23	.899	0	1-3-0
2013-2014	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czechia	0	-	-	-	-
2013-2014	HC Benátky nad Jizerou Loan	Czechia2	1	3.05	.906	0	0-1-0
2013-2014	Czechia U18	WJC-18	7	2.74	.897	0	4-2-0
2013-2014	Czechia U18 (all)	International-Jr	10	2.37	.917	0	6-4-0
2014-2015	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 Loan	Czechia U20	4	3.60	.919	-	-
2014-2015	Bílí Tygři Liberec Loan	Czechia	2	1.50	.943	0	0-2-0	Relegation	4	3.26	.870	0	1-3-0
2014-2015	HC Benátky nad Jizerou Loan	Czechia2	20	2.24	.925	0	10-10-0	Playoffs	5	2.77	.902	0	2-3-0
2014-2015	Czechia U19 (all)	International-Jr	8	1.47	.945	2	5-3-0
2014-2015	Czechia U20	WJC-20	3	4.31	.829	0	1-2-0
2014-2015	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	3.50	.871	-	-
2015-2016	Hershey Bears	AHL	1	0.92	.962	0	1-0-0
2015-2016	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL	32	2.03	.917	4	18-7-6	Playoffs	11	2.31	.914	-	-
2015-2016	Czechia U20	WJC-20	5	2.73	.881	1	2-3-0
2015-2016	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	8	3.38	.873	-	-
2016-2017	Hershey Bears	AHL	39	2.54	.909	5	18-10-9	Playoffs	4	2.75	.910	0	1-2-0
2017-2018	Hershey Bears	AHL	32	3.04	.888	2	12-13-2
2017-2018	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL	2	2.01	.935	0	1-1-0
2018-2019	Hershey Bears	AHL	38	2.62	.907	2	21-10-9	Playoffs	4	2.25	.935	1	1-3-0
2019-2020	Washington Capitals	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	Hershey Bears	AHL	31	2.26	.917	2	19-10-2
2020-2021	Washington Capitals	NHL	37	2.69	.908	2	21-10-4	Playoffs	1	4.62	.750	0	-
2021-2022	Washington Capitals	NHL	42	2.67	.908	4	20-12-6	Playoffs	2	4.20	.863	0	1-1-0
2021-2022	Hershey Bears	AHL	1	2.03	.913	0	0-1-0
2022-2023	New Jersey Devils	NHL	52	2.45	.911	3	33-11-4	Playoffs	7	4.64	.825	0	1-3-0
2023-2024	New Jersey Devils	NHL	32	3.18	.890	0	17-9-3
2023-2024	San Jose Sharks	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
2024-2025	San Jose Sharks	NHL	18	3.88	.882	0	3-10-3
2024-2025	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	1	2.00	.917	0	1-0-0
2024-2025	Florida Panthers	NHL	7	3.00	.890	1	2-4-1
2025-2026	Utah Mammoth	NHL	22	2.93	.883	1	5-13-3
2026-2027	Hamilton Hammers	AHL	2	2.88	.897	0	1-0-2

Vítek Vaněček Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2013-2014	Czechia U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	2.89	.921	0	-
2013-2014	Czechia U18/19	WJAC-19	2	4.50	.862	-	-
2014-2015	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Champions HL	0	-	-	-	-

Vítek Vaněček Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	8	145	2.59	.906	11	73-44-24	2	8	2.47	.925	1	2-5-0
Champions HL	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Czechia	2	2	1.50	.943	0	0-2-0	1	4	3.26	.870	0	1-3-0
Czechia U16	3	46	-	-	-	-	0
Czechia U18	3	39	-	-	-	-	0
Czechia U18 2	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Czechia U18 Q	0						1	5	2.53	.938	0	2-3-0
Czechia U20	2	42	-	-	-	-	1	4	4.23	.899	0	1-3-0
Czechia U20 2	1	2	2.00	-	0	1-1-0	0
Czechia2	2	21	2.28	.925	0	10-11-0	1	5	2.77	.902	0	2-3-0
ECHL	2	34	2.02	.918	4	19-8-6	1	11	2.31	.914	-	-
International-Jr	4	41	2.64*	.909*	2*	13-13-0	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	2.89	.921	0	-	0
NHL	7	210	2.84	.900	11	101-69-24	3	10	4.53	.834	0	2-4-0
WJAC-19	1	2	4.50	.862	-	-	0
WJC-18	1	7	2.74	.897	0	4-2-0	0
WJC-20	2	8	3.37	.859	1	3-5-0	0

Vítek Vaněček Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2013-2014	U18 WJC Silver Medal U18 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2015-2016	ECHL All-Rookie Team ECHL Goaltender of the Month (March) ECHL Goaltender of the Week (11/09-11/15) ECHL Goaltender of the Week (03/07-03/13) ECHL Rookie of the Month (November)
2016-2017	AHL Player of the Week (Dec. 18)
2018-2019	AHL All-Star Game
2020-2021	NHL Rookie of the Month (January)
2022-2023	ECHL Alumnus of the Month (November)
2024-2025	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/01/2026	Confirmed	Utah Mammoth	New York Islanders
07/01/2025	Confirmed	Florida Panthers	Utah Mammoth
03/05/2025	Confirmed	San Jose Sharks	Florida Panthers
03/08/2024	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	San Jose Sharks
07/19/2022	Extension	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils
07/08/2022	Confirmed	Washington Capitals	New Jersey Devils
07/29/2021	Confirmed	Seattle Kraken	Washington Capitals
07/22/2021	Confirmed	Washington Capitals	Seattle Kraken
07/01/2019	Extension	Washington Capitals	Washington Capitals
07/15/2014	Confirmed	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	Washington Capitals

Vítek Vaněček Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2021, 1 #16 by Seattle Kraken in the NHL Expansion Draft
2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #175 by FCHockey