After a strong season with Utah Hockey Club where he was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, Karel Vejmelka will represent his country, Czechia, at the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship.

Utah Hockey Club announced today that goaltender Karel Vejmelka was selected by the Czech Ice Hockey Association to represent Team Czechia at the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship in Stockholm ...

Karel Vejmelka has started the last 20 games for Utah, which is absolutely amazing in today's NHL. Typically, Vejmelka would have started in 15 games, and the backup goalie would step in and play ...

Instead of fielding questions from the reporters, Utah Hockey Club’s coach laid out the reason for goaltender Karel Vejmelka’s grueling workload of late. “You ask me a lot about the load ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Maybe Karel Vejmelka should have asked for more money. Late in the second period, Detroit's Alex DeBrincat thought he had a goal; heck, just about everyone did. He had a shot ...

The Utah Hockey Club signed goaltender Karel Vejmelka to a five-year contract extension Thursday, the latest in a flurry of moves aimed at keeping a handful of potential free agents from leaving after ...

Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka deflects the puck against Vancouver Canucks during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa ...

Karel Vejmelka did not mince words this week: The goaltender wants to stay in Salt Lake City. Utah Hockey Club general manager Bill Armstrong made that happen. Vejmelka has signed a five-year ...

"Veggie! Veggie! Veggie!" They come whenever Utah Hockey Club goalie Karel Vejmelka makes a high glove save … or stops a breakaway chance … or slides across the crease to get his pad in front ...

So to me, I think Utah should continue this trend and start by extending goalie Karel Vejmelka. In fact, I think Utah needs Vejmelka if it wants any chance of making and competing in the postseason.

According to MoneyPuck, Karel Vejmelka ranks as the 16th best goalie in the NHL at 10.5 goals saved above expected. Stuart Skinner ranks 70th with -2.9 GSAx, and Pickard is even further behind him.

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