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Vitek Vanecek

#41

age29

posG

catchesL

h6'2"

w183lbs

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Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$3,400,000$3.40M

Year 3 of 3

22/23

24/25

Expiry Status

UFA 2025 age 29

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick39

Year2014

Agent Gerry Johannson

Birthdate Jan 9, 1996

Birthplace Havlickuv Brod

Nationality Czechia

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UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $14,492,500

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP18

GAA3.88

SV%0.882

Regular Season

GP6

GAA2.66

SV%0.900

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2022-2025 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$10,200,000$10.20M

cap hit$3,400,000$3.40M

Vitek Vanecek is signed to a 3 year, $10,200,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,400,000 per season, currently playing for the Florida Panthers. His contract was signed on July 19, 2022, and expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Vanecek will be 29 years old.

Signed On Jul 19 2022

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.12%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M	UFAage 29
AAV	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M
Base	$2,550,000$2.55M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$2,900,000$2.90M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-
Total Salary	$3,550,000$3.55M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$2,900,000$2.90M
Minors Salary	$3,550,000$3.55M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$2,900,000$2.90M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM	GSAx	GSAx/GP	Playoffs	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM
2024-25	$3,400,000 $3.40M	NHL	Florida Panthers	6	2.66	0.900	0
2024-25	$3,400,000 $3.40M	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	1	2	0.917	0
2024-25	$3,400,000 $3.40M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	18	3.88	0.882	0
2023-24	$3,400,000 $3.40M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	0		0.000	0
2023-24	$3,400,000 $3.40M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	32	3.18	0.890	0
2022-23	$3,400,000 $3.40M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	52	2.45	0.911	0			Playoffs	7	4.64	0.825	0
2021-22	$716,667 $717K	AHL	Hershey Bears	1	2.03	0.913	0
2021-22	$716,667 $717K	NHL	Washington Capitals	42	2.67	0.908	0			Playoffs	2	4.2	0.863	0
2020-21	$716,667 $717K	NHL	Washington Capitals	37	2.69	0.908	0	-5.99	-0.16	Playoffs	1	4.62	0.750	0
2019-20	$716,667 $717K	NHL	Washington Capitals	0		0.000	0
2019-20	$716,667 $717K	AHL	Hershey Bears	31	2.26	0.917	0
2018-19	$714,167 $714K	AHL	Hershey Bears	38	2.62	0.907	0			Playoffs	4	2.25	0.935	0
2017-18	$714,167 $714K	ECHL	South Carolina Stingrays	2	2.01	0.935	0
2017-18	$714,167 $714K	AHL	Hershey Bears	32	3.04	0.888	0
2016-17	$714,167 $714K	AHL	Hershey Bears	39	2.54	0.909	0			Playoffs	4	2.75	0.910	0
2015-16	$745,000 $745K	AHL	Hershey Bears	1	0.92	0.962	0
2015-16	$745,000 $745K	WJC-20	Czechia U20	5	2.73	0.881	0
2015-16	$745,000 $745K	International-Jr	Czechia U20 (all)	8	3.38	0.873	0
2015-16	$745,000 $745K	ECHL	South Carolina Stingrays	32	2.03	0.917	0			Playoffs	11	2.31	0.914	0
2014-15	$775,833 $776K	Czechia	Bili Tygri Liberec	4	3.26	0.870	0
2014-15	$775,833 $776K	WJC-20	Czechia U20	3	4.31	0.829	0
2014-15	$775,833 $776K	Czechia	Bili Tygri Liberec	2	1.5	0.943	0
2014-15	$775,833 $776K	International-Jr	Czechia U19 (all)	8	1.47	0.945	0
2014-15	$775,833 $776K	International-Jr	Czechia U20 (all)	7	3.5	0.871	0
2014-15	$775,833 $776K	Czechia U20	Bili Tygri Liberec U20	4	3.6	0.919	0
2014-15	$775,833 $776K	Champions HL	Bili Tygri Liberec	0		0.000	0
2014-15	$775,833 $776K	Czechia2	HC Benatky nad Jizerou	20	2.24	0.925	0			Playoffs	5	2.77	0.902	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Czechia U18	7	2.74	0.897	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	Czechia2	HC Benatky nad Jizerou	1	3.05	0.906	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Czechia U18 (all)	10	2.37	0.917	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	Czechia	Bili Tygri Liberec	0		0.000	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	Czechia U20	Bili Tygri Liberec U20	38	2.64	0.921	0			Playoffs	4	4.23	0.899	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	WJAC-19	Czechia U19	2	4.5	0.862	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Czechia U18	4	2.89	0.921	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	Czechia U18 Q	BK Havlickuv Brod U18	5	2.53	0.938	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	Czechia U20 2	BK Havlickuv Brod U20	2	2	0.000	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Czechia U17 (all)	8	4.32	0.864	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	Czechia U18	BK Havlickuv Brod U18	31	3.33	0.924	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	Czechia U18	BK Havlickuv Brod U18	7	4.09	0.915	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	Czechia U16	BK Havlickuv Brod U16	27	3.49	0.899	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	Czechia U18	BK Havlickuv Brod U18	1	6	0.800	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	Czechia U16	BK Havlickuv Brod U16	12	5.15	0.874	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	Czechia U16	BK Havlickuv Brod U16	7	4.35	0.874	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Mar

Giles, Patrick

Vanecek, Vitek

03/8

2024

Vanecek, Vitek 2025 Round 7

Kahkonen, Kaapo

07/19

2022

Vanecek, Vitek

3yrs

$3,400,000AAV

07/8

2022

2022 Round 2 2022 Round 3

Vanecek, Vitek 2022 Round 2

07/28

2021

2023 Round 2

Vanecek, Vitek

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Vanecek, Vitek

Vitacek made 26 saves in a 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Apr

Vanecek, Vitek

Vanecek will guard the road goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Doug Plagens of the Florida Panthers Radio Network reports.

Apr

Vanecek, Vitek

Vanecek turned aside 26 shots in regulation and overtime and all three shootout attempts he faced in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Apr

Vanecek, Vitek

Vanecek is expected to be between the home pipes versus Buffalo on Saturday, according to Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post.

Apr

Vanecek, Vitek

Vanecek stopped 22 of 24 shots in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

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Contract History

2019-2022 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$2,150,001$2.15M

cap hit$716,667$717K

expiry 2022 RFA age 26

Signed On Jul 1 2019

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$716,667$717K	$716,667$717K	$716,667$717K	RFAage 26
AAV	$716,667$717K	$716,667$717K	$716,667$717K
Base	$700,000$700K	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$700,000$700K	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2014-2019 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,142,501$2.14M

cap hit$714,167$714K

expiry 2019 RFA age 23

Signed On Jul 15 2014

Signing Agent Allan Walsh

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.12%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$775,833$776K	$745,000$745K	$714,167$714K	$714,167$714K	$714,167$714K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$863,333$863K	$863,333$863K	$863,333$863K
Base	-	-	$600,000$600K	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	$232,500$233K	$132,500$133K	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-	-
Total Salary	-	-	$692,500$693K	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	-	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year