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Jakub Vanecek

DShoots LAge 18CzechTri-CityWHL

CS Rank

#61
NA Skaters:#31

Current Season Stats

59
GP
14
G
21
A
35
PTS
20
PIM

AI Scouting Report

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Vanecek quietly put up 35 points from the blue line in 59 WHL games, doing most of his damage as a power-play quarterback who can thread passes through traffic and still get shots through from the point with authority. His hockey sense translates — he reads the ice ahead of the play rather than reacting to it, which is exactly the profile that makes offensive defensemen stick at the next level as reliable second-unit contributors.

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Scouting Breakdown

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Strengths

  • His 14 goals from the blue line is an impressive total for a WHL defenseman, demonstrating a genuine threat as a shooter rather than just a distributor.
  • A 35-point season across 59 games shows consistent offensive production that justifies his Central Scouting ranking inside the top 65.

Concerns

  • His assist numbers (21) are modest for an offensively tagged defenseman, suggesting he may not yet be an elite playmaker at the NHL level.
  • A PIM total of 20 is neither high enough to indicate physical dominance nor low enough to suggest polished defensive discipline, pointing to an underdeveloped defensive identity.

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Offensive DefencemanTwo-Way Defenceman

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