Mammoth sign Vitek Vanecek to one-year, $1.5M contract

July 01, 2025 - 5:20pm

Florida Panthers goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) defends the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

A relatively sparse goaltending market just got a little thinner.

Vitek Vanecek signed a one-year, $1.5-million deal with the Utah Mammoth, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported Tuesday.

Vanecek, 29, had a 5-14-4 record, 3.62 goals against average and .884 save percentage in 25 games split between the Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks last season.

The Czech native has a 2.83 goals against average and .902 save percentage in his five-year NHL career with the Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Sharks and Panthers.

He was drafted in the second round, 39th overall, by the Capitals in the 2014 NHL Draft.