Michael Hrabal’s sensational opening game here in Ottawa is music to the ears of Utah Hockey Club executives. The Arizona Coyotes drafted him 38th overall in 2023 and have been watching him develop into a bona fide top prospect as the team relocated to Salt Lake City, and as his reputation has been growing, so, too, has his body. The 19-year-old is now listed as 6’6” (1.99m) and is a formidable presence in the blue ice for Czechia.
But what’s impressive is that for a big man he moves quickly, has excellent body position and puck control, and does everything as well as a smaller goalie–all the while taking up more net!
A year ago the Prague native quickly earned the number-one goalie’s job with the…