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Thrust into starting role, Caps rookie goaltender Vitek Vanecek off to stellar beginning
Samantha Pell, The Washington Post
Jan. 31, 2021
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Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek made 40 saves Saturday night against the Boston Bruins.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys
It was 1 a.m. in the Czech Republic when Vitek Vanecek s family and friends turned on the live stream of the 25-year-old goaltender s NHL debut.
In his first start between the pipes for the Washington Capitals in mid-January, Vanecek made 30 saves in a 2-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres. His parents, grandmother, uncles, older brother and hometown friends in Havlickuv Brod were all watching.
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Following an emerging trend in the National Hockey League, the Calgary Flames announced the creation of a goaltending department on Wednesday.
As part of the new structure, current Flames goaltending coach Jordan Sigalet will oversee the goaltending development of all the organization’s goaltenders, including those in the minor leagues and prospects. Sigalet, a former Boston Bruins prospect, had spent the previous five seasons as the Flames’ goalie coach.
Jason Labarbera, who is currently in the Edmonton bubble as Team Canada’s goalie coach at the World Juniors, will become the Flames’ full-time goalie coach.
Labarbera, who suited up for 187 NHL games with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, and Anaheim Ducks during a 17-year pro career, had spent the past four seasons as the goalie coach of the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, which shares the same ownership group as the Flames.