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Vitek Vanecek wins backup goaltending job behind Braden Holtby: ‘He’s a lot better than he’s been rewarded for’

Capitals head coach Todd Reirden announced Vitek Vanecek will back up Braden Holtby during the Caps’ round-robin game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, completing an unlikely rise up the depth chart for the young Czech. Vanecek has locked down the backup goalie spot for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs and outplayed Pheonix Copley for the opportunity.

“Ultimately, he’s done a lot of really good things over the last couple of years – being a two-time All-Star in the American Hockey League, his game continues to improve every year,” Reirden said recently. “Had another solid year before the pause down in Hershey. He’s a guy we want to see in this type of setting.”

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Vitek Vanecek will back up Braden Holtby during today’s exhibition game against the Hurricanes

Todd Reirden announced that Vitek Vanecek will backup Braden Holtby and take the net in the third period of the Capitals’ exhibition game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Wednesday. Reirden is giving the opportunity to Vanceck over veteran Pheonix Copley, who backed up Holtby for the entirety of the 2018-19 season before losing the job to Ilya Samsonov at the start of the season.

Vanecek’s “in a good spot” to be the backup during the playoffs, Reirden said.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Martin Fehervary and Vitek Vanecek are en route to Washington

Martin Fehervary and Vitek Vanecek are the latest Capitals players to be returning to Washington for Phase 2 small-group workouts and work visa extensions.

“Back to Washington,” Fehervary wrote on his Instagram Story photo as both players wore masks, setting a good example.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Here’s Capitals players doing random chores and activities shirtless

Memorial Day weekend is here – the unofficial start of summer where temperatures rise, grills get fired up, and pools re-open.

For many quarantining Washington Capitals players, however, they haven’t waited for the change of season to do activities sans shirts.

Let’s review.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Capitals send Martin Fehervary and Vitek Vanecek back down to Hershey

The Washington Capitals announced that they optioned Martin Fehervary and Vitek Vanecek down to Hershey, Wednesday morning.

The day prior, head coach Todd Reirden hoped the 20-year-old Fehervary would get a multi-game audition to show how much he had developed in Hershey during the season.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Vitek Vanecek named MVP of 2020 AHL All-Star Game

Hershey Bears goaltender Vitek Vanecek was named the MVP of the 2020 AHL All-Star Challenge held in Ontario, California, Monday night.

Vanecek only allowed two goals during parts of the Atlantic Division’s four games in a round-robin tournament.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Vitek Vanecek named to AHL All-Star Game for second consecutive season

Hershey Bears goaltender Vitek Vanecek has been named to the 2020 AHL All-Star Game. Vaneck will join Bears teammate and the Atlantic Division captain, Matt Moulson, in Ontario, California over the weekend. The Bears also announced that forward Mike Sgarbossa is “unavailable to participate.”

The 24-year-old Czech goalie is 13-7-1 with a 2.37 goals against average and .910 save percentage this season.

The Bears announced the news in a press release at noon Tuesday.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Despite being in different cities, Ilya Samsonov continues bromance with Vitek Vanecek

Ilya Samsonov may be married now, but he still has a special place in his heart for Vitek Vanecek.

On Tuesday, the Czech goaltender was named the Hershey Bears’ player of the week after posting a shutout and back-to-back victories.

In the comments of the Instagram post announcing the news, Samsonov congratulated his former teammate.

Yes, it included the kissy face emoji.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Roles reversed: Vitek Vanecek shot stuffed animals on Martin Fehervary during Hershey’s Teddy Bear Toss

There were many wonderful tiny moments during the Hershey Bears’ world record-breaking Teddy Bear Toss at Giant Center, Sunday night.

One of my personal favorite exchanges was when goaltender Vitek Vanecek and defenseman Martin Fehervary switched roles and Vitek started shooting Teddy Bears at Fehervary with his goalie stick.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Christian Djoos scored the Hershey Bears’ Teddy Bear Toss goal. Fans tossed a world record 45,650 stuffed animals onto the ice.

The Hershey Bears held their annual Teddy Bear Toss Game Sunday night at Giant Center. 45,650 stuffed animals rained down onto the ice, breaking the world record they set last season of 34,798.

Stanley Cup champion Christian Djoos, who was sent down to the AHL earlier in the day by the Capitals, scored the historic Teddy Bear Toss goal.

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By Ian Oland and Cara Bahniuk 10 months ago

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