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Karel Vejmelka

Position Goaltender Current Team Utah Mammoth
Catches Right Current Contract 5 years
Height 6'4" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 221 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 34
Age 29 (May 25, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2015, Round 5, Overall 145 (NSH)

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Mar 5, 2025 Utah Mammoth Signed 5 years @ $4.750M AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 21, 2022 Arizona Coyotes Signed 3 years @ $2.725M AAV starting in 2022-23
May 4, 2021 Arizona Coyotes Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2010-11 Czech U16 2 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U16 24 2.41 0.904
2011-12 CzR-U18 Trebic U18 17 2.87
2011-12 CzRep-Jr. Trebic Jr. 2 2.00
2012-13 CzRep-Jr. Trebic Jr. 5 2.17
2012-13 CzR-U18 Trebic U18 1 0.00
2012-13 CzR-U18 Pardubice U18 17 43 2.60 1 4 4.00
2013-14 CzRep-Jr. Pardubice Jr. 36 88 2.57
2013-14 CzR-U18 Pardubice U18 4 10 2.43
2013-14 Czechia U20 HC Dynamo Pardubice U20 8 3.13 0.905
2014-15 CzRep-Jr. Pardubice Jr. 37 94 2.54
2014-15 Czech U20 HC Dynamo Pardubice U20 37 1306 94 2.54 0.928
2014-15 Czech2 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic 3 85 4 1.36 0.952
2014-15 CzRep-2 Trebic 3 4 1.36
2014-15 CzRep Pardubice 7 20 2.86 6 17 3.02
2014-15 Czech HC Dynamo Pardubice 7 258 20 2.86 0.923 6 3.02 0.916
2015-16 CzRep-2 Trebic 44 111 2.61
2015-16 Czech HC Kometa Brno 5 68 5 1.47 0.941
2015-16 CzRep Brno 5 4 1.47
2015-16 CzRep Pardubice 1 1 1.36
2015-16 Czech HC Dynamo Pardubice 1 15 1 1.36 0.933
2015-16 Czech2 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic 42 1323 106 2.62 0.920 2 2.40 0.927
2016-17 Czech HC Kometa Brno 31 757 72 2.50 0.905
2016-17 Czech2 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic 10 322 23 2.32 0.929
2017-18 Czechia2 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic 14 7 7 338 31 2.32 0.908
2017-18 Czechia HC Kometa Brno 6 3 3 174 11 1.81 0.937
2017-18 Czechia HC Dukla Jihlava 4 4 101 10 2.50 0.901
2018-19 Czechia HC Kometa Brno 31 17 14 824 70 2.38 0.915
2018-19 Czechia2 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic 10 6 4 281 21 2.05 0.925
2019-20 Czechia HC Kometa Brno 43 22 19 1223 109 2.71 0.911
2020-21 Czechia HC Kometa Brno 35 14 21 1060 94 2.79 0.911 8 3 5 199 18 2.39 0.910
2021-22 NHL Arizona Coyotes 52 52 13 32 3 1669 170 3.68 0.898
2021-22 WC Czechia 8 5 3 164 17 2.46 0.896
2022-23 NHL Arizona Coyotes 50 50 18 24 6 1670 168 3.43 0.900
2022-23 WC Czechia 4 2 2 124 7 1.78 0.944
2023-24 NHL Arizona Coyotes 38 38 13 19 2 1089 114 3.35 0.897
2024-25 NHL Utah Hockey Club 58 58 26 22 8 1509 145 2.58 0.904
2024-25 WC Czechia 5 3 2 133 13 2.98 0.902
NHL Career 198 198 70 97 19 5937 597 3.22 0.900

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2021-22 ARI 52 2242:04 47.05 35.06 2.86 3.29 -0.43 90.61 91.84 -1.23
2022-23 ARI 50 2305:44 45.41 32.24 2.86 2.76 0.10 91.44 91.12 0.32
2023-24 ARI 37 1608:41 44.57 31.26 2.61 2.98 -0.37 90.45 91.64 -1.18
2024-25 UTA 58 2680:57 38.16 25.33 2.14 2.01 0.12 92.05 91.57 0.48

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2021-22 ARI 52 242:38 89.77 63.06 8.15 9.15 -1.00 85.49 87.08 -1.59
2022-23 ARI 50 305:45 90.47 61.23 8.78 9.42 -0.63 84.62 85.65 -1.04
2023-24 ARI 37 170:48 80.44 53.04 7.64 6.67 0.96 87.42 85.60 1.82
2024-25 UTA 58 260:26 75.57 52.99 7.45 8.06 -0.61 84.78 85.94 -1.16

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 29 M-NTC $4,750,000 $4,750,000 - - $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 UFA
2026-27 30 M-NTC $4,750,000 $4,750,000 - - $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 UFA
2027-28 31 M-NTC $4,750,000 $4,750,000 - - $5,100,000 $5,100,000 $5,100,000 UFA
2028-29 32 M-NTC $4,750,000 $4,750,000 - - $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $3,700,000 UFA
2029-30 33 M-NTC $4,750,000 $4,750,000 - - $3,450,000 $3,450,000 $3,450,000 UFA
Total - - $23,750,000 $23,750,000 $23,750,000
Signed: Mar 5, 2025
Team: Utah Mammoth
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 4.97
Clause: Player has a 10 team no trade clause.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 26 $2,725,000 $2,725,000 - - $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 27 $2,725,000 $2,725,000 - - $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 UFA
2024-25 28 $2,725,000 $2,725,000 - - $2,775,000 $2,775,000 $2,775,000 UFA
Total - - $8,175,000 $8,175,000 $8,175,000
Signed: Mar 21, 2022
Team: Arizona Coyotes
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 3.3

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 25 $842,500 $925,000 $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $80,000 ELC
Total $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $80,000
Signed: May 4, 2021
Team: Arizona Coyotes
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15