Jan Bednář
{{Short description|Czech ice hockey player (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Jan Bednář
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|8|26}}
| birth_place = Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 196
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Detroit Red Wings
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team = Grand Rapids Griffins
| former_teams = HC Karlovy Vary
| ntl_team =
| draft = 107th overall
| draft_year = 2020
| draft_team = Detroit Red Wings
| career_start = 2018
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Jan Bednář (born 26 August 2002) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Bednář was drafted 107th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
During the 2018–19 Czech Extraliga season, Bednář made his professional debut for HC Karlovy Vary at the age of 16, becoming the youngest goaltender to play for Karlovy Vary. He recorded a 2.73 goals-against average (GAA) and .917 save percentage in 10 games. During the 2019–20 Czech Extraliga season, he recorded a 4.39 GAA and .884 save percentage in 13 games for Karlovy Vary. He also spent time with HC Banik Sokolov of Czech 2.liga, where he posted a 3.26 GAA and a .873 save percentage in 24 games.{{cite web |url=https://hokejkv.cz/clanek.asp?id=Chtel-jsem-vyuzit-sanci-na-maximum-rika-Bednar-po-debutu-10157 |title=Chtěl jsem využít šanci na maximum, říká Bednář po debutu |website=hokejkv.cz |date=September 6, 2018 |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/getting-to-know-nicolas-daws-and-jan-bednar/c-317331024 |title=Getting to Know: Daws and Bednar |website=NHL.com |first=Dana |last=Wakiji |date=July 6, 2020 |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}
Bednář was drafted second overall by the Acadie–Bathurst Titan in the CHL Import Draft.{{cite web |url=https://en.letitan.com/article/titan-select-czech-goaltender-bednar-in-import-draft |title= Titan select Czech goaltender Bednar in Import Draft |website=en.letitan.com |date=July 30, 2020 |accessdate=October 7, 2020}} He was signed by the Titans on August 25, 2020.{{cite web |url=https://en.letitan.com/article/bednar-signs-with-the-titan |title=Bednar signs with the Titan |website=en.letitan.com |date=August 25, 2020 |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}
Having concluded his junior career with the Titan, on 15 March 2023, Bednář embarked on his North American professional career in signing a two-year AHL contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins, the primary affiliate to draft club, the Detroit Red Wings.{{cite web|url=https://griffinshockey.com/news/griffins-sign-jan-bednar-to-two-year-deal |title=Griffins sign Jan Bednar to two-year deal |publisher=Grand Rapids Griffins |date=15 March 2023 |accessdate=15 March 2023}} He was then assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Toledo Walleye for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. He appeared in three games with a 1–1–0 record, a 3.01 GAA and a .901 save percentage. During the 2023–24 season, in his first full pro season in North America with the Walleye, he appeared in 36 regular season games and posted a 22–7–2 record, with a 2.66 GAA and a .901 save percentage. On 3 June 2024, Bednar signed a one-year contract extension with the Griffins.{{cite web|url=https://griffinshockey.com/news/griffins-re-sign-jan-bednar-to-one-year-contract |title=Griffins Re-Sign Jan Bednar to One-Year Contract |publisher=Grand Rapids Griffins |date=3 June 2024 |access-date=3 June 2024}}
International play
Bednář represented the Czech Republic at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded a 3.21 GAA and a .892 save percentage. He represented the Czech Republic at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2021/12/22/detroit-red-wings-well-represented-world-junior-hockey-championships/8995112002/?gnt-cfr=1 |title=Red Wings prospects taking center stage at world junior hockey tournament |newspaper=The Detroit News |first=Ted |last=Kulfan |date=December 22, 2021 |access-date=December 24, 2021}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! OTL !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–19
| ELH | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 593 | 27 | 0 | 2.73 | .917
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| 2019–20 | HC Karlovy Vary | ELH | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 710 | 52 | 1 | 4.39 | .883
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| 2019–20
| Banik Sokolov | CZE.2 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 3.26 | .873
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| 2020–21 | HC Karlovy Vary | ELH | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 16 | 0 | 4.16 | .866
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| 2020–21
| QMJHL | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 679 | 41 | 0 | 3.62 | .894
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 462 | 25 | 0 | 3.24 | .908 | ||
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| 2021–22 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 47 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2,733 | 124 | 2 | 2.72 | .912
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 532 | 26 | 0 | 2.93 | .895 | ||
| 2022–23
| Acadie–Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 564 | 42 | 0 | 4.46 | .874
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| 2022–23 | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 7 | 0 | 3.01 | .901
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| 2023–24 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL
| 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 2146 | 95 | 3 | 2.66 | .901
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 304 | 12 | 0 | 2.37 | .917 |
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! colspan=3 | ELH totals ! 28 !! 7 !! 19 !! 0 !! 1,534 !! 95 !! 1 !! 3.72 !! .893 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% | |||||||
| 2019
| Czechia | U17 | {{bronze3}} | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 12 | 0 | 4.83 | .848 |
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| 2019 | Czechia | U18 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 3.09 | .902 |
| 2022
| Czechia | WJC | 4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 11 | 0 | 4.00 | .851 |
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! colspan="4"| Junior totals ! 8 !! 1 !! 6 !! 392 !! 27 !! 0 !! 4.13 !! .861 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice Hockey Stats|nhl=|elite=472306|espn=|euro=593257|hr=|hockeydb=221272|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}
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