Drafted #59 · DAL
Jakub Vaněček 2026 NHL Draft profile.
Jakub Vaněček was drafted No. 59 (Round 2) by the Dallas Stars in the 2026 NHL Draft, a D from Czechia currently with Tri-City Americans, WHL. He was the consensus #56 prospect pre-draft. The static profile shows consensus rank, public source spread, latest season context, NHL Central Scouting status, and combine/event badges from existing local JSON only.
Scouting read
Vaněček is a big two-way defenseman. The two-way game is the draw. He also drew a 2026 NHL Combine invite. The question is whether the defensive details catch up to the puck skill. The bet is a useful NHL defender if the puck play keeps moving forward. He is more of a second-round conversation, with a #31-#56 public range across 2 tracked lists. For context, he ranks 58th of 309 among WHL U18 defense since 2000 at a 35-game floor.
Generated from the local ranking, stat, style, NHL CSS, and curated public-note fields only — no private model or scraped projection.
Snapshot
Jakub Vaněček is attached to Tri-City Americans / WHL. Latest row: 59 GP, 14-21-35, 0.59 P/GP. His public rank range in this export runs from #31 to #56. Cohort context: his best qualifying season on file ranks #58 of 309 same-league, same-age WHL defenseman seasons since 2000 — a strong-band cohort standing (top 18%).
Rank rows
Rank rows are public source context, not a model projection. The source range helps show whether public lists are clustered or spread out.
| Rank | Source | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| #31 | NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING NA | FINAL RANKING |
| #56 | CONSOLIDATED RANKING | listed |
Season rows
| Season | Team / league | Split | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | WHL / Tri-City Americans | Regular | 59 GP, 14-21-35, 0.59 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | International-Jr / Czechia U18 (all) | Regular | 17 GP, 5-6-11, 0.65 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | WJC-18 / Czechia U18 | Regular | 7 GP, 3-2-5, 0.71 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup / Czechia U18 | Event | 4 GP, 0-2-2, 0.50 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | International-Jr / Czechia U20 (all) | Regular | 2 GP, 0-0-0, 0 P/GP |
| 2024-2025 | Czechia U20 / Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 | Regular | 31 GP, 0-4-4, 0.13 P/GP |
| 2024-2025 | Czechia U17 / Bílí Tygři Liberec U17 | Regular | 21 GP, 1-11-12, 0.57 P/GP |
| 2024-2025 | International-Jr / Czechia U17 (all) | Regular | 16 GP, 1-5-6, 0.38 P/GP |
Reference
Primary external reference: Jakub Vaněček on EliteProspects. Rank and stat rows are cross-checked against the public sources documented on About Data.