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Karel Vejmelka

#70

age29

posG

catchesR

h6'4"

w225lbs

Depth Chart G1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,750,000$4.75M

Year 1 of 5

25/26

29/30

Expiry Status

UFA 2030 age 34

Profile

Draft Team

Round5

Pick145

Year2015

Agent Ryan Barnes

Birthdate May 25, 1996

Birthplace Trebic

Nationality Czechia

Stick Warrior R/V4 RTL

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 25

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $15.33M

Regular Season

GP18

GAA2.84

SV%0.886

GSAx 1.01

GSAx60 0.06

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP216

GAA3.20

SV%0.899

Career Statline Details

2025-2030 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$23,750,000$23.75M

cap hit$4,750,000$4.75M

Karel Vejmelka is signed to a 5 year, $23,750,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,750,000 per season, playing for the Utah Mammoth. His contract expires at the end of the 2029-30 season, making Vejmelka an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Mar 5 2025

Signing Agent Ryan Barnes

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 4.97%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030
Cap Hit	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	UFAage 34
AAV	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Base	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$3,700,000$3.70M	$3,450,000$3.45M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$3,700,000$3.70M	$3,450,000$3.45M
Minors Salary	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$3,700,000$3.70M	$3,450,000$3.45M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP18

GAA2.84

SV%0.886

GSAx 1.01

GSAx60 0.06

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP216

GAA3.20

SV%0.899

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM	GSAx	GSAx60	Playoffs	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM
2025-26	29	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Utah Mammoth	18	2.84	0.886	0	1.01	0.06
2024-25	28	$2,725,000 $2.73M	WC	Czechia	5	2.98	0.902	0
2024-25	28	$2,725,000 $2.73M	NHL	Utah Mammoth	58	2.58	0.904	0	14.18	0.25
2024-25	28	$2,725,000 $2.73M	International	Czechia (all)	7	3.13	0.891	0
2024-25	28	$2,725,000 $2.73M	EHT	Czechia	2	3.5	0.863	0
2023-24	27	$2,725,000 $2.73M	WC	Czechia	0		0.000	0
2023-24	27	$2,725,000 $2.73M	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	38	3.35	0.897	0
2023-24	27	$2,725,000 $2.73M	International	Czechia (all)	0		0.000	0
2023-24	27	$2,725,000 $2.73M	EHT	Czechia	0		0.000	0
2022-23	26	$2,725,000 $2.73M	WC	Czechia	4	1.78	0.944	0
2022-23	26	$2,725,000 $2.73M	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	50	3.43	0.900	0
2022-23	26	$2,725,000 $2.73M	International	Czechia (all)	6	2.18	0.927	0
2022-23	26	$2,725,000 $2.73M	EHT	Czechia	2	3.03	0.889	0
2021-22	25	$842,500 $843K	WC	Czechia	8	2.46	0.896	0
2021-22	25	$842,500 $843K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	52	3.68	0.898	0
2021-22	25	$842,500 $843K	International	Czechia (all)	10	2.02	0.914	0
2021-22	25	$842,500 $843K	EHT	Czechia	2	0.5	0.978	0
2020-21	24		Czechia	HC Kometa Brno	35	2.79	0.911	0			Playoffs	8	2.39	0.910	0
2019-20	23		International	Czechia (all)	0		0.000	0
2019-20	23		EHT	Czechia	0		0.000	0
2019-20	23		Czechia	HC Kometa Brno	43	2.71	0.911	0
2018-19	22		Czechia2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic	10	2.05	0.925	0
2018-19	22		Czechia	HC Kometa Brno	31	2.38	0.915	0
2018-19	22		Champions HL	HC Kometa Brno	5	3.81	0.883	0
2017-18	21		Czechia2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic	14	2.32	0.908	0
2017-18	21		Czechia	HC Kometa Brno	6	1.81	0.937	0
2017-18	21		Czechia	HC Dukla Jihlava	4	2.5	0.901	0
2017-18	21		Champions HL	HC Kometa Brno	3	2.25	0.939	0
2016-17	20		International	Czechia (all)	0		0.000	0
2016-17	20		EHT	Czechia	0		0.000	0
2016-17	20		Czechia2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic	10	2.32	0.929	0
2016-17	20		Czechia	HC Kometa Brno	31	2.5	0.905	0
2015-16	19		International-Jr	Czechia U20 (all)	6	3.84	0.861	0
2015-16	19		Czechia2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic	42	2.62	0.920	0
2015-16	19		Czechia	HC Kometa Brno	5	1.47	0.941	0
2015-16	19		Czechia	HC Dynamo Pardubice	1	1.36	0.933	0
2014-15	18		International-Jr	Czechia U20 (all)	0		0.000	0
2014-15	18		International-Jr	Czechia U19 (all)	6	4.48	0.859	0
2014-15	18		Czechia2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic	3	1.36	0.953	0
2014-15	18		Czechia U20	HC Dynamo Pardubice U20	37	2.54	0.928	0
2014-15	18		Czechia	HC Dynamo Pardubice	7	2.86	0.923	0			Playoffs	6	3.02	0.916	0
2014-15	18		Champions HL	HC Dynamo Pardubice	0		0.000	0
2013-14	17		WJC-18	Czechia U18	0		0.000	0
2013-14	17		WJAC-19	Czechia U19	2	2	0.925	0
2013-14	17		International-Jr	Czechia U18 (all)	7	4.46	0.863	0
2013-14	17		Czechia U20	HC Dynamo Pardubice U20	36	2.57	0.930	0
2013-14	17		Czechia U18	HC Dynamo Pardubice U18	4	2.43	0.915	0
2013-14	17		Czechia	HC Dynamo Pardubice	0		0.000	0
2012-13	16		International-Jr	Czechia U17 (all)	5	5.34	0.849	0
2012-13	16		EYOF	Czechia U17	2	4.85	0.868	0
2012-13	16		Czechia U20 2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U20	5	2.17	0.918	0
2012-13	16		Czechia U18 2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U18	1	0	1.000	0
2012-13	16		Czechia U18	HC Dynamo Pardubice U18	17	2.6	0.926	0			Playoffs	1	4	0.895	0
2011-12	15		International-Jr	Czechia U17 (all)	1	7.5	0.706	0
2011-12	15		International-Jr	Czechia U16 (all)	11	4.62	0.858	0
2011-12	15		Czechia U20 2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U20	2	2	0.852	0
2011-12	15		Czechia U18 2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U18	17	2.87	0.892	0
2011-12	15		Czechia U16	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U16	13	5.37	0.884	0
2010-11	14		MMCR	Kraj Vysocina U15	3	2.67	0.000	0
2010-11	14		Czechia U18 2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U18	7	2.18	0.000	0
2010-11	14		Czechia U16 2	SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U16	24	2.41	0.904	0
NHL Totals					216	3.20	0.899
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Mar

Vejmelka, Karel

5yrs

$4,750,000

Cap Hit

03/21

2022

Vejmelka, Karel

3yrs

$2,725,000

Cap Hit

05/4

2021

Vejmelka, Karel

1yr

$842,500

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Vejmelka, Karel

Vejmelka allowed four goals on 17 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

Nov

Vejmelka, Karel

Vejmelka is slated to start at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Nov

Vejmelka, Karel

Vejmelka allowed one goal on 34 shots in Monday's 5-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Nov

Vejmelka, Karel

Vejmelka was the first goalie to exit the ice Monday, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports, indicating he'll defend the cage at home versus Vegas.

Nov

Vejmelka, Karel

Vejmelka stopped 20 of 22 shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.

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Contract History

2022-2025 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$8,175,000$8.18M

cap hit$2,725,000$2.73M

expiry 2025 UFA age 29

Signed On Mar 21 2022

Signing Agent Ryan Barnes

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 3.30%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$2,725,000$2.73M	$2,725,000$2.73M	$2,725,000$2.73M	UFAage 29
AAV	$2,725,000$2.73M	$2,725,000$2.73M	$2,725,000$2.73M
Base	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$2,775,000$2.78M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$2,775,000$2.78M
Minors Salary	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$2,775,000$2.78M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2021-2022 Entry Level Contract

term1yr

value$842,500$843K

cap hit$842,500$843K

expiry 2022 RFA age 26

Signed On May 4 2021

Signing Agent Ryan Barnes

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 1.03%

Signing Status age 25

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$842,500$843K	RFAage 26
AAV	$925,000$925K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$842,500$843K
Minors Salary	$80,000$80K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year