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2018 NHL Draft prospect profile: Lukáš Dostál is one of the top European goaltenders available

Lukáš Dostál is a difficult prospect to rank mainly due to his size. While he can’t exactly be qualified as small, he isn’t as large as a typical goalie in today’s game. The fact is that Dostál is a smart goaltender. He reads the game well and builds his style on athleticism and quickness, and this makes him one of the top goaltending prospects in the draft coming out of Europe.

He played for HC Kometa Brno at the under-20 level, where he posted a 3.00 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage in 14 games. He also played pro hockey with SK Horacka Slavia Trebic in the secondary Czech league, where he posted a 2.