Michal Sivek

Michal Sivek (born January 21, 1981) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played 38 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2008, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally Sivek played for the Czech national junior team in several tournaments, including three World Junior Championships, winning two gold medals.

Playing career On October 1, 2001, Sivek was one of three players traded from the Washington Capitals for Jaromír Jágr from the Pittsburgh Penguins. He made his NHL debut the following season with the Penguins on November 30, 2002, against the Buffalo Sabres.

Sivek retired after the 2007-08 season due to unspecified health issues.

International play

Sivek played for the Czech national junior team in several tournaments. He won a gold medal at both the 2000 and 2001 World Junior Championships.

Post-retirement He is now a player-agent for Eurohockey Services, co-managing the agency with former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Vladimír Vůjtek.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 HC Sparta Praha CZE U18 13 11 7 18 — — — — — — 1996–97 HC Sparta Praha CZE U20 25 7 4 11 — — — — — — 1997–98 HC Sparta Praha CZE U18 1 0 0 0 — — — — — — 1997–98 HC Sparta Praha CZE U20 20 13 8 21 — — — — — — 1997–98 HC Sparta Praha CZE 25 1 1 2 10 5 1 0 1 0 1998–99 HC Sparta Praha CZE 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1998–99 HC Velvana Kladno CZE 34 3 8 11 24 — — — — — 1999–00 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 53 23 37 60 65 6 1 4 5 10 2000–01 HC Sparta Praha CZE 32 6 7 13 28 13 4 2 6 8 2001–02 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 25 4 8 12 30 — — — — — 2001–02 HC Sparta Praha CZE 17 5 3 8 20 12 0 1 1 10 2002–03 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 40 10 17 27 33 6 3 2 5 20 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 38 3 3 6 14 — — — — — 2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 22 4 7 11 6 — — — — — 2004–05 HC Sparta Praha CZE 37 1 5 6 48 5 0 0 0 2 2005–06 HC Sparta Praha CZE 36 10 9 19 30 17 4 1 5 18 2006–07 HC Sparta Praha CZE 47 10 8 18 76 16 3 3 6 32 2007–08 HC Sparta Praha CZE 46 9 10 19 94 2 1 0 1 2 CZE totals 276 46 51 97 332 70 13 7 20 72 NHL totals 38 3 3 6 14 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Czech Republic EJC 6 4 6 10 8 1999 Czech Republic WJC 6 1 0 1 14 1999 Czech Republic WJC18 7 2 5 7 12 2000 Czech Republic WJC 7 3 3 6 4 2001 Czech Republic WJC 7 2 2 4 10 Junior totals 33 12 16 28 48