Roman Šimíček (born November 4, 1971) is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre who currently played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Minnesota Wild. Career Playing career Šimíček was drafted in the ninth round, 273rd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He played 29 National Hockey League games with the Penguins in the 2000–01 season before he was traded to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Steve McKenna. He appeared in 34 more NHL games with the Wild during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 season. Šimíček has played in the Czech Republic with HC Vitkovice, before signed with HC Dukla Trenčín on 2 June 2009. On August 11, 2010, Simicek signed a one-year contract with GKS Tychy of the Polska Liga Hokejowa. After three seasons, Simicek announced his retirement from playing and accepted an assistant coaching position with Vitkovice. Coaching career Šimíček signed a coaching contract with Orli Znojmo in December 2016. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links 1971 births Czech ice hockey centres HIFK (ice hockey) players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players HPK players Living people Minnesota Wild players Sportspeople from Ostrava Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players HC Sparta Praha players HC Vítkovice players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate ice hockey players in Poland