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
game improved playing results
We have improved our game and the results are showing. We have been playing much smarter.
bronze medal playing
Playing for the bronze medal is hard, very hard.
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.
coming continuing good hockey job lead sit skating third worst
They say the worst lead in hockey is a two-goal lead going into the third period. You can't sit back and let them keep coming at you. I thought we did a good job of skating and continuing to play in that third period.
found perfect win
It's a win and they're not always going to be perfect games. They were better than us but we found a way to win.
goalkeeper ready rest
A goalkeeper has to be ready all the time. You take your rest because you just never know.
fancy stop trying
I'm just trying to stop the puck. There's nothing fancy about it.
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.
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.
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.
plays power shots
You get a lot of power plays and you get a lot of shots you can't see,
cover easy few fortunate front game goals passes rebounds side
We didn't cover the slot. A lot of goals were off of rebounds or passes in front of the net. We have been on the fortunate side a few times this season, but you can't think any game is going to be an easy game.
mistake reality games
It was just a bad game. On the first goal, I just made a mistake and got scored on and it just snowballed from there. It happens sometimes. You don't want it, but it's the reality. I just have to refocus.