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Petr Mrazek (G)

Grand Rapids Griffins

Biography

2011-12: Appeared in 50 games with the Ottawa 67’s and posted a 30-13-6 record, a 2.84 goals against average, a 0.917 save percentage and three shutouts…Ranked among the OHL’s goaltending leaders in wins (4th), GAA (9th), save percentage (8th), shutouts (T6th) and saves (1,577, 6th)…Paced the OHL with a 5-2 shootout record, stopping 31 of 39 attempts…Led Ottawa to the Eastern Conference Final, posting a 9-8 record with a 2.59 GAA and a 0.926 save percentage…Made more than 30 saves in 11 of his 17 postseason appearances, including a pair of 44-save wins and a 49-save overtime loss, 4/20/12 at Niagara…Starred for the Czech Republic at the World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, earning a spot on the tournament’s All-Star Team, winning the IIHF Directorate Top Goaltender award and being named a top-three player on his team…Made 52 saves in a 5-2 win to help his country upset the United States, 12/30/11…Stopped 43 shots, 1/2/12 vs. Russia, nearly leading the Czechs into the medal round in a 2-1 overtime loss…Led his country with a 29-save effort against Slovakia in a 5-2 win to capture fifth place…Ranked fourth in the tournament with a 0.927 save percentage alongside a 2.49 GAA in six games…Debuted with the men’s national team at the World Championship in Finland and Sweden, allowing no goals in 9:12 of game action.

2010-11: Led all OHL goaltenders with a 0.920 save percentage and ranked near the top of the league with 33 wins (3rd), a 2.84 goals against average (5th), four shutouts (T2nd), 1,684 saves (2nd), four shootout wins (T2nd) and a 0.824 shootout percentage (3rd)…Led Ottawa to an East Division championship with a 33-15-3 record…Named to the OHL Third All-Star Team…Rattled off eight straight wins, 11/12/10-12/3/10, and lost just once in regulation from 11/12/10-1/9/11, going 15-1-1-1…Joined Grand Rapids on a tryout after his season ended but did not see game action.

2009-10: Topped all OHL rookies with a 3.00 goals against average, a 0.905 save percentage and three shutouts in 30 games with the Ottawa 67’s…Won the league’s F.W. “Dinty” Moore Trophy for the top rookie GAA and earned a spot on the OHL Second All-Rookie Team…Sported a 12-9-1 record…Took over the team’s starting role in the postseason, logging a 4-4 record with a 2.39 GAA and a 0.928 save percentage in eight contests.

2008-09: Split the season between the under-18 and under-20 level with HC Vitkovice and earned league championships at each level…Led the Czech under-18 league in both goals against average (1.99) and save percentage (0.946) while posting five shutouts…Posted even better numbers in four postseason games with a 0.93 GAA, a 0.972 save percentage and two shutouts…Sported a 2.49 GAA with a 0.924 save percentage with the under-20 team.

2007-08: Posted the best save percentage in the Czech under-18 circuit (0.932) alongside his 2.46 goals against average in 34 games with HC Vitkovice…Made his professional debut when he briefly appeared in a relegation contest with HC Vitkovice’s senior club.

2006-07: Logged 23 games for HC Vitkovice’s under-18 squad, posting a 2.40 goals against average, a 0.923 save percentage and two shutouts…Appeared in nine playoff games with a 1.85 GAA and a 0.942 save percentage.