Ondřej Roman

Ondřej Roman (born 8 February 1989) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was a first round selection, 23rd overall by Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft.

Playing career Roman made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season, in his native Czech Extraliga with his junior club, HC Vítkovice. The following season harbouring NHL ambitions he moved to North America to play major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Spokane Chiefs. After his rookie season, Roman was selected 136th overall in the 2007 NHL entry draft by the Dallas Stars.

Roman returned to the Czech Republic for a second stint with his original club, HC Vítkovice. During his second season with the Steelers in 2009–10, on 29 January 2010, Roman was signed by the Dallas Stars to a three-year entry-level contract. Roman reported the next year to the Stars' American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars. In his first professional North American season, Roman appeared in 72 games with Texas, contributing with a career high 22 points.

During the 2011–12 season, unable to gain traction on his debut AHL season, Roman was traded by the Stars to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Angelo Esposito on 13 January 2012. He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. Roman finished out the remaining year of his contract with the Panthers by returning again to HC Vítkovice. Marking the end of his NHL aspirations, Roman signed a new contract extension to continue with the Steel on a two-year deal.

With three productive seasons in the Czech Extraliga, Roman signed a two-year contract in the KHL with his draft team, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on 13 May 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 HC Vítkovice ELH 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Spokane Chiefs WHL 70 4 44 48 42 6 1 4 5 0 2007–08 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 15 46 61 28 21 9 11 20 6 2008–09 HC Vítkovice ELH 26 3 6 9 2 — — — — — 2008–09 Spokane Chiefs WHL 32 10 22 32 19 12 1 4 5 10 2009–10 HC Vítkovice ELH 26 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 2009–10 HC Havířov Czech.1 56 9 19 28 22 — — — — — 2010–11 Texas Stars AHL 72 8 14 22 32 2 0 1 1 0 2011–12 Texas Stars AHL 24 1 4 5 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 6 2 4 6 2 — — — — — 2011–12 San Antonio Rampage AHL 16 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Vítkovice ELH 52 8 26 34 34 11 3 7 10 2 2013–14 HC Vítkovice ELH 51 13 35 48 44 8 0 3 3 2 2014–15 HC Vítkovice ELH 52 13 28 41 48 3 1 2 3 0 2015–16 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 32 2 6 8 8 — — — — — 2016–17 HC Vítkovice ELH 52 13 17 30 24 5 1 0 1 2 2017–18 HC Vítkovice ELH 49 10 23 33 45 4 2 1 3 2 2018–19 HC Vítkovice ELH 50 14 26 40 20 7 0 4 4 2 2019–20 HC Vítkovice ELH 45 14 19 33 28 — — — — — 2020–21 Ilves Liiga 12 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 28 4 6 10 8 8 2 1 3 0 AHL totals 112 10 20 30 38 2 0 1 1 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Czech Republic WJC18 7 0 1 1 2 2007 Czech Republic WJC18 9th 6 2 4 6 0 2009 Czech Republic WJC 6th 6 4 4 8 0 Junior totals 19 6 9 15 2