Utah Hockey Club News

Utah HC has won three straight and will roll with Vejmelka between the pipes for this fifth consecutive game. The 28-year-old Czech netminder is far and away having the best season of his career, posting a stellar 2.37 GAA and .915 SV% in 18 appearances (7-7-2). He has allowed three or fewer goals in three straight (3-0-0), posting a .917 SV%. Utah HC enters Friday's contest as +112 road underdogs against a Minnesota Wild club coming off a disappointing 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.

Utah HC has won three straight and will likely roll with Vejmelka between the pipes for this fifth consecutive game. The 28-year-old Czech netminder is far and away having the best season of his career, posting a stellar 2.37 GAA and .915 SV% in 18 appearances (7-7-2). He has allowed three or fewer goals in three straight (3-0-0), posting a .917 SV%. Utah HC enters Friday's contest as +112 road underdogs against a Minnesota Wild club coming off a disappointing 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.

Utah HC has won four of their last five (4-0-1) and will turn to Vejmelka between the pipes for the fourth consecutive game. The 28-year-old Czech netminder allowed three goals on 22 shots (.864 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, but has been reliable in net all season, posting a solid 2.40 GAA and .915 SV% in 17 appearances (6-7-2). Utah enters Wednesday's contest as -121 home favorites against a Vancouver Canucks club coming off an impressive 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Vejmelka struggled in his previous outing, allowing four goals on 38 shots (.895 SV%) in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild. Despite the minor blip on Tuesday, the 28-year-old Czech netminder has been stellar between the pipes this season, posting a 2.45 GAA and .915 SV% in 15 appearances (4-7-2). Utah HC enters Thursday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Colorado Avalanche club that defeated them 5-1 in their only other meeting this season.

With Robert Bortuzzo (lower body) out indefinitely, Kolyachonok will re-enter the lineup. The 23-year-old Kolyachonok is averaging 13:05 time-on-ice, recording four points (1G / 3A), and a -4 plus/minus in 13 games this season.

Bortuzzo has been in and out of the lineup due to injuries this season. He exited Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild due to a lower-body injury after playing only 6:57 time-on-ice. The 35-year-old Bortuzzo is averaging 11:03 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) in 15 games this season.

Mermis is an undrafted 30-year-old defenseman with 74 games of NHL experience. Mermis played a career-high 47 games with the Minnesota Wild last season, recording eight points (3G / 5A).

Vejmelka struggled in his previous outing, allowing four goals on 38 shots (.895 SV%) in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild. Despite the minor blip on Tuesday, the 28-year-old Czech netminder has been stellar between the pipes this season, posting a 2.45 GAA and .915 SV% in 15 appearances (4-7-2). Utah HC enters Thursday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Colorado Avalanche club that defeated them 5-1 in their only other meeting this season.

Connauton was called up to potentially fill in for Robert Bortuzzo, who is likely to miss time with a lower-body injury. Connauton hasn't appeared in the NHL since playing 26 games with the Flyers in the 2021-22 season. The 34-year-old blueliner has 28 goals and 52 assists in 360 career games.

The Coyotes have outscored their opposition 9-4 in their last two games (2-0-0) and will turn to Vejmelka between the pipes on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. The 28-year-old Vejmelka is putting up career-best numbers, posting a stellar 2.35 GAA and .917 SV% in 14 appearances (4-7-1). He has allowed two or fewer goals in five of his last seven (3-3-1), posting a .919 SV%. Utah enters Tuesday's contest as slight -106 home favorites against a Minnesota club coming off a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

The Coyotes have outscored their opposition 9-4 in their last two games (2-0-0) and will likely turn to Vejmelka between the pipes on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. The 28-year-old Vejmelka is putting up career-best numbers, posting a stellar 2.35 GAA and .917 SV% in 14 appearances (4-7-1). He has allowed two or fewer goals in five of his last seven (3-3-1), posting a .919 SV%. Utah enters Tuesday's contest as slight -106 home favorites against a Minnesota club coming off a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

The 27-year-old Ingram is battling an upper-body injury, originally not believed to be dealing with a serious injury, is sporting an ugly 3.61 GAA and .871 SV% in 13 games (6-4-3). Luckily for Utah HC, Karel Vejmelka has stepped in and been tremendous between the pipes during Ingram's absence.

For the ninth time in the last 10 games, Utah HC will turn to Vejmelka between the pipes. Since Connor Ingram went down with an upper-body injury, Vejmelka has been tremendous. The 28-year-old Czech netminder is flaunting the best season of his career, posting a 2.41 GAA and .917 SV% in 12 games (3-6-1). Utah HC enters the action on Monday as +120 home underdogs against a Dallas Stars club that played last night, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 3-1.

For the ninth time in the last 10 games, Utah HC will likely turn to Vejmelka between the pipes. Since Connor Ingram went down with an upper-body injury, Vejmelka has been tremendous. The 28-year-old Czech netminder is flaunting the best season of his career, posting a 2.41 GAA and .917 SV% in 12 games (3-6-1). Utah HC enters the action on Monday as +120 home underdogs against a Dallas Stars club that played last night, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 3-1.