Category: Karel Vejmelka
Utah Flaunts Flawless Power Play in 5-3 Win Over Stumbling Stars
Nick SchmaltzSpecial teams took center stage as the Utah Hockey Club (37-30-13) beat the Dallas Stars (50-24-6) 5-3 at American Airlines Center on Saturday night. Barrett Hayton, Sean Durzi, Logan Cooley,…
Read moreNHL’s rat king Brad Marchand sends rats flying after assisting on OTGWG in Panthers’ debut
Karel VejmelkaBrad Marchand played his first game with the Florida Panthers on Friday night. The long-time Boston Bruins pest was dealt to Florida at the trade deadline for a conditional 2027 second-round draft pick. The 36-year-old winger was an instant positive for the Panthers, providing the primary assist on...
Read moreThe Free Agent Goaltending Market This Summer Will Be Thin
Logan ThompsonJesse Granger of The Athletic wrote an article the other day about the lack of impact options available in the goaltending market this summer. Granger highlights recent extensions to Adin Hill, Karel Vejmelka, Logan Thompson and Kevin Lankinen to back up his hypothesis. This season, 12 NHL goaltende...
Read more3 Takeaways From Utah’s 7-1 Loss to Oilers
Utah Hockey ClubIt was a massacre in northern Alberta on Tuesday as the Edmonton Oilers destroyed the Utah Hockey Club 7-1. It was an embarrassing and bad loss for Utah as they…
Read moreVejmelka signs 5-year contract with Utah Hockey Club
Karel VejmelkaKarel Vejmelka signed a five-year contract with the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 28-year-old goalie is 16-16-4 with a 2.45 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in 38 games (35 starts) for Utah. He … Continue reading → The post Vejmelka signs 5-year...
Read moreUtah Signs Karel Vejmelka To Five-Year Extension
Alexander KerfootUtah HC has agreed to terms with goaltender Karel Vejmelka on a five-year extension worth $4.75MM per season.
Read moreUtah’s Priority Should Be Re-signing Vejmelka After Inking Määttä
Olli MäättäNews broke on Sunday that the Utah Hockey Club had re-signed Olli Määttä to a three-year contract extension with a $3.5 million average annual value (AAV). Määttä was acquired by…
Read moreOilers’ Trade for Brett Kulak Has Paid Off
Brett KulakAside from the big move for Mattias Ekholm a couple of years ago, the Edmonton Oilers typically stick to the smaller deals at the trade deadline that fill holes in…
Read moreReport: Utah Working On Contract Extension For Karel Vejmelka
Karel VejmelkaThe Utah Hockey Club is working to extend goaltender Karel Vejmelka as he approaches free agency this summer. In their first season in Salt Lake City, Utah has remained competitive with a 25-24-9 record, sitting fifth in the Central Division and within reach of a playoff spot. A key reason for their...
Read moreCentral Notes: Vejmelka, Kaprizov, Manson, Nichushkin
Utah Hockey ClubEarlier today, TSN’s Darren Dreger reported that the Utah Hockey Club is engaged in extension negotiations with netminder Karel Vejmelka. Although no deal is imminent, Dreger adds that Vejmelka could become an interesting trade piece at the deadline should he and Utah not agree on a palatable salary...
Read more3 Takeaways From Utah’s 4-0 Win Over Wild
Minnesota WildThe Utah Hockey Club pulled off a great game against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday to begin their three-game road trip, beating them 4-0 to get closer to the second…
Read moreRecap: Unlucky bounces cost Avalanche three-game winning streak
Karel VejmelkaRon Chenoy-Imagn Images A good game overall was undone by deflections and an offense that struggled at times to put plays together. Nathan MacKinnon scored his 11th goal of the season for the Colorado Avalanche, but unfortunately, that’s all they had to show for on Thursday n...
Read moreUtah HC: Franchise’s Goaltending Has a Bright Future
Tucson RoadrunnersThe Utah Hockey Club‘s (10-11-4) goaltending has already been through ups and downs in their first 25 games in the NHL. Connor Ingram started six of the first seven games,…
Read moreUtah Recalls Jaxson Stauber, Connor Ingram Out Day-To-Day
Karel VejmelkaUtah netminder Connor Ingram is dealing with an upper-body injury and didn’t travel with the team on their four-game road trip set to kick off tomorrow in Boston, the team announced. He’s listed as day-to-day while undergoing further evaluation, so the team has recalled Jaxson Stauber from AHL Tucso...
Read moreThree Takeaways – Grubauer dazzles, Wright scores again in 5-0 Kraken win over Coyotes
Arizona CoyotesThat one was a little harder than the 5-0 score indicated for the Seattle Kraken, who were buoyed (no mascot-related pun intended) by an outstanding night from netminder Philipp Grubauer and rolled past the Arizona Coyotes. Grubi stopped all 39 of Arizona’s offerings for his second shutout of the s...
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