Dominik Simon
Dominik Simon | |||
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![]() Simon with the Penguins in 2017 | |||
Born |
Prague, Czech Republic | 8 August 1994||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins HC Sparta Praha HC Plzeň | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
137th overall, 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 2012–present |
Dominik Simon (born 8 August 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is currently with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Simon made his Czech Extraliga debut for HC Sparta Praha during the 2012–13 season. He was selected by Rimouski Océanic in the 2013 CHL Import Draft, however, he did not report to Rimouski, instead staying with Sparta Praha for the 2013–14 season.[1]
In May 2014, he signed with HC Plzeň.[2]
Simon made his Czech Republic national team senior debut when he participated at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[3] After a breakout 2014–15 season with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga, Simon was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 137th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Simon was signed by the Penguins to a three-year entry-level contract on 15 July 2015.[4] He began the 2015–16 season playing for the Penguins AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He made his NHL debut on 13 March 2016, where he earned his first NHL assist in a 5–3 win against the New York Rangers.[5] After playing 3 games in the NHL he was reassigned to the AHL.
Simon was recalled again from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on 8 December 2017, as Greg McKegg was re-assigned.[6] Simon scored his first NHL goal on 14 January 2018, in a game against the New York Rangers.[7] Simon was injured in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on 7 March 2018.[8] He returned to the lineup on 23 March 2018, for a game against the New Jersey Devils.[9] Simon made his playoff debut on 18 April 2018 where he also recorded his first playoff point in a 5–0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2012–13 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC Litoměřice | CZE.1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 46 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | HC Litoměřice | CZE.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | HC Plzeň | ELH | 52 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 68 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 70 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
ELH totals | 116 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||
NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2011 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2012 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
2014 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
2015 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||||
Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
References
- ^ "HC Sparta Praha » Situace ohledně útočníka Dominika Simona". www.hcsparta.cz.
- ^ Honzík, Vojtěch. "Plzeň hlásí další příchod, útok posílí Dominik Simon!". HC ŠKODA PLZEŇ.
- ^ "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Penguins sign forward Dominik Simon to three-year contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Penguins Recall Forward Dominik Simon". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Penguins Recall Forward Dominik Simon". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Jonathan, Bombulie (14 January 2018). "Penguins dispatch Rangers for 4th consecutive win". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Werner, Sam (23 March 2018). "Dominik Simon likely to return Friday, Zach Aston-Reese not far off". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Penguins' Dominik Simon: Plays 10 shifts in return". cbssports.com. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Kasan, Sam (18 April 2018). "Snap Shots: Pens 5, Flyers 0". NHL.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database