Roman Will

Roman Will
Born May 22, 1992
Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams 		Colorado Avalanche
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
BK Mladá Boleslav
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Roman Will (born May 22, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL as a prospect for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

As a youth, Will played with BK Mladá Boleslav and later made his professional debut an Czech Extraliga relegation game after the 2010–11 season.[1] With an ambition to be drafted and play in the NHL, Will was drafted 29th overall by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2011 CHL Import Draft and subsequently moved to North America for a season of major junior hockey with the Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2011–12. As the Wildcats starter, Will appeared in 63 games for 29 wins and was selected to the 2012 QMJHL First All-Star Team.[2]

Undrafted, Will returned to the Czech Republic signing a two-year contract to newly relegated BK Mladá Boleslav of the 1. národní hokejová liga.[3] In the 2012–13 season, Will shared starting duties and appeared in 44 games. Although just a 20 year old, he led the league with a 1.87 goals against average.

After helping Boleslav gain promotion back to the Extraliga he was re-signed to a one-year contract on May 2, 2014.[4] However on May 15, 2014, Will's NHL ambition was further realised when he was signed to a two-year entry level contract with the Colorado Avalanche.[5][6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2011–12 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 63 29 25 7 3592 166 1 2.77 .913 4 0 4 205 19 0 5.56 .843
2012–13 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE.1 44 — — — 2477 77 6 1.87 .935 10 — — 630 15 1 1.43 .952
2013–14 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE.1 21 — — — 1264 34 6 1.61 .934 10 — — 539 15 2 1.81 .920
2014–15 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 11 2 6 1 576 34 0 3.54 .869 — — — — — — — —
AHL totals 11 2 6 1 576 34 0 3.54 .869 — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result   GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2010 Czech Republic WJC18 6th 3 1 0 0 123 10 0 4.89 .796
Junior totals 3 1 0 0 123 10 0 4.89 .796

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL First Team All-Star 2011–12 [2]

References

  1. ↑ "BK Mlada Boleslav team stats 2010-11". eliteprospects.com. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Roman Will named to QMJHL First All-Star Team". protekgoaltending.com. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Who will play in the preliminary matches?" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  4. ↑ "Excellent leaders remain with Boleslav" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  5. ↑ "Another Czech goalie heads to NHL! Will signed by Colorado". nova.cz. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  6. ↑ "Colorado signs five players to entry-level deals". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

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