Roman Šimíček (born November 4, 1971)[1] is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Minnesota Wild.
| Roman Šimíček | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 4, 1971 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Vitkovice HPK Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild HIFK HC Sparta Praha HC Dukla Trenčín GKS Tychy | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft |
273rd overall, 2000 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2013 | ||
Career
editPlaying career
editŠimíček was drafted in the ninth round, 273rd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He played 29 National Hockey League games with the Penguins in the 2000–01 season before he was traded to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Steve McKenna. He appeared in 34 more NHL games with the Wild during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 season. Šimíček has played in the Czech Republic with HC Vitkovice, before signed with HC Dukla Trenčín on 2 June 2009.[2]
On August 11, 2010, Simicek signed a one-year contract with GKS Tychy of the Polska Liga Hokejowa.[3] After three seasons, Simicek announced his retirement from playing and accepted an assistant coaching position with Vitkovice.
Coaching career
editŠimíček signed a coaching contract with Orli Znojmo in December 2016.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | TJ Vítkovice | TCH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | TJ Vítkovice | TCH | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | TJ Vítkovice | TCH | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | TJ Vítkovice | TCH | 38 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 40 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 41 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 49 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 40 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SM-liiga | 49 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 75 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HPK | SM-liiga | 23 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 49 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 36 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 45 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 101 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 39 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 42 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 44 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | GKS Tychy | POL | 32 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 37 | ||
| 2011–12 | GKS Tychy | POL | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | GKS Tychy | POL | 37 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||
| TCH totals | 111 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 63 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ELH totals | 455 | 116 | 166 | 282 | 700 | 71 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 99 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1999 | Czech Republic | WC | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | |
| Senior totals | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Roman Simicek - Player Profile - Ice Hockey". Eurosport.
- ^ Českú légiu v Dukle posilní Roman Šimíček
- ^ "Roman Simicek Profile Page". EliteProspects.com. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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