Jakub Galvas

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Jakub Galvas

| image = 2025-04-12 Deutschland gegen Tschechische Republik (Eishockey-Länderspiel) by Sandro Halank–193.jpg

| caption = Galvas in 2025

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|6|15}}

| birth_place = Ostrava, Czech Republic

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_cm = 180

| weight_kg = 76

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| league = ELH

| team = HC Oceláři Třinec

| prospect_league =

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| former_teams = HC Olomouc
Jukurit
Chicago Blackhawks
Malmö Redhawks

| ntl_team = CZE

| draft = 150th overall

| draft_year = 2017

| draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks

| career_start = 2016

| career_end =

}}

Jakub Galvas (born 15 June 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays with the HC Oceláři Třinec. Galvas was selected 150th overall (5th round) by the Blackhawks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite news |author=Madeline Kenney |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2017-nhl-draft-day-2-updates/ |title=Blackhawks select eight players on final day of NHL draft |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate=25 June 2017}}

Playing career

Galvas scored one goal in 36 games for HC Olomouc of the Czech Extraliga during the 2016–17 season.{{cite web|last=Myers |first=Tracey |url=http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-blackhawks/blackhawks-2017-nhl-draft-capsules-scouting-reports-and-analysis |title=Blackhawks 2017 NHL Draft capsules: Scouting reports and analysis |publisher=CSN Chicago |date=21 June 2017 |accessdate=25 June 2017}} 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.{{cite web|author=zář 28 2016 |url=http://hokej.idnes.cz/lukas-galvas-jakub-galvas-olomouc-trinec-otec-a-syn-f87-/hokej.aspx?c=A160928_190328_hokej_ten |title=Synku, vyhrávej, až já skončím. Galvasovi se zapsali do hokejové historie – iDNES.cz |publisher=Hokej.idnes.cz |date= 28 September 2016|accessdate=25 June 2017 | language = Czech}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm20/news/8306/galvas-gives-pro-experience | title = Galvas gives pro experience | publisher = IIHF | date = 18 December 2018 | accessdate = 18 December 2018}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://jukurit.fi/fi-fi/article/joukkue/galvas-ja-jakovenko-jukureihin/2651/ | title = Jakub Galvas agrees to terms with Jukurit | publisher = Mikkelin Jukurit | date = 15 May 2019 | accessdate = 15 May 2019 | language = Finnish}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/release-blackhawks-sign-jakub-galvas-to-entry-level-deal/c-324407306 | title = Blackhawks sign Galvas to entry-level deal | publisher = Chicago Blackhawks | date = 7 May 2021 | accessdate = 7 May 2021}}

During the {{nhly|2021}} season on 11 January 2022, in his NHL debut, the rookie defenseman played 23:40 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the second-most among Blackhawks skaters, which included 1:51 on the penalty kill.{{cite web| url = https://www.secondcityhockey.com/2022/1/11/22879256/chicago-blackhawks-columbus-blue-jackets-january-11-2021-regularseason-result-score-recap-highlights | title = I know it's hard to believe me, it's a good day: Blackhawks 4, Blue Jackets 2 | publisher = Second City Hockey | date = 12 January 2022 | accessdate = 12 January 2022}} He completed the season making 6 appearances with the Blackhawks.

Following two seasons within the Blackhawks organization, Galvas as a pending restricted free agent opted to return to Europe in signing a two-year contract with Swedish club, Malmö Redhawks of the SHL, on 9 May 2023.{{cite web| publisher = Malmö Redhawks | url = https://www.malmoredhawks.com/article/1c80alhg3-33nad/view | title = Jakub Galvas strengthens the blueline | date = 9 May 2023 | accessdate = 9 May 2023 | language = Swedish}}

International play

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Galvas was part of the winning Czech team at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.{{cite web|author=úno 17 2017 |url=http://hokej.idnes.cz/hokej-olomouc-jakub-galvas-d0k-/hokej.aspx?c=A170217_2306638_hokej_tof |title=Za první gól mi táta vyčinil, usmívá se olomoucký Galvas – iDNES.cz |publisher=Hokej.idnes.cz |date= 17 February 2017|accessdate=25 June 2017}} 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{{cite news|url=http://olomoucky.denik.cz/hokej_region/olomoucky-galvas-dostal-pozvanku-na-kemp-dvacitky-20170526.html|title=Olomoucký Galvas dostal pozvánku na reprezentační kemp – Olomoucký deník|newspaper=Olomoucký Deník |date=26 May 2017|publisher=Olomoucky.denik.cz|accessdate=25 June 2017|last1=Palatka |first1=Marek }} and at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/soderlund-and-galvas-move-on-to-semifinals-at-world-juniors/c-294618500|last1=Merlina|first1=Nick|title=Soderlund and Galvas move on to semifinals at World Juniors|website=NHL.com|date=3 January 2018|accessdate=19 June 2018}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="92" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="92" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2015–16 \| HC Olomouc \| Czech.20 \| 22	1	11	12	10 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17 \| HC Olomouc \| Czech.20 \| 5	1	4	5	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2016–17 \| HC Olomouc \| ELH \| 36	1	5	6	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| Jukurit \| Liiga \| 43	2	13	15	20 \| —	—	—	—	—
2020–21 \| Jukurit \| Liiga \| 47	2	9	11	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22 \| Rockford IceHogs \| AHL \| 59	2	18	20	14 \| 4	0	0	0	0
2021–22 \| Chicago Blackhawks \| NHL \| 6	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23 \| Rockford IceHogs \| AHL \| 64	3	26	29	22 \| 5	0	3	3	0
2023–24 \| Malmö Redhawks \| SHL \| 45	3	10	13	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \|ELH totals ! 118 !! 7 !! 29 !! 36 !! 36 ! 16 !! 2 !! 4 !! 6 !! 2
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \|Liiga totals ! 90 !! 4 !! 22 !! 26 !! 36 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \|NHL totals ! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —