Radim Šimek

Radim Šimek (born September 20, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

Playing career Šimek made his Extraliga debut playing with Liberec during the 2012–13 season.

In the 2016–17 season, his fifth with Liberec, Šimek led the league amongst defencemen with 11 goals in the regular season. As an undrafted free agent, he agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL) on May 23, 2017. He was re-signed by the Sharks on April 28, 2018.

On October 2, 2018, he was assigned to the San Jose Barracuda. He made his NHL debut on December 2 against the Montreal Canadiens and recorded his first career NHL point in a 5–1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on December 6.

On December 10, 2018, Šimek recorded his first NHL goal from fellow Czech Lukáš Radil, which would be the game-winner in a 5–2 win over the New Jersey Devils. On March 12, 2019, he suffered an ACL and MCL injury which kept him out for the rest of the 2018–19 season.

On March 9, 2020, Šimek signed a four-year, $9 million contract extension with the Sharks.

On March 8, 2024, Šimek was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, along with a 2024 seventh-round pick, in exchange for Klim Kostin.

On June 14, 2024, Šimek signed a three-year contract to return to Liberec.

International play

Šimek represented the Czech Republic at the 2022 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two assists in nine games and won a bronze medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.2 U18 29 0 4 4 26 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.2 U18 30 0 13 13 72 4 0 1 1 2 2008–09 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.3 U20 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2009–10 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.2 U18 5 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2009–10 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.2 U20 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE U18 10 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 2009–10 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE U20 19 4 4 8 8 — — — — — 2010–11 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE U20 36 1 9 10 16 — — — — — 2011–12 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE U20 32 6 4 10 14 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.2 9 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 2 2012–13 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.2 37 0 5 5 41 — — — — — 2013–14 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 24 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.2 19 1 1 2 20 2 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 47 10 13 23 24 — — — — — 2014–15 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE.2 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 51 9 12 21 28 14 3 7 10 8 2016–17 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 42 11 13 24 30 16 2 6 8 6 2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 67 7 20 27 20 4 0 0 0 0 2018–19 San Jose Sharks NHL 41 1 8 9 8 — — — — — 2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2019–20 San Jose Sharks NHL 48 2 7 9 14 — — — — — 2020–21 San Jose Sharks NHL 40 2 4 6 15 — — — — — 2021–22 San Jose Sharks NHL 36 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 2022–23 San Jose Sharks NHL 44 1 2 3 29 — — — — — 2023–24 San Jose Barracuda AHL 40 4 12 16 29 — — — — — 2023–24 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 9 0 1 1 0 8 0 2 2 4 2024–25 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 34 8 14 22 33 5 0 0 0 10 2025–26 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 47 5 9 14 6 6 1 3 4 0 ELH totals 252 43 61 104 127 41 6 16 22 24 NHL totals 209 7 22 29 74 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Czech Republic WC 5th 8 1 0 1 4 2017 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 1 1 2 0 2022 Czechia WC 9 0 2 2 2 2026 Czechia OG 8th 5 1 0 1 0 Senior totals 30 3 3 6 6

Awards and honours Award YearELH Champion 2016 Playoffs MVP 2016