Roman Wick

Roman Wick (born December 30, 1985) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). Wick previously played for EHC Kloten and for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Senators who signed him to a one-year contract in 2010.

Roman Wick
Roman Wick with the ZSC Lions in 2014.
Born (1985-12-30) December 30, 1985
Zuzwil, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams
ZSC Lions
Kloten Flyers
Ottawa Senators
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft 156th overall, 2004
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2002present

Internationally, Wick has competed as a member of Switzerland's national team in the 2008 and 2009 IIHF World Championships, and at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

Playing career

As a youth, Wick played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Zürich.[2]

Roman Wick began his hockey career in 2002 with the Kloten Flyers, for whom he had already played in the junior leagues. He played two seasons with the Flyers in the NLA before being drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Wick moved to the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2004 to 2006 with the Red Deer Rebels and the Lethbridge Hurricanes. He returned to the Kloten Flyers for the 2006–07 season. After a tryout in 2007 with the Senators, he returned again to Kloten for the 2007–08 season and played there for three seasons.

In July 2010, the Ottawa Senators signed Wick to a two-year, two-way contract. The deal had been rumored since June, but was not finalized until July 14.[3] After September training camp, Wick was assigned to the Ottawa Senator's affiliate team Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Wick was called up to Ottawa in February 2011, and played his first NHL game on February 25, 2011 in Buffalo against the Buffalo Sabres.

In 2011, he moved back to Switzerland and played again for the Kloten Flyers after having signed a three-years deal. In Summer 2012, Wick moved to the rival team ZSC Lions following financial issues that involved his former Club.

On March 6, 2014, Wick agreed to a three-year contract extension for a reported CHF 2.4 million.

International play

Wick with Switzerland in 2002.

Wick has represented Switzerland on the international stage at the World U18 Championships in 2003, the World U20 Championship in 2005, the World Championships in 2008 and 2009, and the Olympic Games in 2010.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 264156 60224
2001–02 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 3219274632 71234
2002–03 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 2829225168 20110
2002–03 Kloten Flyers NLA 91014 10000
2003–04 Kloten Flyers NLA 201122
2003–04 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 1715122776
2003–04 GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 64046
2004–05 Red Deer Rebels WHL 6632387025 71236
2005–06 Red Deer Rebels WHL 23710178
2005–06 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 3814173120 64376
2006–07 Kloten Flyers NLA 4412112320 111122
2007–08 Kloten Flyers NLA 5012152746 41232
2008–09 Kloten Flyers NLA 4524174138 15591412
2009–10 Kloten Flyers NLA 371516318 1046108
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 7020224228 214596
2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 70000
2011–12 Kloten Flyers NLA 3411102118 51124
2012–13 ZSC Lions NLA 4215223722 1255108
2013–14 ZSC Lions NLA 4723254858 1836920
2014–15 ZSC Lions NLA 4916254136 18691522
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 3811142512 40004
2016–17 ZSC Lions NLA 4320193920 61236
2017–18 ZSC Lions NL 4720123232 1826820
2018–19 ZSC Lions NL 18381114
2019–20 ZSC Lions NL 404141814
NLA/NL totals 563188209377344 122294776108
NHL totals 70000

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Switzerland WJC18 9th 64042
2005 Switzerland WJC 8th 61340
2008 Switzerland WC 7th 31122
2009 Switzerland WC 9th 62242
2010 Switzerland OG 8th 52352
2012 Switzerland WC 11th 71120
2014 Switzerland OG 9th 40006
Junior totals 125382
Senior totals 25671312

Achievements and awards

  • 2002 — Topscorer in the Elite Junior League
  • 2003 — Topscorer in the Elite Junior League
  • 2014 — MVP Most Valuable Player, National League A

References

  1. IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. "Roman Wick to the NHL". sport.sf.tv. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
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