Roman Wick

Roman Wick
Roman Wick with the ZSC Lions in 2014.
Born (1985-12-30) December 30, 1985 (age 38)
Zuzwil, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Kloten Flyers
Ottawa Senators
ZSC Lions
National team   Switzerland
NHL draft 156th overall, 2004
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2002–2021

Roman Wick (born December 30, 1985) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player. Wick played for EHC Kloten and ZSC Lions in the National League (NL) and for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Senators who signed him to a one-year contract in 2010.

Internationally, Wick competed as a member of Switzerland's national team in the 2008 and 2009 IIHF World Championships, and at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

Playing career

As a youth, Wick played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Zürich.[2]

Roman Wick began his hockey career in 2002 with the Kloten Flyers, for whom he had already played in the junior leagues. He played two seasons with the Flyers in the NLA before being drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Wick moved to the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2004 to 2006 with the Red Deer Rebels and the Lethbridge Hurricanes. He returned to the Kloten Flyers for the 2006–07 season. After a tryout in 2007 with the Senators, he returned to Kloten for the 2007–08 season and played there for three seasons.[citation needed]

In July 2010, the Ottawa Senators signed Wick to a two-year, two-way contract. The deal had been rumored since June but was not finalized until July 14.[3] After September training camp, Wick was assigned to the Ottawa Senator's affiliate team Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Wick was called up to Ottawa in February 2011 and played his first NHL game on February 25, 2011, in Buffalo against the Buffalo Sabres.[citation needed]

In 2011, he moved back to Switzerland and played again for the Kloten Flyers after having signed a three-year deal. In the Summer of 2012, Wick moved to the rival team ZSC Lions following financial issues that involved his former Club.[citation needed]

On March 6, 2014, Wick agreed to a three-year contract extension for a reported CHF 2.4 million.[citation needed]

International play

Wick with Switzerland in 2002.

Wick has represented Switzerland on the international stage at the World U18 Championships in 2003, the World U20 Championship in 2005, the World Championships in 2008 and 2009, and the Olympic Games in 2010.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Kloten Flyers SUI U20 26 4 1 5 6 6 0 2 2 4
2001–02 Kloten Flyers SUI U20 32 19 27 46 32 7 1 2 3 4
2001–02 EHC Wetzikon SUI.3 4 2 1 3 — — — — —
2002–03 Kloten Flyers SUI U20 28 29 22 51 68 2 0 1 1 0
2002–03 Kloten Flyers NLA 9 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
2002–03 EHC Bülach SUI.3 11 6 2 8 18 — — — — —
2003–04 Kloten Flyers NLA 20 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2003–04 Kloten Flyers SUI U20 17 15 12 27 76 — — — — —
2003–04 GC Küsnacht Lions SUI.2 6 4 0 4 6 — — — — —
2004–05 Red Deer Rebels WHL 66 32 38 70 25 7 1 2 3 6
2005–06 Red Deer Rebels WHL 23 7 10 17 8 — — — — —
2005–06 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 38 14 17 31 20 6 4 3 7 6
2006–07 Kloten Flyers NLA 44 12 11 23 20 11 1 1 2 2
2007–08 Kloten Flyers NLA 50 12 15 27 46 4 1 2 3 2
2008–09 Kloten Flyers NLA 45 24 17 41 38 15 5 9 14 12
2009–10 Kloten Flyers NLA 37 15 16 31 8 10 4 6 10 8
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 70 20 22 42 28 21 4 5 9 6
2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Kloten Flyers NLA 34 11 10 21 18 5 1 1 2 4
2012–13 ZSC Lions NLA 42 15 22 37 22 12 5 5 10 8
2013–14 ZSC Lions NLA 47 23 25 48 58 18 3 6 9 20
2014–15 ZSC Lions NLA 49 16 25 41 36 18 6 9 15 22
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 38 11 14 25 12 4 0 0 0 4
2016–17 ZSC Lions NLA 43 20 19 39 20 6 1 2 3 6
2017–18 ZSC Lions NL 47 20 12 32 32 18 2 6 8 20
2018–19 ZSC Lions NL 18 3 8 11 14 — — — — —
2019–20 ZSC Lions NL 40 4 14 18 14 — — — — —
2020–21 ZSC Lions NL 47 1 6 7 14 9 1 1 2 14
NLA/NL totals 610 189 215 384 358 131 30 48 78 122
NHL totals 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Switzerland WJC18 9th 6 4 0 4 2
2005 Switzerland WJC 8th 6 1 3 4 0
2008 Switzerland WC 7th 3 1 1 2 2
2009 Switzerland WC 9th 6 2 2 4 2
2010 Switzerland OG 8th 5 2 3 5 2
2012 Switzerland WC 11th 7 1 1 2 0
2014 Switzerland OG 9th 4 0 0 0 6
Junior totals 12 5 3 8 2
Senior totals 25 6 7 13 12

Achievements and awards

References

  1. ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. ^ "Roman Wick to the NHL". sport.sf.tv. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-07-03.