Jakub Galvas
Jakub Galvas (born 15 June 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for Mikkelin Jukurit of the Liiga. Galvas was selected 150th overall (5th round) by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| 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 | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Jukurit HC Olomouc | ||
| NHL Draft |
150th overall, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
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]
After 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]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Czech Republic | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2016 Czech Republic/Slovakia | |
Galvas was part of the winning Czech team at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[6] 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[7] and at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[8]
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 | ||
| ELH totals | 118 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
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.
- 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
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database