Position: Goaltender
Height: 6-4 Weight: 224
Hometown: Trebic, Czechia
Age: 27
Personal: Now in his third season with the Coyotes, Vejmelka is the second goalie in Coyotes/Jets history to play 50 or more games in each of first two seasons with team. … He made a career-high 47 saves in the 2022-23 season opener at Pittsburgh. … Vejmelka played six seasons in the Czech Extraliga between his draft season and first NHL campaign with the Coyotes in 2021. … Nickname is Veggie. … He chose number 70 because his parents were born in the 1970’s. … One of the few right-catching goalies in the league.
Social media: @vejmelkarl on X (formerly Twitter); vejmelkarl on Instagram
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