Posts About "Vitek Vanecek"

Vitek Vanecek Makes Czech Republic a Contender at 2016 WJC

December 29th, 2015 Czech Republic has been given a legitimate reason to be considered the dark horse of the 2016 World Junior Championships. Starting goaltender and Washington Capitals prospect, Vitek Vanecek, has been the most impressive netminder midway through the round robin of this year's tournament. It seems each year, one country outside of...

Ilya Samsonov Worth Risk For Washington Capitals

June 27th, 2015 The Washington Capitals surprised many with their selection of goaltender Ilya Samsonov in the first round of the 2015 NHL entry draft Friday night. The Capitals last selected a goalie in the first round in 2006, taking Semyon Varlamov with the 23rd overall pick and Samsonov was the lone net minder selected in the first round on...

The 5 Biggest Chokes of the WJC

January 6th, 2015 In Monday's gold medal game, Canada survived a nail-biter to win their first gold since 2009. The 2015 tournament ended up being a very low-scoring, tight defensive one compared to recent years. Only 176 goals were scored this year, compared to 202 and 220 the past two years. There were a number of players or teams that disappointed...

Washington Capitals at the World Junior Hockey Championship

December 24th, 2014 The preliminary round of the World Junior Hockey Championship gets underway on December 26th, with four different match-ups set. While Andre Burakovsky is back in Washington with the Capitals, Brian MacLellan will have three of his prospects playing in Canada during the WJHC. Madison Bowey, Jakub Vrana and Vitek Vanacek will play in...