Radim Šimek | |||
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Born |
Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia | September 20, 1992||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (
P) Cur. team Former teams |
Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins ( AHL) HC Bílí Tygři Liberec San Jose Sharks | ||
National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Radim Šimek (born September 20, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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]
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]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
ELH totals | 171 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 88 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | ||||
NHL totals | 209 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czech Republic | ||
World Championships | ||
2022 Finland |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Czech Republic | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2017 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Senior totals | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Award | Year |
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ELH | |
Champion | 2016 |
Playoffs MVP | 2016 [2] |
Sharks defenseman Radim Simek played 13:19 and was plus-one in his NHL debut
He redirected Radim Simek's shot from the point. It was Simek's first NHL point in his second game.