Blackhawks defenseman prospect Jakub Galvas will leave HC Olomouc in Czech Extraliga and play for Mikkelin Jukurit in Finland’s Liiga staring in the 2019-20 season, according to Czech newspaper Denik Sport.
Galvas, who turns 20 years old in June, scored four goals and 17 points in 40 regular-season games then added one goal in a seven-game playoff series. The left-handed blue liner had one assist in five games for the Czech Republic at the World Junior Championship.
Galvas, who was drafted in the fifth round in 2017 by Chicago, has played the past three seasons for HC Olomouc’s senior team, recording seven goals and 36 points in 118 games.