Rick Grimes Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Long-time NHL goaltender Tomas Vokoun has reportedly called it a career. The 38-year-old is retiring, according to Zdenek Janda of iSport.cz. "I think I can be proud of the career I had," Vokoun told the Czech publication. He had been committed to playing in the NHL this season but declined a pair of offers in training camp. Vokoun played 15 seasons in the league with the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers, Washington Capitalsand Pittsburgh Penguins. The ninth-round pick in 1994 compiled a career goals-against average of 2.55 with a save percentage of .917 and a lifetime record of 300-288-78. Vokoun was a two-time NHL All-Star and won gold medals representing the Czech Republic at the world championships in 2005 and 2010. He won Olympic bronze in 2006 and another bronze at the World Cup in 2004. He is the Predators' all-time leader in goaltender appearances and saves. http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/658196 I'm shocked he didn't end up with a cup, he was easily the best back up goaltender in the league a few seasons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 He was drafted by Montreal but only got to play 1 regular season game there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Is this to do with his health issues or is there any word on that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vantbl Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 had a great nhl career. just a shame he could not have ended up with a cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 At least Vokoun is still going to be around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFan2323 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 At least Vokoun is still going to be around. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm surprised he turned down offers for this year. It's a shame the way his career ended. Goes from playing in the ECF to not being able to play at all. Interesting to see that he ended his career his exactly 300 wins though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Grimes Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Is this to do with his health issues or is there any word on that?? No, he was 100% ready to go, he just couldn't find the right situation to get back into the league. Not really a surprise, there just aren't alot of teams in the NHL that have "Bad" Goaltending anymore, logjam in net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Enjoy Thomas. One of the best. Hope the blood clot is getting better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking mama Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good & exciting goalie to watch, who stole many games...for what were some less than adequate teams at times. (Florida, Nashville) He has my admiration & respect. I wonder where he'll land in hockey, next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 At least Vokoun is still going to be around. RIP Vokun, you will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Too bad he didn't get the cup, he got a lot of flak when he played but I honestly liked him. Anyone want to bet the "pair of offers" he received were from Edmonton and Buffalo? Not surprised he wouldn't want to play his last season for either team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Was a stud for Nashville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Enjoy Thomas. One of the best. Hope the blood clot is getting better! My first thought was why would Tim Thomas enjoy this? Then of course realized your typo. But thanks to the OP for making a decent thread. People appreciate a little effort when someone creates a new thread so they can read at least a bit on the subject. As far as Vokoun, he certainly was on the tail end of his career in any event, but could have been useful to someone. We saw Brodeur finally get picked up, and there are certainly teams (New Jersey anyone?) who need a second goalie. As was said, perhaps the situation wasn't what he wanted, and then that's his own decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 He never quite recovered from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/658196 I'm shocked he didn't end up with a cup, he was easily the best back up goaltender in the league a few seasons ago. He had some of the best stats among starters when he was with Nashville. But then he had to shut it down for a while after developing deep-vein thrombosis. Very good goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Wow...he's that scared of the mumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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