Dominik Simon

Dominik Simon
Simon with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017
Born (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 29)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height 5 ft 11.25 in (181 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ELH team
Former teams		 HC Sparta Praha
HC Plzeň
Pittsburgh Penguins
Calgary Flames
Anaheim Ducks
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 137th overall, 2015
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2012–present

Dominik Simon (born 8 August 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward currently under contract with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 137th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Early career

Simon played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a youth team from Chomutov.[1] He 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.[2]

In May 2014, Simon signed with HC Plzeň.[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.

NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins

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' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the 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 three games in the NHL, he was reassigned to the AHL.

On 6 April 2017, Simon was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.[5]

Simon was recalled again from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on 8 December 2017, as Greg McKegg was reassigned.[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 Philadelphia.[10]

In October 2018, Simon made the Pittsburgh opening-night roster for the 2018–19 NHL season.[11] Simon was injured on 4 December 2018, suffering a lower-body injury during a game against the Colorado Avalanche.[12] He returned to the line-up on 20 December after missing eight games.[13]

Following his fifth season within the Penguins organization in 2019–20, due to salary cap considerations, Simon was not tendered a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent and was released to free agency on 5 October 2020.[14] On 22 October 2020, Simon agreed to join the Calgary Flames by signing a one-year, $700,000 contract.[15] In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Simon struggled to find a role within the Flames, going scoreless in 11 games before he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Flames, on 28 July 2021 Simon returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a free agent on a one-year, two-way deal.[16]

Anaheim Ducks

On 21 March 2022, Simon was traded by Pittsburgh along with Zach Aston-Reese to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Rickard Rakell.[17]

Return to Sparta Praha

At the conclusion of his contract with the Ducks, Simon a free agent opted to return to Czechia and signed a two-year contract with his original club, HC Sparta Praha of the ELH, on 10 September 2022.[18]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Finland

Simon made his Czech Republic national team senior debut when he participated at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[19] He also represented the Czech Republic at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and the 2022 IIHF World Championship, where he won a bronze medal.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 HC Sparta Praha CZE U18 38 24 16 40 10 5 2 1 3 4
2011–12 HC Sparta Praha CZE U18 14 17 13 30 12 7 5 3 8 4
2011–12 HC Sparta Praha CZE U20 34 11 10 21 2 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Sparta Praha CZE U20 11 9 8 17 2 7 7 0 7 2
2012–13 HC Sparta Praha ELH 18 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Stadion Litoměřice Czech.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 Stadion Litoměřice Czech.1 3 0 1 1 12 — — — — —
2014–15 HC Škoda 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 — — — — —
2017–18 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 21 4 13 17 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 4 8 12 16 8 0 3 3 4
2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71 8 20 28 18 4 0 1 1 0
2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 64 7 15 22 12 — — — — —
2020–21 Calgary Flames NHL 11 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Stockton Heat AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2021–22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 55 3 6 9 28 — — — — —
2021–22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 17 0 4 4 6 — — — — —
ELH totals 116 26 17 43 24 14 2 3 5 10
NHL totals 256 22 55 77 80 12 0 4 4 4

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
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
2019 Czech Republic WC 4th 10 4 8 12 2
2022 Czech Republic WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 15 6 6 12 8
Senior totals 22 5 13 18 4

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ "HC Sparta Praha » Situace ohledně útočníka Dominika Simona". www.hcsparta.cz.
  3. ^ Honzík, Vojtěch (6 September 2023). "Plzeň hlásí další příchod, útok posílí Dominik Simon!". HC ŠKODA PLZEŇ.
  4. ^ "Penguins sign forward Dominik Simon to three-year contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Penguins Recall Forward Dominik Simon". NHL.com. 6 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Penguins Recall Forward Dominik Simon". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. ^ Jonathan, Bombulie (14 January 2018). "Penguins dispatch Rangers for 4th consecutive win". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. ^ Werner, Sam (23 March 2018). "Dominik Simon likely to return Friday, Zach Aston-Reese not far off". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Penguins' Dominik Simon: Plays 10 shifts in return". cbssports.com. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  10. ^ Kasan, Sam (18 April 2018). "Snap Shots: Pens 5, Flyers 0". NHL.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Simon, Sprong looking to show that they belong". NHL.com. 3 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Islanders at Penguins preview". NHL.com.
  13. ^ "Penguins Activate Dominik Simon from Injured Reserve". NHL.com. 20 December 2018.
  14. ^ Pittsburgh Penguins (5 October 2020). "Penguins announce qualifying offers". Twitter. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Flames sign forward Dominik Simon". Calgary Flames. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Penguins sign forward Dominik Simon to a one-year contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Penguins acquire Rakell from Ducks". tsn.ca. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Dominik Simon again a Spartan" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  19. ^ "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  20. ^ "IIHF – Czech Republic". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.

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