Jakub Vrána

Jakub Vrána (born on February 28, 1996 in Praha) is a Czech professional ice hockey left/right winger currently playing with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. Vrána was selected by the Washington Capitals in the first round (13th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. 
==Club career==
Vrána played in the 2009 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Piráti Chomutov.
In 2009 - 2011 played Vrána junior hockey with the HC Letňany organisation.
In 2011 moved Vrána to the Linköping HC organisation. Vrána made his senior debut playing 5 games with theLinköping HC of the Elitserien during the 2012-13 season. In this season, he also played 3 regular season games and 2 play-off games with the Linköping HC under-18 team and 32 regular season games and 5 play-off games with the Kinköping HC under-20 team.
In the 2013-14 season, he played 1 regular season game and 3 play-off games with the Linköping HC under-18 team, 24 games with the Linköping HC under-20 team and 24 regular season games and 14 play-off games with the Linköping HC of the SHL (formerly Elitserien).
Vrána signed his first NHL contract with the Washington Capitals, a three-year entry level deal on July 15, 2014. He began the 2014-15 season on loan with the Linköping HC of the SHL where he played another 44 regular season games and 11 play-off games. In this season, he was the junior who scored most goals (12) and most points (24) in the SHL. After the completion of the European season, Vrána finished the season with 3 regular season games and 10 play-off games played with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.
Vrána then spent the whole 2015-16 season with the Hershey Bears of the AHL. On February 7, 2016, he became the AHL Player of the Week.
On November 29, 2016, he received his first NHL callup from the Hershey Bears of the AHL. He made his NHL debut on December 1, 2016 with the Washington Capitals against the New York Islanders. Vrána scored his first NHL goal on December 9, 2016 against the Buffalo Sabres. He was reassigned to the Hershey Bears on January 1, 2017. All in all, in this season played Vrána 21 games with the Washington Capitals of the NHL and 49 regular season games and 7 play-off games with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.
Vrána made the Capitals opening night roster for the 2017-18 season. His rookie season was considered "roller-coaster", ending up 13 goals scored and 14 assists in 73 regular season games. Vrána made his NHL playoff debut during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, providing the "speedy, offensive complement to the shutdown duo" of Nicklas Bäckström and T.J. Oshie on the second line.
He scored his first postseason goal on April 29, 2018 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Capitals would go on to beat the Penguins in six games and then win the Eastern Conference by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games. He scored the opening goal in game five of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights which resulted in the Capitals' victory. Vrána ended the postseason with 8 points in 23 games to help the Capitals win their first Stanley Cup.
On July 16, 2019, the Capitals re-signed Vrána to a two-year, $6.7 million contract extension.
On April 12, 2021, after 39 games played in the 2020-21 season, Vrána was traded to the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He finished there the season with 11 games played
== International career ==
Vrána played with the Czech National Team at the 2012 World U17 Hockey Challenge, 2012, 2013 and 2014 World U18 Championships (being selected one of the top 3 players on the Czech team at the 2012 tournament and winning silver at the 2014 tournament where he was also the tournament's best goalscorer with 8 goals scored and was named one of the top 3 players on the Czech squad), 2013, 2014 and 2015 World Junior Championships (being the youngest player of the 2013 tournament) and at the 2019 World Championship.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2011–12 	Linköpings HC 	J20 		3 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Linköpings HC 	J20 		32 	20 	12 	32 	49 		5 	1 	0 	1 	0
2013–14 	Linköpings HC 	J20 		24 	14 	11 	25 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Linköpings HC 	SEL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Linköpings HC 	J20 		24 	14 	11 	25 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Linköpings HC 	SHL 		24 	2 	1 	3 	2 		14 	1 	1 	2 	6
2014–15 	Linköpings HC 	SHL 		44 	12 	12 	24 	12 		11 	4 	1 	5 	2
2014–15 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		3 	0 	5 	5 	0 		10 	2 	4 	6 	2
2015–16 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		36 	16 	18 	34 	20 		21 	8 	6 	14 	2
2016–17 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		49 	19 	17 	36 	28 		7 	0 	0 	0 	4
2016–17 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		21 	3 	3 	6 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		73 	13 	14 	27 	12 		23 	3 	5 	8 	2
2018–19 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		82 	24 	23 	47 	27 		7 	0 	0 	0 	6
SHL totals	SHL totals 	SHL totals		73 	14 	13 	27 	14 		25 	5 	2 	7 	8
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		176 	40 	40 	80 	41 		30 	3 	5 	8 	8
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
2012 	Czech Republic	U17 	8th 		5 	2 	0 	2 	4
2012 	Czech Republic	WJC18 	8th 		6 	4 	4 	8 	4
2013 	Czech Republic	IH18 	 		4 	3 	1 	4 	4
2013 	Czech Republic	WJC18 	7th 		5 	2 	0 	2 	2
2013 	Czech Republic	WJC 	5th 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2
2014 	Czech Republic	WJC18 	 		7 	8 	2 	10 	4
2014 	Czech Republic	WJC 	6th 		5 	1 	1 	2 	2
2015 	Czech Republic	WJC 	6th 		5 	2 	1 	3 	2
2019 	Czech Republic	WC 	4th 		9 	4 	1 	5 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals 	Junior totals	Junior totals		43	22	10	32 	24
Senior totals	Senior totals 	Senior totals	Senior totals		9 	4 	1 	5 	0
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
World U18 Championship 	World U18 Championship	World U18 Championship
Silver medal (Czechia) 	2014 	
NHL 	NHL 	NHL
Stanley Cup (Washington Capitals)	2018 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1996
Category:Czech ice hockey players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Linköpings HC players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Washington Capitals draft picks
Category:Washington Capitals players