Jakub Štěpánek

Jakub Štěpánek (born 20 June 1986 in Vsetín, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the HC Oceláři Třinec of the Tipsport Extraliga and for the HC Frýdek-Místek of the Chance Liga.

Štěpánek began his professional career with HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga in 2006. He was selected to play for the Czech national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics along with goaltenders Ondřej Pavelec and Tomáš Vokoun, both of whom play in the National Hockey League. He has also represented his country at two IIHF World Championships, helping the Czechs win gold at the 2010 tournament in Germany. Štěpánek helped St. Petersburg win their fourth Spengler Cup in 2010, their first title since 1977.