Radim Šimek

Radim Šimek (born September 20, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Radim Šimek
Šimek with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in 2017
Born (1992-09-20) 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

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 — — — — —
ELH totals 171 30 38 68 88 30 5 13 18 14
NHL totals 89 3 15 18 22 — — — — —

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
  1. "2012–13 Bili Tygri Liberec player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  2. "Sharks sign defenseman Radim Simek". San Jose Sharks. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  3. "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Radim Simek". National Hockey League. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. "Sharks Reassign Three Players to Barracuda". San Jose Sharks. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. "Radim Simek's first NHL goal highlights Sharks' 'big win' over Devils". December 11, 2018.
  8. "Statement From Sharks GM Doug Wilson on Radim Simek". National Hockey League. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  9. "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Radim Simek". National Hockey League. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.


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