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Juraj Šimek
Juraj Šimek
Born	29 September 1987 (age 37); Prešov, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Left
PHL team; Former teams	GKS Katowice; EHC Kloten; Manitoba Moose; Norfolk Admirals; Providence Bruins; Genève-Servette HC; TPS; HC Lugano; SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers; HC 21 Prešov
NHL draft	167th overall, 2006; Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	2004–present

Juraj Šimek (born 29 September 1987) is a Slovak-born Swiss professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with GKS Katowice of the Polska Hokej Liga (PHL).

Playing career

Prior to moving to North America, Šimek played in Switzerland between the junior and senior (Nationalliga A and B) leagues with Bern, Kloten, and Biel. After a strong season with Kloten's junior team in 2005–06, posting 68 points in 45 games, Šimek was chosen in the sixth round, 167th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Selected by the Brandon Wheat Kings with their first choice in the 2006 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft,^[1] Šimek made his North American debut in 2006–07 with the Wheat Kings. He scored at a near point-per-game pace, with 57 points in 58 games and received his first NHL contract in the off-season, on July 23, 2007, with the Canucks.^[1]

Signed with the Canucks, he made his AHL debut with Vancouver's minor league affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, in 2007–08 and scored 17 points in 66 games. On October 6, 2008, he was traded along with Lukáš Krajíček to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michel Ouellet and Shane O'Brien.^[2]

On December 9, 2010, Tampa Bay traded Šimek to the Boston Bruins in exchange for minor league forward Levi Nelson.^[3]

On October 15, 2019, Genève-Servette HC managed to loan struggling Šimek to the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers through November 10. It was later announced that Šimek would remain with the Lakers for the remainder of the 2019/20 season.

On April 29, 2020, Šimek joined EHC Kloten of the second-tier Swiss League on a one-year deal.

International play

Šimek has played for the Swiss national junior team twice at the World Junior Championships.^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	SC Bern	SUI U20	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Kloten Flyers	SUI U20	36	8	6	14	28	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kloten Flyers	SUI U20	39	17	13	30	62	9	2	3	5	10
2004–05	Kloten Flyers	NLA	18	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kloten Flyers	SUI U20	42	21	42	63	196	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kloten Flyers	NLA	8	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EHC Biel	SUI.2	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	58	28	29	57	41	9	1	5	6	6
2007–08	Manitoba Moose	AHL	66	7	10	17	30	1	1	0	1	0
2008–09	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	63	9	13	22	49	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	75	21	15	36	31	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	21	3	6	9	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Providence Bruins	AHL	11	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	2
2011–12	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	50	11	9	20	26	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	50	20	10	30	20	7	4	0	4	4
2013–14	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	50	9	22	31	69	12	4	2	6	12
2014–15	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	33	6	7	13	16	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	TPS	Liiga	15	2	4	6	10	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Lugano	NLA	6	3	4	7	0	6	0	1	1	18
2015–16	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	31	6	8	14	18	10	1	2	3	4
2016–17	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	44	3	10	13	31	4	0	0	0	4
2017–18	Genève–Servette HC	NL	50	12	14	26	20	5	0	0	0	2
2018–19	Genève–Servette HC	NL	26	2	1	3	4	6	1	1	2	0
2019–20	Genève–Servette HC	NL	12	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NL	33	8	9	17	22	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	EHC Kloten	SUI.2	42	9	6	15	44	10	1	2	3	29
2021–22	EHC Kloten	SUI.2	25	2	5	7	41	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	HC 21 Prešov	SVK	19	0	8	8	10	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	GKS Katowice	POL	12	2	8	10	33	18	4	9	13	10
NL totals			413	81	95	176	230	55	11	6	17	46
AHL totals			236	40	44	84	116	1	1	0	1	0