Jakub Galvas
| Jakub Galvas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 June 1999 Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Chicago Blackhawks Rockford IceHogs (AHL) HC Olomouc Jukurit | ||
| NHL Draft |
150th overall, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Jakub Galvas (born 15 June 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays with the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Galvas was selected 150th overall (5th round) by the Blackhawks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career[]
Galvas scored one goal in 36 games for HC Olomouc of the Czech Extraliga during the 2016–17 season.[2] During that season, he played against his father Lukas Galvas, the first time father and son played a game against one another in league history.[3]
In the following 2017–18 season, Galvas was paired defensively alongside his father who joined Olomouc as a free agent for his last professional season. He established new career highs with Olomouc, recording 2 goals and 13 points in 42 games.[4]
While improving his offensive totals in each of his three seasons with Olomouc, Galvas left following the 2018–19 season to continue his development by agreeing to a two-year contract with Finnish Liiga club, Mikkelin Jukurit, on 15 May 2019.[5]
After two seasons in the Liiga with Jukurit, Galvas was signed by draft club, the Chicago Blackhawks, to a two-year, entry-level contract on 7 May 2021.[6]
International play[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Czech Republic
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
 |
2016 Czech Republic/Slovakia | |
Galvas was part of the winning Czech team at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[7] He contributed offensively with 2 goals and 5 points in as many games.
Galvas represented the Czech Republic at the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships[8] and at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[9]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Olomouc | Czech.20 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Olomouc | Czech.20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Olomouc | ELH | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Dukla Jihlava | Czech.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Olomouc | ELH | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Olomouc | ELH | 40 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Jukurit | Jr. A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Jukurit | Liiga | 43 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Jukurit | Liiga | 47 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 118 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Liiga totals | 90 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Czech Republic | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | ||||
References[]
- ^ Madeline Kenney. "Blackhawks select eight players on final day of NHL draft". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Myers, Tracey (21 June 2017). "Blackhawks 2017 NHL Draft capsules: Scouting reports and analysis". CSN Chicago. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ zář 28 2016. "Synku, vyhrávej, až já skončím. Galvasovi se zapsali do hokejové historie – iDNES.cz" (in Czech). Hokej.idnes.cz. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Galvas gives pro experience". IIHF. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Jakub Galvas agrees to terms with Jukurit" (in Finnish). Mikkelin Jukurit. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Blackhawks sign Galvas to entry-level deal". Chicago Blackhawks. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ úno 17 2017. "Za první gól mi táta vyčinil, usmívá se olomoucký Galvas – iDNES.cz". Hokej.idnes.cz. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Olomoucký Galvas dostal pozvánku na reprezentační kemp – Olomoucký deník". Olomoucky.denik.cz. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Merlina, Nick (3 January 2018). "Soderlund and Galvas move on to semifinals at World Juniors". NHL.com. NHL.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
External links[]
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- 1999 births
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- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
- HC Dukla Jihlava players
- Mikkelin Jukurit players
- HC Olomouc players
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