Radim Bičánek

Radim Bičánek
Bičánek in 2011
Born (1975-01-18) January 18, 1975 (age 49)
Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for HC Dukla Jihlava
Ottawa Senators
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
HC Znojemští Orli
HC Kometa Brno
HC Karlovy Vary
NHL draft 27th overall, 1993
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 1995–2016

Radim Bičánek (born January 18, 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After playing two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League for the Belleville Bulls, Bičánek made his National Hockey League debut with the Senators in the 1994–95 season, appearing in six games. He went on to spend the entire 1995–96 season with the Senators' American Hockey League affiliate, the Prince Edward Island Senators. Bičánek appeared in 21 more NHL games with Ottawa in the 1996–97 season.

After appearing sparingly for the Senators during the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, Bičánek was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on March 12, 1999, in exchange for a pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. The Blackhawks left him unprotected for the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, allowing him to be selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets for their inaugural season.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bičánek returned to the Czech Republic to play for HC JME Znojemští Orli. After five seasons in Znojmo he moved to HC Kometa Brno.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Dukla Jihlava CSSR 43 2 3 5 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Belleville Bulls OHL 63 16 27 43 49 12 2 8 10 21
1994–95 Belleville Bulls OHL 49 13 26 39 61 16 6 5 11 30
1994–95 Ottawa Senators NHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL — — — — — 3 0 1 1 0
1995–96 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 74 7 19 26 87 5 0 2 2 6
1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 44 1 15 16 22 — — — — —
1996–97 Ottawa Senators NHL 21 0 1 1 8 7 0 0 0 8
1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 9 1 3 4 16 — — — — —
1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 42 1 7 8 52 — — — — —
1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1998–99 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 46 8 17 25 48 — — — — —
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1999–00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 70 5 27 32 125 9 2 2 4 8
1999–00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 68 22 43 65 124 5 4 2 6 2
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 60 1 5 6 34 — — — — —
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL 56 6 17 23 111 — — — — —
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 21 3 10 13 42 14 2 4 6 26
2004–05 Orli Znojmo CZE 51 8 18 26 108 — — — — —
2005–06 Orli Znojmo CZE 49 6 11 17 132 11 0 1 1 20
2006–07 Orli Znojmo CZE 49 10 5 15 90 — — — — —
2007–08 Orli Znojmo CZE 45 8 10 18 109 3 0 0 0 27
2008–09 Orli Znojmo CZE 48 8 6 14 128 — — — — —
2009–10 HC Kometa Brno CZE 52 4 14 18 46 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Kometa Brno CZE 40 5 12 17 44 — — — — —
2011–12 HC Kometa Brno CZE 51 1 8 9 44 20 1 1 2 24
2012–13 HC Kometa Brno CZE 49 9 5 14 94 — — — — —
2013–14 HC Karlovy Vary CZE 51 2 7 9 62 — — — — —
2014–15 HC Karlovy Vary CZE 27 3 5 8 45 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Karlovy Vary CZE 50 6 16 22 46 — — — — —
CZE totals 562 70 117 187 948 74 6 9 15 97
AHL totals 263 39 104 143 386 27 6 9 15 34
NHL totals 122 1 11 12 62 7 0 0 0 8

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Czechoslovakia EJC18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 1 4 10
1993 Czechoslovakia WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 0 1 0
Junior totals 13 4 1 5 10

References

  1. ^ "Bicanek remains the captain!" (in Czech). HC Kometa Brno. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-10-23.