About Jakub Dobeš

Jakub Dobeš (born May 27, 2001) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 136th overall, by the Canadiens in the 2020 NHL entry draft.

Playing career
Early years
Dobeš left his native Czechia at the age of 16 and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where he lived with family friend and former St. Louis Blues forward Ľuboš Bartečko. He joined the St. Louis AAA Blues youth club and enrolled at De Smet Jesuit High School. Following success with both the AAA Blues and De Smet, Dobeš joined the Topeka Pilots of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). During the course of the 2019–20 season, he compiled a 7-3-0 record with a 1.59 goals against average (GAA), a .946 save percentage, along with three shutouts. Thereafter, Dobeš played with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for parts of two seasons where he was named to the All-USHL Second Team prior to his collegiate commitment to The Ohio State University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) beginning in 2021–22.