Tomáš Vokoun

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Tomáš Vokoun
Date of birth 2nd July 1976
place of birth Karlovy Vary , Czechoslovakia
size 183 cm
Weight 88 kg
position goalkeeper
number # 92
Catch hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1994 , 9th lap, 226th position
Canadiens de Montréal
Career stations
until 1995 Poldi SONP Kladno
1995-1996 Wheeling Thunderbirds
1996-1998 Fredericton Canadiens
1998-2007 Nashville Predators
2004-2005 HC Znojemští Orli
HIFK Helsinki
2007-2011 Florida panthers
2011–2012 Washington Capitals
2012-2014 Pittsburgh Penguins

Tomáš Vokoun (born July 2, 1976 in Karlovy Vary , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey goalkeeper who played 722 games for the Canadiens de Montréal , Nashville Predators , Florida Panthers , Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh between 1993 and 2014 Penguins has competed in the National Hockey League . Vokoun, who was awarded the Zlatá hokejka as Czech ice hockey player of the year in 2010, celebrated his greatest career successes in the jersey of the Czech national team by winning the world championship in 2005 and 2010 .

Career

Vokoun in the jersey of the Nashville Predators

He began his professional career in his home country with Poldi Kladno . There the NHL became aware of him and so the Canadiens de Montréal secured the rights to him in the NHL Entry Draft 1994 by pulling him in the ninth round as 226th.

In 1995 he moved to North America and first played for the Wheeling Thunderbirds in the East Coast Hockey League and in the American Hockey League for Montreal's farm team , the Fredericton Canadiens . He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in the 1996/97 season . This game should remain the only one in the Canadians' jersey. After another year in Fredericton, the Canadiens gave him to the Nashville Predators .

There he was able to assert himself in the 1998/99 season as the second goalkeeper behind Mike Dunham , but had to pause the following season due to injury. He was the second man behind Dunham for three years before replacing Dunham as the first goalkeeper in the 2002/03 season .

Internationally he played at the Junior World Championships in 1996 and the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2003 , 2004 , 2005 and 2010 as well as at the World Cup of Hockey in 2004 for the Czech national ice hockey team . In 2005 he was voted the best goalkeeper of the tournament and won the world championship with the Czech Republic. In 2010 he won another world championship with the Czechs.

In April 2006 it was announced that Vokoun suffered from thrombophlebitis in the pelvic area, which is why he was absent from the playoffs . In July it was announced that Vokoun could continue his career and in early September he signed a four-year deal with the Nashville Predators.

At the beginning of the 2006/07 season , Vokoun performed very well and was able to win eleven of its 16 games with a catch rate of 92 percent. But at the end of November he tore his thumb and fell out for a long time. He made his comeback and reached the playoffs with the Predators. On June 22, 2007 he was transferred from the Predators to the Florida Panthers . In exchange, the Predators received, among other things, a first-round draft pick for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft .

On July 2, 2011, Vokoun signed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals . On June 3, 2012, Vokoun signed a two-year deal worth $ 4 million with the Pittsburgh Penguins after they had acquired Vokouns transfer rights in exchange for a seven-round vote in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft from Washington Capitals. After his contract in Pittsburgh was not renewed after the 2013-14 season , Vokoun decided in December 2014 to end his playing career.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Vokoun in the dress of the Florida Panthers
Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U OTN Min GT SO GTS Sv% Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1993/94 Poldi Kladno Extra league 1 0 0 0 - 20th 2 0 6.00 83.9 2 4.00 88.2
1994/95 Poldi Kladno Extra league 26th 1368 70 3.07 91.4 5 240 19th 4.75 87.2
1995/96 Wheeling Thunderbirds ECHL 35 20th 10 0 2 1912 117 0 3.67 88.1 7th 4th 3 436 19th 0 2.61 90.3
1995/96 Fredericton Canadiens AHL - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 59 4th 0 4.09 87.9
1996/97 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 1 0 0 0 - 20th 4th 0 12.00 71.4 - - - - - - - -
1996/97 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 47 12 26th 7th - 2645 154 2 3.49 90.2 - - - - - - - -
1997/98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 31 13 13 2 - 1735 90 0 3.11 90.7 - - - - - - - -
1998/99 Nashville Predators NHL 37 12 18th 4th - 1954 96 1 2.95 90.8 - - - - - - - -
1998/99 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 9 3 2 4th - 539 22nd 1 2.45 92.0 2 0 2 149 8th 0 3.22 90.9
1999/00 Nashville Predators NHL 33 9 20th 1 - 1879 87 1 2.78 90.4 - - - - - - - -
1999/00 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 7th 5 2 0 - 364 17th 0 2.80 92.1 - - - - - - - -
2000/01 Nashville Predators NHL 37 13 17th 5 - 2088 85 2 2.44 91.0 - - - - - - - -
2001/02 Nashville Predators NHL 29 5 14th 4th - 1471 66 2 2.69 90.3 - - - - - - - -
2002/03 Nashville Predators NHL 69 25th 31 11 - 3974 146 3 2.20 91.8 - - - - - - - -
2003/04 Nashville Predators NHL 73 34 29 10 - 4221 178 3 2.53 90.9 6th 2 4th 356 12 1 2.02 93.9
2004/05 HC Excalibur Znojemští Extra league 27 10 14th 3 - 1599 69 3 2.59 92.7 - - - - - - - -
2004/05 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 19th 11 4th 4th - 1148 35 2 1.83 94.0 4th 0 3 205 12 0 3.51 84.6
2005/06 Nashville Predators NHL 61 36 18th - 7th 3601 160 4th 2.67 91.9 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Nashville Predators NHL 44 27 12 - 4th 2601 104 5 2.40 92.0 5 1 4th 323 16 0 2.96 90.2
2007/08 Florida panthers NHL 68 30th 29 - 8th 4011 180 4th 2.68 91.9 - - - - - - - -
2008/09 Florida panthers NHL 59 26th 23 - 6th 3324 138 6th 2.49 92.6 - - - - - - - -
2009/10 Florida panthers NHL 63 23 28 - 11 3695 157 7th 2.55 92.5 - - - - - - - -
2010/11 Florida panthers NHL 57 22nd 28 - 5 3224 137 6th 2.55 92.2 - - - - - - - -
2011/12 Washington Capitals NHL 48 25th 17th - 2 2583 108 4th 2.51 91.7 - - - - - - - -
2012/13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20th 13 4th - 0 1029 142 3 2.45 91.9 11 6th 5 685 23 1 2.01 93.3
2013/14 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 2 1 1 - 0 125 5 0 2.41 89.1 - - - - - - - -
Extraliga overall 54 - 2987 141 2.83 92.0 7th 4.54 87.5
AHL total 80 26th 40 9 0 4505 163 2 3.31 90.3 - - - - - - - -
IHL total 16 8th 4th 4th - 903 39 1 2.59 92.0 2 0 2 149 8th 0 3.22 90.9
NHL overall 700 300 288 35 43 39694 1688 51 2.55 91.7 22nd 9 13 1365 51 2 2.24 92.8

International

Represented the Czech Republic at:

year team event result Sp S. N OTN Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1994 Czech Republic U18 European Championship 3rd place, bronze 5 2.20 91.6
1996 Czech Republic U20 World Cup 4th Place 6th 2 2 0 356 21st 1 3.54 87.7
2003 Czech Republic WM 4th Place 7th 4th 1 1 389 14th 1 2.16 92.5
2004 Czech Republic WM 5th place 6th 5 1 0 370 7th 2 1.14 94.4
2004 Czech Republic World cup 3rd place 5 2 3 0 303 15th 0 2.96 88.1
2005 Czech Republic WM 1st place, gold 8th 7th 1 0 499 9 2 1.08 95.3
2006 Czech Republic Olympia 3rd place, bronze 7th 3 3 0 342 14th 1 2.46 89.7
2010 Czech Republic Olympia 7th place 5 3 2 0 304 9 0 1.78 93.6
2010 Czech Republic WM 1st place, gold 8th 7th 1 0 496 13 0 1.57 94.4
Juniors overall 11 2.93 89.5
Men overall 46 31 12 1 2704 81 6th 1.80 92.9

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Web links

Commons : Tomáš Vokoun  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pens get Vokoun from Caps, sign to two-year deal. National Hockey League , June 3, 2012, accessed June 3, 2012 .
  2. ^ Goaltender Tomas Vokoun decides to retire after playing 15 NHL seasons. National Hockey League , December 14, 2014, accessed December 15, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Vokoun, Tomáš
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vokoun, Tomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd July 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlovy Vary , Czechoslovakia