About Vitek Vanecek

Vítek Vaněček (born 9 January 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender.

On 21 July 2021, Vaněček was selected from the Capitals at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken traded him back to the Capitals a week later for a second-round pick in 2023.

On 8 March 2024, Vaněček along with a 2025 seventh-round pick was traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Kaapo Kähkönen.