Dominik Uher

Dominik Uher (born 31 December 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Uher was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 5th round (144th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He played two games for the Penguins in 2014–15, and spent several other years with the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Dominik Uher
Born (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992
Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
Fischtown Pinguins
HC Sparta Praha
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 144th overall, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2012present

Playing career

Uher played three seasons with the Spokane Chiefs from 2009–2012. He helped lead the Czech Republic to a fifth-place finish at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[1] Prior to the 2012–13 season, Uher signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Penguins to begin his professional career.[2]

On 1 June 2016, Uher left the Penguins organization as an impending restricted free agent in returning to the Czech Republic to sign a contract with HC Sparta Praha of the ELH.[3]

Personal

His father is the Czech mountain climber Libor Uher.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 Frýdek-Místek U18 Czech U18-2 140002
2006–07 Frýdek-Místek U18 Czech U18-2 277142122
2006–07 Oceláři Třinec U18 Czech U18 61122 31010
2007–08 Frýdek-Místek U18 Czech U18-2 636910
2007–08 Oceláři Třinec U18 Czech U18 445111644 51014
2008–09 Frýdek-Místek U18 Czech U18-2 41230
2008–09 Oceláři Třinec U18 Czech U18 3819274646 956116
2008–09 Oceláři Třinec U20 Czech U20 20112
2009–10 Spokane Chiefs WHL 534121645 60002
2010–11 Spokane Chiefs WHL 6521396060 17291118
2011–12 Spokane Chiefs WHL 6333356860 135496
2012–13 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 30110
2012–13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 5343761 80334
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 687162366 121014
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 7213132660 82240
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20000
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 43581329
2016–17 Sparta Praha ELH 507152224 41012
2017–18 Sparta Praha ELH 4833664 200014
2018–19 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 2212320 30222
NHL totals 20000

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Czech Republic WJC18 61120
2012 Czech Republic WJC 61234
Junior totals 122354

References

  1. "Czech down Slovaks for fifth place finish". Edmonton Journal. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. "Penguins sign forward Dominik Uher". Pittsburgh Penguins. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. "Forward Dominik Uher comes to Praha" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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