Juraj Šimek

Juraj Šimek
Born (1987-09-29) 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

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Switzerland WJC18 9th 5 2 0 2 2
2006 Switzerland WJC 7th 6 1 3 4 6
2007 Switzerland WJC 7th 6 4 1 5 2
Junior totals 17 7 4 11 10

References

  1. ^ a b c "Canucks sign forward Juraj Simek". Vancouver Canucks. Archived from the original on 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  2. ^ Vancouver Canucks. "Canucks acquire Shane O'Brien and Michel Ouellet". Vancouver Canucks. Archived from the original on 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  3. ^ "Lightning deal Juraj Simek for Levi Nelson". rawcharge.com. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
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