(Melissa Majchrzak } ) Utah Hockey Club goalie Karel Vejmelka (70) skates on the ice during the third period against the Colorado Avalanche at an NHL hockey game on Oct 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City ...

Karel Vejmelka made 25 saves in Utah Hockey Club's 3-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka does his best, but the Hockey Club can’t stop the NHL’s hottest team ...

Karel Vejmelka did not mince words this week: The goaltender wants to stay in Salt Lake City.. Utah Hockey Club general manager Bill Armstrong made that happen. Vejmelka has signed a five-year ...

Utah netminder Karel Vejmelka is set to make his 10th straight start on Sunday against the Canucks (6 p.m. MDT, Channel 16/SEG+). That number could rise to 11 or 12 or 13 or many more as the team ...

Utah goaltender Karel Vejmelka was the story of the game on Thursday, stopping 38 shots to earn his fifth win in his past six outings. Dylan Guenther, Nick Schmaltz, ...

Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) scoops up the puck to safe a goal as the Utah Hockey Club and Carolina Hurricanes play at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday Nov. 13, ...

Karel Vejmelka's 38 saves led Utah to a 4-2 win over Detroit. Despite being outshot 40-19, Utah capitalized on key third-period goals by Stenlund and Crouse.

So to me, I think Utah should continue this trend and start by extending goalie Karel Vejmelka. In fact, I think Utah needs Vejmelka if it wants any chance of making and competing in the postseason.

Vejmelka finished with 23 saves, including four on the power play. Colorado dropped to 17-14-0 with the defeat, and 7-8 at home, as Utah got payback for the Avs’ 5-1 road win on Oct. 24.

Nick Wass, Associated Press. Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka stops the puck during a shootout of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Washington.

Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka stops the puck during a shootout of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Washington.