Roman Červenka
Introduction '''Roman Červenka''' (born 10 December 1985) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NL). He formerly played for Piráti Chomutov and Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga, Avangard Omsk, Lev Praha and SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was the leading goal scorer in the KHL in 2010–11 and was named to the All-Star team in 2011–12 before moving to North America after signing a contract with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Calgary Flames. He played 39 games in the NHL during the 2012–13 season before returning to Europe.Internationally, Červenka has played with the Czech Republic national team on several occasions, winning a bronze medal at the 2005 World Junior Championships, gold and bronze at the 2010 and 2011 World Championships, respectively. Additionally, he also represented his country at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Playing career Červenka began playing with Slavia Praha's junior teams, playing for the under-18 team in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and the under-20 team in 2002–03 and 2003–04.During the 2003–04 season, he also made his Czech Extraliga debut, playing 15 games with the top-level team. After playing for various junior-level and 1 Liga teams during the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons, Červenka rejoined Slavia Praha in 2006–07.In 2008–09, he scored 59 points (28 goals and 31 assists) in 51 games.Červenka has represented the Czech Republic with the national team on multiple occasions. He earned a bronze medal at the 2005 World Junior Championships. He also played at the 2009 IIHF World Championship and was selected to play for the 2010 Winter Olympics. At the time of the Olympic team selection, Červenka led the Extraliga with 55 points in 35 games.200pxOn 25 May 2010, Červenka signed a two-year contract with Russian club Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He earned a place on the left wing of the first line alongside his countryman Jaromír Jágr and established himself as a prolific KHL scoring forward. In his first season in the league, Červenka was selected to play in the Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game, collecting more fan votes than any other skater in the league. Having scored 31 times in the 2010–11 season, Červenka earned the Top Goalscorer award from the KHL.On 2 May 2012, Červenka signed a one-year contract with a base salary of $975,000 and a maximum of $3.775 million with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). His debut with the team was delayed by the 2012–13 NHL lockout, during which he returned to play for Slavia Praha. He appeared in 9 games for the team, scoring 13 points. He left the team due to injury, then returned to action with Lev Praha of the KHL, but suffered another injury after only five games. He was further sidelined by a blood clot issue that left him out of the Flames' lineup to start the 2012–13 NHL season. Červenka missed the first three games of the season before making his NHL debut on 26 January 2013 in a 4–3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. He scored his first NHL point (an assist) in the following game, against the Colorado Avalanche. Červenka's year with the Flames was disappointing largely due to missing training camp, subpar conditioning, struggling with the English language and coaches finding his defensive zone play to be a liability.On 16 May 2013, Červenka returned to the KHL after signing a three-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg. He left after two years and then spent the 2015–16 season with Piráti Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga; he scored 23 goals and provided 38 assists in 49 games during the regular season, ranking first in league scoring.In March 2016, he signed with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League (NL). After two seasons in Fribourg, on 23 May 2018, Červenka joined ZSC Lions on a one-year contract. On 20 June 2019, Červenka signed a one-year contract with his third Swiss club, SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, to remain in the NL.
Personal life Červenka is Orthodox Christian, after Jaromír Jágr took him to churches in Omsk where he would be baptized. His younger brother Marek (born 1992) is a professional football player.
Career statistics ===Regular season and playoffs===Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP  G  A  Pts  PIM GP  G  A  Pts  PIM 2000–01 HC Slavia Praha CZE U18 41  4  8  12  14 2  0  0  0  2 2001–02 HC Slavia Praha  CZE U18 41  30  23  53  36  2  1  0  1  2 2002–03 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 48  19  13  32  44 3  0  1  1  6 2003–04 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 34  20  33  53  90 2  0  1  1  0 2003–04 HC Slavia Praha CZE 15  0  1  1  2 —  —  —  —  — 2003–04 HC Kometa Brno CZE-2 3  1  1  2  2 —  —  —  —  — 2004–05 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 9  3  5  8  22 —  —  —  —  — 2004–05 HC VČE Hradec Králové, a.s. CZE-2 23  15  8  23  28 —  —  —  —  — 2004–05  HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod CZE-3 1  0  1  1  0 12  6  1  7  20 2005–06 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 10  6  6  12  6 —  —  —  —  — 2005–06 HC Slavia Praha CZE 22  0  0  0  12 —  —  —  —  — 2005–06 HC VČE Hradec Králové, a.s. CZE-2 7  1  2  3  14 —  —  —  —  — 2005–06 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi CZE-2 U20 2  1  3  4  0 —  —  —  —  — 2005–06 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi CZE-2 23  7  6  13  22 11  1  3  4  16 2006–07 HC Slavia Praha CZE 51  6  6  12  54 6  3  1  4  6 2007–08 HC Slavia Praha CZE 41  19  11  30  72 14  4  4  8  20 2008–09 HC Slavia Praha CZE 51  28  31  59  56 18  13  11  24  20 2009–10 HC Slavia Praha CZE 50  30  43  73  56 16  9  15  24  34 2010–11 Avangard Omsk KHL 51  31  30  61  56 12  5  4  9  4 2011–12 Avangard Omsk KHL 54  23  16  39  18 20  11  10  21  4 2012–13 HC Slavia Praha CZE 9  5  8  13  14 —  —  —  —  — 2012–13 HC Lev Praha KHL 5  1  2  3  2 —  —  —  —  — 2012–13 Calgary Flames NHL 39  9  8  17  14 —  —  —  —  — 2013–14 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 53  14  25  39  34 10  6  11  17  8 2014–15 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 55  13  23  36  22 22  2  5  7  10 2015–16 Piráti Chomutov CZE 49  23  38  61  96 8  3  6  9  12 2016–17 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 44  16  35  51  32 —  —  —  —  — 2017–18 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NL 32  13  24  37  28 5  1  4  5  4 2018–19 ZSC Lions NL 22  5  16  21  8 —  —  —  —  — 2019–20 SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NL 32  14  27  41  30 —  —  —  —  — 2020–21 SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NL 49  16  35  51  63 9  1  6  7  10 2021–22 SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NL 52  20  44  64  30 7  2  4  6  4 2022–23 SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NL 43  16  43  59  60 6  1  2  3  8 CZE totals 288  111  138  249  362 70  32  37  69  94 KHL totals 218  82  96  178  132 64  24  30  54  26 NHL totals 39  9  8  17  14 —  —  —  —  —===International=== Year Team Event GP  G  A  Pts  PIM 2005 Czech Republic WJC 7  1  0  1  8 2009 Czech Republic WC 7  2  1  3  2 2010 Czech Republic OLY 5  0  2  2  0 2010 Czech Republic WC 9  1  1  2  2 2011 Czech Republic WC 9  4  6  10  4 2014 Czech Republic OLY 5  2  0  2  2 2014 Czech Republic WC 10  2  3  5  4 2015 Czech Republic WC 10  2  3  5  0 2016 Czech Republic WC 8  2  5  7  2 2016 Czech Republic WCH 2  0  0  0  0 2017 Czech Republic WC 8  3  3  6  4 2018 Czech Republic OLY 6  3  1  4  4 2018 Czech Republic WC 8  0  2  2  8 2022 Czech Republic OLY 4  2  3  5  0 2022 Czech Republic WC 10  5  12  17  10 Junior totals 7  1  0  1  8 Senior totals 101  28  42  70  42
Awards and honours  Award Year KHL KHL Best Sniper Award 2010–11  Golden Helmet Award 2011–12  Gagarin Cup champion 2015 International World Championship All-Star Team 2022
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