Jakub Vrána

Jakub Vrána
Born (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996
Prague, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
Linköpings HC
NHL Draft 13th overall, 2014
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2013present

Jakub Vrána (born 28 February 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward.[1] He is currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Vrána was selected by the Capitals in the first round (13th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Vrána made his Elitserien debut playing with Linköpings HC during the 2012–13 season.[2] After the 2014 draft, Vrana signed his first NHL contract with the Capitals, a three-year entry level deal on July 15, 2014.[3] On November 29, 2016, he received his first NHL callup from the Hershey Bears. On December 1 against the New York Islanders, he made his NHL debut. He scored his first NHL goal on December 9, 2016 against the Buffalo Sabres. He was reassigned to the Bears on January 1, 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Linköpings HC J20 31012
2012–13 Linköpings HC J20 3220123249 51010
2012–13 Linköpings HC SEL 50000
2013–14 Linköpings HC J20 2414112526
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 242132 141126
2014–15 Linköpings HC SHL 4412122412 114152
2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 30550 102462
2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 3616183420 2186142
2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 4919173628 70004
2016–17 Washington Capitals NHL 213362
SHL totals 73 14 13 27 14 25 5 2 7 8
NHL totals 21 3 3 6 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Czech Republic U17 8th 5 2 0 2 4
2012 Czech Republic WJC18 8th 6 4 4 8 4
2013 Czech Republic IH18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 3 1 4 4
2013 Czech Republic WJC18 7th 5 2 0 2 2
2013 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 0 1 1 2
2014 Czech Republic WJC18 2nd, silver medalist(s) 7 8 2 10 4
2014 Czech Republic WJC 6th 5 1 1 2 2
2015 Czech Republic WJC 6th 5 2 1 3 2
Junior totals 43 22 10 32 24

References

  1. "Jakub Vrána player profile". NHL.com. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  2. "2012-13 Linköpings HC player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  3. "Capitals sign Jakub Vrana". Washington Capitals. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
André Burakovsky
Washington Capitals first round draft pick
2014
Succeeded by
Ilya Samsonov


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