Lukáš Dostál

Lukáš Dostál (born 22 June 2000) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Ducks in the third round, 85th overall, of the 2018 NHL entry draft. Dostál was born on 22 June 2000 in Brno, Czech Republic, to parents Martin and Renata, but he is a native of Bedřichovice. He first began playing ice hockey at the age of six but became a goaltender later when his team lacked one. In 2024, Dostál, Frank Vatrano, and Adam Henrique designed custom shoes for the shoe company Vans in honor of the Ducks franchise's 30th anniversary. Dostál has represented Czechia at the Ice Hockey World Championships twice, in 2022 and 2024, medaling in both, with a bronze and a gold, respectively. In the 2024 IIHF World Championship, Dostál served as the starting goaltender for the Czechs, starting all but two games. It proved to be the correct decision, as Dostál dominated the tournament with a 1.58 GAA. Dostál recorded two shutouts in the playoff round of the tournament, one in the quarterfinal against the United States, and another in the gold medal game against Switzerland, propelling the Czechs to a gold medal victory on their home soil.