Jiří Patera (ice hockey)

Jiří Patera (born February 24, 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Vegas Golden Knights 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.

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

Jiří Patera
Born (1999-02-24) February 24, 1999
Praha, 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		 Vegas Golden Knights
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)
HC Motor České Budějovice
NHL Draft 161st overall, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2020–present

Playing career

Patera began his career within the youth system of HC Sparta 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 signed his three-year entry-level contract with Vegas on June 30, 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.

International play

Patera was named to the Czech under-18 team roster for the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, but did not play.[4] 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

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%
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 — — — — — — — —
AHL totals 7 2 4 0 322 19 0 3.54 .888 — — — — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016 Czech Republic IH18 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 40301821204.70.836

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

References
  1. "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" (in Czech). Deník. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. "2016 Ivan Hlinka Stats: Czech Republic". usahockey.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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