Dragan Umičević (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Умичевић; born 9 October 1984) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player of Serbian descent.[1] He is currently playing for Södertälje SK in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Umicevic has represented the Sweden national ice hockey team in 2006 and 2007. With Södertälje SK he won the team's internal scoring league in the 2008–09 Elitserien season.[2][3] Umičević was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, 184th overall.

Dragan Umičević
Born (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 40)
Dubica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Allsv team
Former teams
Södertälje SK
Djurgårdens IF
CSKA Moscow
Färjestad BK
Frölunda HC
Ässät Pori
Tappara
EHC Biel
Kölner Haie
Krefeld Pinguine
Black Wings Linz
NHL draft 184th overall, 2003
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2001–present

Playing career

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Aside from 9 games in Russia in 2007, Umicevic played in Sweden until 2012. He then moved to the Finnish SM-Liiga, where he was known as a playmaker.[4]

At the end of the 2013–14 season he moved to the NLA in Switzerland and signed with EHC Biel for the playoffs.[5] He scored 6 goals and 10 assists in 15 games, earning him a one-year contract with Biel for 2014-15.[6]

For the 2015–16 season, Umicevic signed a one-year contract with the DEL team Kölner Haie.[7] In August 2016, he inked a two-year deal with another German team, Krefeld Pinguine.[8]

Following the 2017–18 season, Umicevic opted to leave as a free agent and sign a new two-year contract in the neighbouring EBEL with Austrian club Steinbach Black Wings Linz on May 1, 2018.[9]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Södertälje SK J18 Allsv 14 8 5 13 49 2 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Södertälje SK J20 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 2
2001–02 Södertälje SK J20 36 20 31 51 41 2 0 0 0 2
2001–02 Södertälje SK SEL 3 1 0 1 0
2002–03 Södertälje SK J20 24 14 19 33 28
2002–03 Södertälje SK SEL 22 2 3 5 4
2003–04 Södertälje SK J20 9 3 5 8 24
2003–04 IF Björklöven Allsv 21 8 8 16 45
2004–05 Södertälje SK J20 4 2 9 11 4
2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 47 6 13 19 20 10 0 1 1 6
2005–06 Södertälje SK SEL 43 6 16 22 14
2006–07 Djurgårdens IF SEL 51 13 15 28 18
2007–08 CSKA Moscow RSL 9 2 0 2 4
2007–08 Södertälje SK SEL 39 10 7 17 28
2008–09 Södertälje SK SEL 53 12 19 31 41
2009–10 Färjestad BK SEL 55 11 25 36 30 7 3 3 6 0
2010–11 Färjestad BK SEL 40 7 16 23 22
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 3 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 43 5 23 28 28 6 3 6 9 2
2012–13 Ässät SM-l 9 1 5 6 0
2012–13 Tappara SM-l 12 3 5 8 4 15 0 9 9 33
2013–14 Ässät Liiga 52 5 33 38 16
2013–14 EHC Biel NLA 3 2 2 4 0
2014–15 EHC Biel NLA 44 10 20 30 26 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Kölner Haie DEL 47 7 35 42 20 15 2 9 11 8
2016–17 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 44 11 19 30 12
2017–18 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 40 9 31 40 12
2018–19 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 50 11 28 39 6 6 1 2 3 0
2019–20 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 50 13 52 65 24 3 0 6 6 4
2020–21 Black Wings 1992 ICEHL 47 14 50 64 26
2021–22 Black Wings Linz ICEHL 18 3 14 17 4
2021–22 Södertälje SK Allsv 17 2 5 7 39
SEL totals 364 68 114 182 177 17 3 4 7 6
DEL totals 131 27 85 112 44 15 2 9 11 8
ICEHL totals 165 41 144 185 60 9 1 8 9 4

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Sweden WJC18 8 2 1 3 8
Junior totals 8 2 1 3 8

References

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  1. ^ "Dragan Umicevic – player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  2. ^ Marcus Larsson (October 13, 2011). "Dragan Umicevic har signat kontrakt för Malmö Redhawks" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved October 13, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Christian Winnberg (October 13, 2011). "Umicevic debuterar när Malmö Redhawks gästar Örebro" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved October 13, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Dragan Umicevic - the golden eye Archived July 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, The Lion Chronicle, 2013-10-29
  5. ^ EHC Biel signs Dragan Umicevic until the end of the season, Swiss Hockey News, 2014-02-24
  6. ^ EHC Biel signs forward Dragan Umicevic to new one year deal, Swiss Hockey News, 2014-05-06
  7. ^ From Biel to Koeln - Dragan Umicevic signs one year contract with the Kölner Haie, Swiss Hockey News, 2015-06-03
  8. ^ Sport1.de. "Krefeld Pinguine holen Stürmer Dragan Umicevic" (in German). Retrieved August 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Swedish power to EHC Linz" (in German). EHC Black Wings Linz. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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