University of Connecticut Athletics
2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Tomas Vomacka
- Position:
- Goaltender
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Trutnov, Czech Republic
- Prev School:
- Lincoln Stars (USHL)
Hockey East Post Season Awards:
Hockey East All-Rookie Team - 2019
2019-20 (Sophomore Season): Played 33 of 34 games during his sophomore season…Started all 33 games in net for the Huskies, the most by a UConn goaltender since the 2014-15 season…Finished the year logging 1974:05 minutes, posting a 15-15-3 record…Played 95.5% of UConn’s minutes in net, the fifth highest percentage in the league.…Had a 3.13 goals against average with a .898 save percentage…Made 910 total saves, fourth highest in Hockey East…His 15 wins were the seventh highest total in UConn hockey history for a single season (Rank 4th in the UConn Division I records)…His 910 saves is the seventh highest single season total in UConn program history as well as in the Division I record book…His 2.89 career goals against through two seasons ranks third in the Husky record book…Made 30 or more saves in 10 games…Stopped 40 or more shots in three games…Opened his season making a career-high 45 saves in a 3-3 tie at Sacred Heart (Oct. 5)…Made 42 saves in a 7-4 win at New Hampshire (Jan. 31)…Came back the next day to stop 38 shots to sweep UNH at home (Feb. 1)…Stopped 41 shots in a home loss to No. 19 Boston College (Nov. 9)…Made 36 saves on the road to beat Merrimack, 3-2, (Nov. 1)…Had 36 saves in a 3-3 tie with No. 12 Providence at home (Nov. 22)…Stopped 37 shots to beat Maine at Webster Bank Arena (Jan. 15)…Turned in a 35 save night to help backstop a 3-2 overtime win at No. 12 Northeastern three days later (Jan. 18), leading to a Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week award…Recorded his first career assist in a 5-2 win at Rensselaer (Oct. 18).
2018-19 (Freshman Season): Saw action in 15 games making 14 starts in net for the Huskies...Finished the season with a 7-7-0 record…Posted a 2.32 goals against average…Made 377 saves and had a .922 save percentage sitting him fourth among all Hockey East netminders…Recorded his first shutout against Merrimack (Feb. 09) saving all 29 shots on goal…Made a career high 34 saves in the 5-1 victory over the Vermont Catamounts (Mar. 01)…Picked up wins over two nationally ranked Hockey East opponents in Northeastern (Feb. 07) and UMass (Mar. 08)…Named Pro Ambitions Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Oct. 22 after helping the Huskies to a 3-1 victory over RPI for his first collegiate start…Named to the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team.
In the NHL Draft: Drafted in the 5th round (154th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Before UConn: Spent the 2017-18 season playing for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL…Appeared in 44 games in 2017-18, second most among all goaltenders in the USHL…Played to a 2.79 goals against average and a .903 save percentage while posting a 24-19-0 record…In 2016-17, he played for the Corpus Christi Ice Rays of the NAHL where he posted a 2.43 goals against average and a .923 save percentage in 41 games and was named the team’s MVP and Best Rookie…In international play, Vomacka played for the Czech Republic U18, U17 and U16 teams from 2014 through 2017…Attended University of Nebraska High School.
Personal: Born May 02, 1999…Tomas Vomacka is the son of Milos Vomacka and Simona Vomackova…Has a brother Jakub…Is a pre-sport management major.
