Roman Šimíček

Roman Šimíček
Born	(1971-11-04) November 4, 1971 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

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

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 went on to appear 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.

External links

• Roman Šimíček's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Roman Šimíček profile at Eurohockey.com