Denis Godla

Denis Godla (born April 4, 1995) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga. Godla was Slovakia's starting goaltender at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he led the team to a bronze medal, also being named in the tournament's All-Star team, the tournament's best goaltender, and overall tournament MVP. He won the 2018 Spengler Cup with KalPa
==Playing career==
===KHL===
Godla was called up for four games during the 2014-15 KHL season with HC Slovan Bratislava. He struggled during his time there, posting a 0–3–0 record with a .839 save percentage and a 5.17 goals against average.
===Mestis===
On September 28, 2015 Godla signed a one-year contract with Kokkolan Hermes of the Finnish Mestis league.
==International play==
Godla was first chosen to represent the Slovakia at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships. His first game internationally was against Team Canada, where he let in four goals on 35 shots in a 4–1 loss. Godla would suit up twice more in the tournament, a 4–1 loss to Switzerland and a 6–3 loss to Germany, where he was pulled in favour of Dávid Okoličaný.
Godla went on to represent Slovakia again at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship. The Slovaks got off to a rough start, losing 8–0 to the powerhouse Canadians, with Godla once again being pulled for Okoličaný. The following day Godla picked up his first international win in a 2–1 upset of defending champion Finland. Godla continued to impress, making 41 saves in a 3–0 loss to the Americans, followed by 28 saves in a 5–2 victory against Germany. Godla's performance was enough to secure Slovakia a 3rd-place finish in Group A, and a spot in the playoff round. In the Quarterfinals Godla picked up his first shutout in international play in a 3–0 over the Czech Republic. The Semi-Finals saw a 5–1 loss to the Canadians, giving them a berth in the Bronze Medal game against Sweden. Godla came up big once again, making 26 saves in a 4–2 victory to capture the bronze.
His performance earned Godla tournament MVP, a spot on the tournament All-Star team, and the IIHF best goaltender award.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T/OT 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
2014–15 	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL 		4 	0 	3 	0 	173 	15 	0 	5.17 	.839 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014–15 	ŠHK 37 Piešťany 	SVK 		4 	 	 	 	193 	10 	0 	3.10 	.922 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2015–16 	Kokkolan Hermes 	Mestis 		33 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2.76 	.917 		7 	 	 	 	 	 	2.62 	.908
2016–17 	KalPa 	Liiga 		18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2.10 	.910 		4 	2 	2 	 	 	 	1.46 	.936
2016–17 	IPK 	Mestis 		6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3.00 	.911 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017–18 	KalPa 	Liiga 		34 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2.26 	.913 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		4 	0 	3 	0 	173 	15 	0 	5.17 	.839 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
2013 	Slovakia 	WJC18 	9th 		3 	0	3	838	13	0 	4.78	.838
2015 	Slovakia 	WJC 	 		7 	4	3	391	18	1 	2.76	.926
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	 		10	4	6	554	31	1 	3.35	.904
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
IIHF World U20 Championships Bronze Medal 	2015	2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
IIHF World U20 Championships All-Star Team 	2015	
IIHF World U20 Championships Best Goaltender	2015	
IIHF World U20 Championships MVP 	2015	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1995 births
Category:KalPa players
Category:Kokkolan Hermes players
Category:Iisalmen Peli-Karhut players
Category:ŠHK 37 Piešťany players
Category:Slovak ice hockey goaltenders
Category:HC Slovan Bratislava players
Category:HK Spišská Nová Ves players