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Czechia Karel Vejmelka
#70 Utah Hockey Club / NHL - 24/25
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
2-time Czech Extraliga Champion 2
Date of Birth
May 25, 1996
Position
G
Age
28
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Trebic, CZE
Weight
225 lbs / 102 kg
Nation
Czechia
Catches
R
Youth Team
SK Horacka Slavia Trebic
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$2,725,000 Powered by
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Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club / Signed
Drafted
2015 round 5 #145 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Lukas Vejmelka

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Karel Vejmelka Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2010-11 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U16 Czechia U16 2 24* -* 2.41* .904* 58* 545* 0* - * -* |
SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U18 Czechia U18 2 7* -* 2.18* -* 9* -* 0* - * 248* |
2011-12 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U16 Czechia U16 13* -* 5.37* .884* -* -* -* - * -* |
SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U18 Czechia U18 2 17* -* 2.87* .892* 42* 348* 0* - * 878* |
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč U20 Czechia U20 2 2* -* 2.00* .852* 4* 23* 0* - * -* |
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr 11* -* 4.62* .858* 47* 285* 0* 4-7-0 * 610* |
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 1* -* 7.50* .706* 5* 12* 0* 0-1-0 * 40* |
2012-13 HC Pardubice U18 Czechia U18 17* -* 2.60* .926* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 4.00 .895 4 34 0 0-1-0 60
SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U18 Czechia U18 2 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 34* 1* - * 60* |
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč U20 Czechia U20 2 5* -* 2.17* .918* 6* 67* 0* - * 166* |
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 5* -* 5.34* .849* 21* 118* 0* 1-4-0 * 236* |
2013-14 HC Pardubice U18 Czechia U18 4* -* 2.43* .915* -* -* -* - * -* |
HC Pardubice U20 Czechia U20 36* -* 2.57* .930* -* -* -* - * -* | Relegation 8 - 3.13 .905 25 239 0 4-4-0 479
HC Pardubice Czechia 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 0* 0* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 7* -* 4.46* .863* 26* 164* 0* 1-6-0 * 350* |
2014-15 HC Pardubice U20 Czechia U20 37* -* 2.54* .928* -* -* -* - * -* |
HC Pardubice Czechia 7* 10* 2.86* .923* 20* 238* 0* 4-3-0 * 419* | Playoffs 6 9 3.02 .916 17 185 1 3-3-0 338
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Czechia2 3* -* 1.36* .953* 4* 81* 0* 1-2-0 * 176* |
Czechia U19 (all) International-Jr 6* -* 4.48* .859* 23* 140* 0* 2-4-0 * 308* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2015-16 HC Dynamo Pardubice Czechia 1* 3* 1.36* .933* 1* 14* 0* 1-0-0 * 44* |
HC Kometa Brno Czechia 5* 7* 1.47* .941* 4* 64* 1* 2-3-0 * 163* |
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Czechia2 42* -* 2.62* .920* 106* 1 220* 0* 21-21-0 * 2 425* | Relegation 2 - 2.40 .927 5 63 1 0-2-0 125
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 6* -* 3.84* .861* -* -* -* - * -* |
2016-17 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 31* 48* 2.50* .905* 72* 685* 3* 14-17-0 * 1 729* | Playoffs 0 14 - - - - - - -
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Czechia2 10* -* 2.32* .929* 23* 299* 1* 6-4-0 * 595* |
Czechia (all) International 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 6* 31* 1.81* .937* 11* 163* 2* 3-3-0 * 364* |
HC Dukla Jihlava Czechia 4* 8* 2.50* .901* 10* 91* 0* 0-4-0 * 240* |
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Czechia2 14* -* 2.32* .908* 31* 307* 2* 7-7-0 * 803* |
2018-19 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 31* 51* 2.38* .915* 70* 754* 1* 17-14-0 * 1 762* | Playoffs 0 10 - - - - - - -
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Czechia2 10* 10* 2.05* .925* 21* 260* 1* 6-4-0 * 616* |
2019-20 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 43* 52* 2.71* .911* 109* 1 114* 3* 22-19-0 * 2 414* |
Czechia (all) International 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2020-21 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 35* -* 2.79* .911* 94* 966* 3* 14-21-0 * 2 020* | Playoffs 8 - 2.39 .910 18 181 0 3-5-0 451
2021-22 Arizona Coyotes NHL 52* -* 3.68* .898* 170* 1 499* 1* 13-32-3 * 2 773* |
Czechia WC 8* 9* 2.46* .896* 17* 147* 1* 5-3-0 * 414* |
Czechia (all) International 10* 11* 2.02* .914* 18* 191* 2* 7-3-0 * 534* |
2022-23 Arizona Coyotes NHL 50* -* 3.43* .900* 168* 1 503* 3* 18-24-6 * 2 941* |
Czechia WC 4* 6* 1.78* .944* 7* 117* 1* 2-2-0 * 237* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 8* 2.18* .927* 13* 165* 1* 2-4-0 * 357* |
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes NHL 38* -* 3.35* .897* 114* 977* 1* 13-19-2 * 2 041* |
Czechia WC 0* 0* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Czechia (all) International 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2024-25 Utah Hockey Club NHL 30* -* 2.47* .912* 72* 745* 1* 11-14-3 * 1 750* |
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Karel Vejmelka Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2010-11 Kraj Vysočina U15 MMCR 3* -* 2.67* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2012-13 Czechia U17 EYOF 2* -* 4.85* .868* -* -* -* - * -* |
2013-14 Czechia U18/19 WJAC-19 2* -* 2.00* .925* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 HC Pardubice Champions HL 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2016-17 Czechia EHT 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 HC Kometa Brno Champions HL 3* 8* 2.25* .939* 5* 77* 0* 2-1-0 * 133* |
Masaryk University AMCR -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 HC Kometa Brno Champions HL 5* 9* 3.81* .883* 19* 143* 0* 1-3-1 * 299* |
2019-20 Czechia EHT 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2021-22 Czechia (EHT) EHT 2* 2* 0.50* .978* 1* 44* 1* 2-0-0 * 120* |
2022-23 Czechia EHT 2* 2* 3.03* .889* 6* 48* 0* 0-2-0 * 119* |
2023-24 Czechia EHT 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |

Karel Vejmelka Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AMCR 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 8* 18* 3.33* .902* 24* 220* 0* 3-4-1* 432 | 0 * * * * * * *
Czechia 8 163* 211* 2.56* .913* 391* 4 089* 13* 77-84-0* 9 155 | 4 14 33 2.66* .913* 35* 366* 1* 6-8-0* 789*
Czechia U16 1 13* -* 5.37* .884* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Czechia U16 2 1 24* -* 2.41* .904* 58* 545* 0* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Czechia U18 2 21* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 1 - 4.00* .895* 4* 34* 0* 0-1-0* 60*
Czechia U18 2 3 25* -* 2.58* .901* 51* 382* 1* -* 1 186 | 0 * * * * * * *
Czechia U20 2 73* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 8 - 3.13* .905* 25* 239* 0* 4-4-0* 479*
Czechia U20 2 2 7* -* 2.17* .900* 10* 90* 0* -* 166 | 0 * * * * * * *
Czechia2 5 79* 10* 2.41* .921* 185* 2 167* 4* 41-38-0* 4 615 | 1 2 - 2.40* .927* 5* 63* 1* 0-2-0* 125*
EHT 5 4* 7* 1.76* .929* 7* 92* 1* 2-2-0* 239 | 0 * * * * * * *
EYOF 1 2* -* 4.85* .868* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
International 5 16* 22* 2.09* .920* 31* 356* 3* 9-7-0* 891 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 36* -* 4.74* .855* 122* 719* 0* 8-22-0* 1 544 | 0 * * * * * * *
MMCR 1 3* -* 2.67* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 4 170* -* 3.31* .900* 524* 4 724* 6* 55-89-14* 9 504 | 0 * * * * * * *
WC 3 12* 15* 2.21* .917* 24* 264* 2* 7-5-0* 651 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 2* -* 2.00* .925* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 0* 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Karel Vejmelka Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/22/2022
03/22/2022 Extension Arizona Coyotes Arizona Coyotes
05/05/2021
05/05/2021 Confirmed HC Kometa Brno Arizona Coyotes
01/31/2019
01/31/2019 Extension HC Kometa Brno HC Kometa Brno
12/06/2017
12/06/2017 Loan HC Kometa Brno HC Dukla Jihlava
07/13/2016
07/13/2016 Loan HC Kometa Brno SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč
03/31/2016
03/31/2016 Extension HC Kometa Brno HC Kometa Brno
11/28/2015
11/28/2015 Confirmed HC Dynamo Pardubice HC Kometa Brno
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 3 #84 overall by HC Lev Praha in the KHL Draft