Roman Šimíček

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	(1971-11-04) November 4, 1971 (age 53) 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

Playing career

Šimíček 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

Šimíček signed a coaching contract with Orli Znojmo in December 2016.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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