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
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
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International
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Career statistics
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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% | |
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1994 | Czech Republic | U18 European Championship | 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 | 8th | 7th | 1 | 0 | 499 | 9 | 2 | 1.08 | 95.3 | ||
2006 | Czech Republic | Olympia | 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 | 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
- Tomáš Vokoun at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Tomáš Vokoun at hockeygoalies.org
- Tomáš Vokoun at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Tomáš Vokoun at hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Pens get Vokoun from Caps, sign to two-year deal. National Hockey League , June 3, 2012, accessed June 3, 2012 .
- ^ Goaltender Tomas Vokoun decides to retire after playing 15 NHL seasons. National Hockey League , December 14, 2014, accessed December 15, 2014 .
personal data | |
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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 |