Tomas Vokoun
Tomas Vokoun
Tomáš Vokounis a retired Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he was originally drafted in the ninth round, 226th overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth2 July 1976
CityKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
breaks consistent establish good playing relax tough win
It's tough to establish yourself. You just can't relax for a second. ... We've been playing well. Sometimes you get good breaks at home, but to win on a consistent basis, you have to be doing the right things, not just getting lucky.
bronze medal playing
Playing for the bronze medal is hard, very hard.
definitely fight moment playing starting tournament whoever
I'm definitely going to fight for the job. It's up to the coaches, we'll see what happens. I definitely feel I have a chance. Usually in this tournament it's whoever is playing better at that moment when it comes to the starting goalie.
blocks defense guys helps playing pressure taken veteran
Brendan Witt is playing great. He blocks shots. He is also a leader. With him in the lineup the whole defense has the pressure taken off of them. We have a lot of young guys and a veteran like Brendan helps them play better.
bronze happened happy hard losing playing sweden
Playing for the bronze was hard because losing the semi-final was very breaking. We are disappointed for what happened with Sweden but I'm happy with the medal.
enjoying fun night playing
It is not every night you are going to have a 40-shot shutout, ... It is fun to play and I am really enjoying playing right now. It's an unbelievable feeling.
horse late playing scoring season somehow step teams ups urgency whatever
You've got to play with urgency and we aren't playing with urgency right now. That's why we're a step late everywhere. That's why teams are scoring on us. It's a long season and there are always ups and downs. We just have to get back somehow on the horse and whatever we need to do we need to do it.
boards guys hard middle mistakes protect win
You've got to protect the middle of the ice. The guys on the boards are not a concern. It's hard to win when you're making mistakes like that.
blood detect
It could have been a lot worse. If they didn't detect it, the blood clot could have got loose, and then I would have been in big trouble.
biggest difference drafts franchise grown moves results talented
I think that's probably the biggest difference for us is that right now we're very talented and that can make a real difference in scoring. As the franchise has grown and developed, you can see the results of our drafts and the moves we've made.
coming deal dishes door european fight good learning plays puck shots toughest traffic
For European goalies coming over here the toughest thing is learning how to play the puck and deal with the traffic. You often have to fight through the traffic to see the puck. Those things you have to learn. Every European is usually good on breakaways and back door plays because we are so used to it. There are not as many shots back in Europe but (there are) a lot of back door dishes and plays around the net.
front next season work worry
It's comfortable to know you did it, but the work doesn't stop, ... We have the whole season in front of us. Now I'll worry about the next game.
season time ups
It's a long season and there's going to be some ups and down. We have to keep our focus. This is not the time to panic.
brand everybody
It's a brand new season. Everybody has the same chance.