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Jiří Patera (ice hockey)

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This article is about the Czech ice hockey goaltender. For the deceased Czech-born Canadian mathematician, see Jiří Patera (mathematician).

Jiří Patera
Winter Classic - Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken - January 1, 2024 - Jiří Patera and Dysin Mayo warmups.jpg
Patera with the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2024 Winter Classic
Born (1999-02-24) February 24, 1999 (age 25)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Vancouver Canucks
Abbotsford Canucks (AHL)
HC Motor České Budějovice
Vegas Golden Knights
NHL draft 161st overall, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2020–present

Jiří Patera (born February 24, 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played junior in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Brandon Wheat Kings, and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Vegas Golden Knights.

Playing career

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Patera began his career within the youth system of HC Slavia Praha, before joining the system of ČEZ Motor České Budějovice in 2016–17; shortly thereafter, he was selected in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the then-expansion team Vegas Golden Knights.

He entered junior hockey with the United States Hockey League's (USHL) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in 2017–18, playing 34 games for the club. He then transitioned to the Canadian junior system, joining the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2018–19. Patera spent two years in Brandon, posting a career .913 save percentage and 2.95 goals against average over 89 total games played, while being named Eastern Conference Goaltender of the Year for the 2019–20 WHL season.[1]

Patera with the Golden Knights during warmups for the 2024 Winter Classic.

Patera signed his three-year entry-level contract with Vegas on 30 June 2020.[2] With the American Hockey League (AHL) season delayed alongside the NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Patera was loaned to his former Czech club of České Budějovice, where he played 15 games during the 2020–21 Extraliga season.[3] Patera would then join Vegas' AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, for the 2020–21 AHL season.

During the 2022–23 season, with the Golden Knights suffering injuries to multiple goaltenders, Patera was recalled from the Silver Knights in March 2023.[4] He then made his NHL debut on 12 March 2023, posting his first career win and saving 30 of 33 shots faced as the Golden Knights defeated the St. Louis Blues 5–3.[5] Despite only playing in two regular-season games, Patera spent the majority of the 2023 playoffs on Vegas' active roster, serving as the third or fourth-string goaltender behind Laurent Brossoit, Adin Hill, and Jonathan Quick; as a result, Patera was subsequently a part of the Golden Knights' eventual Stanley Cup victory.[6]

As a restricted free agent, Patera signed a one-year extension with Vegas on July 2, 2023.[7] After beginning the season with Henderson, Patera was recalled to the Golden Knights on December 2 due to an injury to Adin Hill.[8] Patera then made his 2023–24 season debut on December 10, stopping 35 of 39 shots in a 5–4 shootout victory over the San Jose Sharks.[9]

As a free agent following the 2023–24 season, Patera signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2024.[10] Three months later, on October 2, Patera was claimed off waivers by the Boston Bruins ahead of the 2024–25 season.[11] However, just four days later, Boston also placed Patera on waivers, and he was subsequently re-claimed by Vancouver on October 7.[12]

International play

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Patera was named to the Czech under-18 team roster for the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, but did not play.[13] Patera would later appear for the under-18 team in three games at the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships, before joining the Czech Republic for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships, appearing in one game.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2017–18 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 34 13 13 6 1906 103 1 3.24 .901 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 48 22 20 5 2774 153 1 3.31 .906 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 41 24 12 4 2449 104 5 2.55 .921 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 HC Motor České Budějovice ELH 15 2 12 0 759 45 1 3.56 .887 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 7 2 4 0 322 19 0 3.54 .888 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 15 7 5 3 908 42 1 2.77 .906 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 22 10 11 1 1306 60 1 2.76 .910 2 0 2 116 7 0 3.63 .900
2022–23 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 31 14 15 1 1782 85 0 2.86 .911 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 2 2 0 0 120 5 0 2.50 .929 — — — — — — — —
2023–24 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 25 11 10 4 1463 73 0 2.99 .903 — — — — — — — —
2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 6 1 3 1 317 21 0 3.98 .893 — — — — — — — —
ELH totals 15 2 12 0 749 45 1 3.56 .887 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 8 3 3 1 437 26 0 3.57 .902 — — — — — — — —

International

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Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016 Czech Republic IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) DNP
2017 Czech Republic U18 7th 3 0 2 0 142 8 0 3.40 .871
2019 Czech Republic WJC 7th 1 0 1 0 40 4 0 6.00 .800
Junior totals 4 0 3 0 182 12 0 4.70 .836

Awards and honours

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Award Year
WHL
Eastern Conference Goaltender of the Year 2020 [1]
East First All-Star Team

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jiri Patera named WHL Eastern Conference Goaltender of the Year". wheatkings.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "VGK Sign Goaltender Jiri Patera To Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. June 30, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Kortus, Pavel (August 7, 2020). "Gólman draftovaný týmem NHL Las Vegas Jiří Patera může nastupovat za Motor". Prachatický Deník (in Czech). Deník. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Vegas Golden Knights [@GoldenKnights] (March 9, 2023). "Jiri Patera has been recalled from the @HSKnights" (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Patera stops 30 in NHL debut, Golden Knights recover to defeat Blues". NHL.com. March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Twenty-four WHL Alumni win 2023 Stanley Cup Championship with Vegas Golden Knights". Western Hockey League. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Gotz, Ben (July 2, 2023). "Knights re-sign restricted free agent goalie to 1-year deal". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "Golden Knights' Jiri Patera: Summoned from AHL". CBS Sports. December 2, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Delos Santos, Paul (December 11, 2023). "Patera, Golden Knights recover for shootout win against Sharks". nhl.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Canucks Agree to Terms with Goaltender Jiří Patera on a Two-Year, Two-Way Contract". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "Bruins claim G Patera off waivers from Canucks amid Swayman drama". TSN.ca. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "Reimer, Aston-Reese among five claimed off waivers". TSN.ca. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  13. ^ "2016 Ivan Hlinka Stats: Czech Republic". usahockey.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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