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Bednar

Bednar is an active goaltender who can push side-to-side effortlessly (but still must work on his explosiveness) while managing to pin his shoulders on the cross bar not to get bypassed upstairs. Plays with a ‘’follow through’’ style where he moves his body towards the puck when making a save in butterfly position. Still, his…

Date of Birth
August 26, 2002
Position
Goal
Height
6'4.0
Draft Year
2020
Place of Birth
Karlovy Vary, CZE  
Shoots
Left
Weight
196 lbs
Draft Result
4/107 (DET)
DATE PLAYER NAME LEAGUE AUTHOR
Dec 21/21 Bednar Jan 22973 – Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets ROOKIE by Shaun Richardson View Report
Oct 6/20 Bednar Jan D3251 – 2020 NHL Draft Guide by FCHockey Staff View Summary
Jun 23/20 Bednar Jan 20288 – Canada vs. Czech Republic HLINKA by FCHockey Staff View Report
Jun 23/20 Bednar Jan 20287 – Switzerland vs. Czech Republic SC by Dennis Schellenberg View Report

Career Stats

Season Team League GP GAA SVP
2023-2024 Grand Rapids Griffins ahl 0
2022-2023 Acadie-Bathurst Titan qmjhl 10
2022-2023 Toledo Walleye echl 3
2021-2022 Acadie-Bathurst Titan qmjhl 47
2020-2021 Acadie-Bathurst Titan qmjhl 12
2020-2021 HC Energie Karlovy Vary czechia 5
2019-2020 HC Baník Sokolov czechia2 24
2019-2020 HC Energie Karlovy Vary czechia 13
2018-2019 HC Energie Karlovy Vary czechia 10
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Bednar is an active goaltender who can push side-to-side effortlessly (but still must work on his explosiveness) while managing to pin his shoulders on the cross bar not to get bypassed upstairs. Plays with a ‘’follow through’’ style where he moves his body towards the puck when making a save in butterfly position. Still, his butterfly style may at the same time be a strength and one of his main weakness. He needs to work to have a little bit more dimension in his game, reading releases and not going down on every single shot. Big in size, he covers a lot of net for opposing shooters. His size alone is intimidating and he plays a poised mental game. He likes to come out of his net and challenge opponents on shots, but he must be careful with creative shooters and on rebounds.  He may not be the fastest moving goalie in the draft, but he makes up for it with this positioning and understanding of the game. He is skilled at playing the puck, choosing carefully when to leave the crease, and when he does, his passes to teammates are usually on tape. He catches the puck extremely well and never hesitates to rotate his mitt to adjust to the angle of the puck. Uses his blocker well, tracking the puck and using it effectively to clear rebounds away. Overall, a solid prospect, though he could work on his energy level as the game progresses.

– FCHockey’s 2020 NHL Draft Guide