Radim Šimek
| Radim Šimek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Šimek with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in 2017 | |||
| Born |
September 20, 1992 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
San Jose Sharks HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Radim Šimek (born September 20, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
Šimek made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec during the 2012–13 season.[1]
In the 2016–17 season, his fifth with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec, Šimek led the league amongst defencemen with 11 goals in 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.[2] He was re-signed by the Sharks on April 28, 2018.[3]
On October 2, 2018, he was assigned to the San Jose Barracuda.[4] He made his NHL debut on December 2 against the Montreal Canadiens[5] and recorded his first career NHL point in a 5–1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on December 6.[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.[7] On March 12, 2019 he suffered an ACL and MCL injury which kept him out for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[8]
On March 9, 2020, Šimek signed a four-year, $9 million contract extension with the Sharks.[9]
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 171 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 88 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 129 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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 | |
| Senior totals | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| ELH | |
| Champion (HC Bílí Tygři Liberec) | 2016 |
| Playoffs MVP | 2016[2] |
References[]
- ^ "2012–13 Bili Tygri Liberec player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ a b "Sharks sign defenseman Radim Simek". San Jose Sharks. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Radim Simek". National Hockey League. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Sharks Reassign Three Players to Barracuda". San Jose Sharks. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Farrell, Sean (December 2, 2018). "Jones makes 40 saves, Sharks defeat Canadiens". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
Sharks defenseman Radim Simek played 13:19 and was plus-one in his NHL debut
- ^ Gilmore, Eric (December 6, 2018). "Jones makes 39 saves, Sharks shut down Hurricanes". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
He redirected Radim Simek's shot from the point. It was Simek's first NHL point in his second game.
- ^ "Radim Simek's first NHL goal highlights Sharks' 'big win' over Devils". December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Statement From Sharks GM Doug Wilson on Radim Simek". National Hockey League. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Radim Simek". National Hockey League. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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