Utah Mammoth sign goalie phenom Michael Hrabal
After accomplishing everything at the NCAA level, the 6-foot-6 Czech is ready for the next challenge.
Michael Hrabal competes in the 2025 Utah Mammoth development camp scrimmage at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns on Thursday, July 3, 2025. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Michael Hrabal will need two U-Hauls this spring: one to transport all of his belongings from Massachusetts to Arizona, and the other to carry all his awards. The 6-foot-6 goaltender, whom the Arizona Coyotes selected in the second round of the 2023 NHL draft, signed his entry-level contract, the Utah Mammoth announced Wednesday.
Per PuckPedia , It will carry a cap hit of $1,075,000 at the NHL level, with performance bonuses of $500,000 in year one, $750,000 in year two, and $1 million in year three. At the AHL level, it will pay him $82,500 annually. Although his contract doesn’t begin until next season, Hrabal will join the Mammoth’s AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, immediately on a professional tryout agreement.
Hrabal is the second top prospect the Mammoth have signed this week. Caleb Desnoyers, whom they drafted fourth overall in 2025, inked his ELC on Monday. Who is Michael Hrabal?
A quarter of the active Czech goalies in the NHL play for the Mammoth. In that sense, Hrabal will fit right in. In an interview with the Deseret News in 2025, he said Karel Vejmelka was one of the goalies he grew up watching (Vítek Vaněček wasn’t with the team at that point).
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