He was only on loan to Ilves I believe, so his rights would remain with his Czech League club.
I wonder if they'll give any thought to having him come over to acclimate to the North American game via the CHL import selection. More likely they prefer he continue facing older competition.
Dostal is in a really curious situation. He is signed to HC Kometa Brno until 2021, but Kometa doesn't really have a roster spot for him. He most likely isn't loaned to Ilves again, because they already signed an established netminder there. IMO he
shouldn't go to the CHL, because he has clearly shown that he's already a pro level goalie. Yet his stock is rising quickly in the hockey world, due to his pro performance and his recent
NT invite. Maybe we sign him to ELC this offseason and Kometa agrees to release him, allowing us to loan him to Europe for one more season?
Kometa has two other goalies locked up long term.
Marek Ciliak (2021) returned mid-season from the KHL, he is now the starter in the playoffs. And for good reason, as he has one hell of a resume from the Czech league -- since 2014, the guy has won 2 championships, 2 "Harts", 2 "Vezinas" and 1 "Conn Smythe".
Then there's
Karel Vejmelka (2020), who was the regular season starter, but lost his job to the returning Ciliak. Vejmelka was drafted by Nashville in 2015, but those rights have since expired due to no ELC offer.