Radim Šimek
Czech ice hockey player (born 1992)
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Radim Šimek (born September 20, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).
| Radim Šimek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Šimek with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in 2017 | |||
| Born |
September 20, 1992 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ELH team Former teams |
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec San Jose Sharks | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
Šimek made his Extraliga debut playing with Liberec during the 2012–13 season.[1]
In the 2016–17 season, his fifth with Liberec, Šimek led the league amongst defencemen with 11 goals in the 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]
On March 8, 2024, Šimek was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, along with a 2024 seventh-round pick, in exchange for Klim Kostin.[10]
On June 14, 2024, Šimek signed a three-year contract to return to Liberec.[11]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2022 Finland | |
Šimek represented the Czech Republic at the 2022 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two assists in nine games and won a bronze medal.
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 40 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 34 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| ELH totals | 205 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 121 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 209 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
