Need a big, 6-foot-6 goalkeeper? Hrabal might be your guy.
BASEL, Switzerland – Often, a goaltender’s most prominent critic is the goaltender himself.
Czechia was in the tougher Group A, which meant entering the playoff round as the lowest seed. That meant a meeting with the United States, perhaps the only team the Czechs were severely outmatched against. The Americans controlled the pace, making it look like a 60-minute power play. It was the most dominant the United States looked all tournament long. So unless Hrabal was going to score goals himself, it didn’t matter how many saves he made.
You have to dig deep beyond his season record to realize just how good Hrabal can be. Between his USHL season with Omaha, the U-18s and Hlinka Gretzky, we’re looking at an 11-19-4 record. Nothing to get excited about, for sure. But Hrabal held his own on an Omaha team that came 15th out of 16 teams during the regular season. He also put in some valiant performances with Czechia internationally, a group that struggled to score all year long.
Hrabal faced a boatload of shots, which might not be great for a goalie’s stat line, but can be great for development. He’s set to return to Omaha for the 2023-24 USHL season before joining the University of Massachusetts. Patience is critical with goaltenders. Hrabal tends to be a bit “leaky,” allowing goals to squeak through at low angles that shouldn’t go in. That’s been a prevalent issue all season long, although scouts have said he looks more refined and doesn’t immediately drop to the butterfly – something that plagued him during the Hlinka Gretzky Cup last August.
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