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Dan Vladař
Born (1997-08-20)20 August 1997,
Prague, Czech Republic
Height
Weight
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
F. teams
Boston Bruins
Providence Bruins (AHL)
Dynamo Pardubice
NHL Draft 75th overall, 2015
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2015–present

Daniel Vladař (born 20 August 1997) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Boston Bruins of National Hockey League (NHL). Selected by Boston in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Vladař played several years in his native Czech Republic before moving to North America in 2015. After four seasons in the minor leagues he made his NHL debut with the Bruins during the 2020 playoffs. [1]

Playing career[]

Vladař played in the Czech Republic, and made his debut in the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League, the second highest league, during the 2014–15 season. He was selected 75th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, and moved to North America to join the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League for the 2015–16 season. He joined the Bruins' American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins for the 2016–17 season, and split the next four seasons between Providence and the Bruins' ECHL affiliate the Atlanta Gladiators. Two concussions limited his first pro season, and prior to the 2017–18 season Vladař broke both his wrists, which delayed his start.[2]

After the pause during the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vladař was included in the Bruins Return to Play roster and remained on the team as the club's third choice goaltender for the post-season. During the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, Vladař was elevated to the backup goaltender role after the withdrawal of starting goaltender Tuukka Rask. On 24 August 2020, he was signed to a three-year contract extension by the Bruins, with the final season of his new deal to be a one-way contract.[3]

Vladař made his NHL debut on 26 August 2020 against the Tampa Bay Lightning in relief of starting goaltender Jaroslav Halák.[1]

To start the 2020–21 season Vladař was loaned to Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga. He played six games there before returning to the Bruins pre-season camp.[4] Vladař's first NHL start, and first regular season game, came on 16 March 2021 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Vladař made 34 saves as Boston won the game 2–1.[5][6]

International play[]

Medal record
Competitor for  Czech Republic
Men's ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships
Silver 2014 Finland
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Silver 2014 Czech Republic/Slovakia

Vladař has won two medals representing Czech Republic. He won silver at the IIHF World U18 Championships in 2014 as the backup goalie[7] and then won another silver medal at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. In the latter he once again played as the backup, only playing 16:51 in his sole game.[8]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2012–13 Rytíři Kladno Czech.20 1 1 0 0 60 3 0 3.00 .893
2013–14 Rytíři Kladno Czech.20 6 3 3 0 366 15 1 2.46 .906
2014–15 Rytíři Kladno Czech.20 29 16 13 0 1681 78 1 2.78 .926 4 1 3 200 12 0 3.60 .893
2014–15 Rytíři Kladno Czech.1 8 4 4 0 487 16 1 1.97 .933
2015–16 Chicago Steel USHL 30 12 12 4 1766 68 3 2.31 .920
2016–17 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 18 5 9 2 972 63 0 3.89 .887
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 8 4 0 2 390 17 1 2.62 .921
2017–18 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 41 17 18 2 2309 114 0 2.96 .911 3 0 3 175 9 0 3.10 .917
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 4 2 2 0 242 9 0 2.23 .924
2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 31 13 13 4 1847 84 2 2.73 .898 1 1 0 60 2 0 2.00 .926
2019–20 Providence Bruins AHL 25 14 7 1 1407 42 3 1.79 .936
2019–20 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .909
2019–20 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 29 3 0 6.21 .800
2020–21 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 6 4 2 0 373 8 1 1.29 .956
NHL totals 1 0 0 29 3 0 6.21 .800

International[]

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2014 Czech Republic U-17 3 1 2 0 177 9 0 3.05 .920
2014 Czech Republic IH18 1 0 1 0 17 4 0 4.00 .500
2015 Czech Republic U18 4 2 1 0 195 11 1 3.38 .903
2017 Czech Republic WJC 2 0 2 0 121 8 0 3.97 .864
Junior totals 6 2 3 0 316 19 1 3.61 .893

References[]

External links[]

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