Roman Šimíček

Roman Šimíček (born November 4, 1971) is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Minnesota Wild.

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.

On August 11, 2010, Simicek signed a one-year contract with GKS Tychy of the Polska Liga Hokejowa. 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