Karel Vejmelka watched from the bench. Utah Hockey Club trailed the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 by the time the goaltender was pulled in the second period of Thursday’s game.

Karel Vejmelka made his intentions clear. The Utah Hockey Club goaltender wants to stay in Salt Lake City. “I don’t have really reasons to change anything. It’s the first thing on my mind to ...

Karel Vejmelka watched from the bench. Utah Hockey Club trailed the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 by the time the goaltender was pulled in the second period of Thursday’s game. The eventual 8-0 loss ...

The Utah Hockey Club signed goaltender Karel Vejmelka to a five-year contract extension Thursday, the latest in a flurry of moves aimed at keeping a handful of potential free agents from leaving ...

Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves, then stopped all three shots he faced in a shootout, for the Utah Hockey Club in a 5-4 win against the host Washington Capitals on Sunday.

That’s in reference to goaltender Karel Vejmelka — “Veggie” for short — who posted a career-high 49 saves and helped his team kill 11 minutes’ worth of penalties in the final frame.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season, Barrett Hayton scored twice and Utah beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Thursday night for its third straight ...

In overtime, Vejmelka delivered in the clutch, stretching out his left pad to deny Jakob Chychrun on a point-blank one-timer with 10 seconds remaining. That save proved pivotal as the game headed ...

Goaltender Karel Vejmelka of Utah HC and defenseman Filip Hronek of the Vancouver Canucks will play for Czechia at this year’s IIHF World Championship in Herning, Denmark and Stockholm, Sweden ...

Utah netminder Karel Vejmelka is set to make his 10th straight start on Sunday against the Canucks (6 p.m. MDT, Channel 16/SEG+). That number could rise to 11 or 12 or 13 or many more as the team ...

Nick Wass, Associated Press. Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka stops the puck during a shootout of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Washington.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season, Barrett Hayton scored twice and Utah beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Thursday night for its third straight ...