Marek Mazanec (born 18 July 1991) is a Czech professional

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currently playing for Mountfield HK of the

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(ELH). Mazanec has previously played for the

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, who selected him in the sixth round, 179th overall, of the

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Playing career

Mazanec played at the junior level with IHC Písek, before at 14 moving to Plzeň, where he continued his junior career. Beginning in the 2009–10 season, he played at the senior level in the professional

. On 3 May 2013, the

of the NHL signed Mazanec to a two-year, entry-level contract. He began the 2013–14 season with the Predators'

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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. On 8 November 2013, Mazanec made his NHL debut with Nashville, playing 51:37 and allowing two goals on 24 shots after replacing starter Carter Hutton in a game against the

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. After 10 games with the Predators he posted a .932 save percentage and was named NHL Rookie of the month for November. On 20 July 2017, Mazanec agreed to a one-year extension to remain with the Predators for his last restricted year under contract. However under a month later, the Predators and Mazanec agreed not to fulfil his contract, allowing him to leave North America and agree to a one-year contract with Slovak outfit, Slovan Bratislava of the

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(KHL), on 14 August 2017. On 6 December 2017, the

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signed Mazanec and immediately assigned him to their AHL affiliate, the

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. In the following 2018–19 season, Mazanec appeared in 20 games for the Wolf Pack posting a record of 7–8–3 along with a .903 save percentage and 3.01 GAA. He was recalled to the Rangers on two occasions however did not feature in a game. On 12 February 2019, the Rangers traded Mazanec to the

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in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick in

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. As the Canucks backup, he did not feature in a game, before he was sent for the remainder of the season to AHL affiliate, the

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. As an impending unrestricted free agent from the Canucks, Mazanec opted to return to his native Czech Republic, agreeing to a two-year contract with Mountfield HK of the ELH on 27 April 2019. At the

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, the Canucks traded Mazanec's rights, 2019 third-round draft pick and a 2020 conditional first-round pick to the

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in exchange for J. T. Miller on 22 June 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazanec 1991 births Living people Czech ice hockey goaltenders Hartford Wolf Pack players Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators draft picks Nashville Predators players Sportspeople from Písek HC Plzeň players HC Slovan Bratislava players Utica Comets players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Stadion Hradec Králové players