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Tom\u00e1\u0161 Vom\u00e1\u010dka spent three seasons in the blue paint for UConn (photo: Stephen Slade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Nashville Predators announced Thursday that the team has signed UConn junior goaltender Tom\u00e1\u0161 Vom\u00e1\u010dka to a two-year, entry-level contract.<\/p>\n

In signing, Vom\u00e1\u010dka forgoes his senior year with UConn.<\/p>\n

Vom\u00e1\u010dka closed out his junior season playing in all 23 of the Huskies’ games in 2020-21, suiting up for 1333:43, the fourth-most minutes played among NCAA goaltenders, while going 10-11-2 with a 2.84 GAA, a .909 save percentage and one shutout. He faced 682 shots against this season, the most out of Hockey East goaltenders, and made 622 saves, the fourth-most nationally.<\/p>\n

Originally drafted in the fifth round (154th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft, Vom\u00e1\u010dka appeared in 71 games across three seasons for UConn, posting a 32-33-5 record, 2.88 GAA, a .906 save percentage and two shutouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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