Roman Polák
Roman Polák | ||||||
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Born |
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | 28 April 1986|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | |||||
Position | Defense | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for | ||||||
National team |
NHL Draft |
180th overall, 2004 St. Louis Blues | ||||
Playing career | 2005–2022 |
Roman Polák (born 28 April 1986) is a Czech former professional
Playing career
Polák was drafted in the sixth round, 180th overall, in the
In the 2006–07 season, Polák returned to North America and appeared in his first NHL game on 9 October 2006, against the Anaheim Ducks. After two seasons between the Blues and their affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, Polák made the starting roster for the Blues in the 2008–09 season.
Polák scored his first NHL goal in his 57th game on 20 December 2008, against the Minnesota Wild.[2] He finished the season with 15 points in 69 games and was re-signed by the Blues to a two-year contract on 24 July 2009.[3] Emerging as a mainstay in the Blues defense and establishing himself as one of the Blues' top defensive-defensemen over the next two seasons, Polák was re-signed by St. Louis to a five-year contract extension on 2 June 2011.[4]
On 28 June 2014, Polák was traded to the
On 22 February 2016, Polák was traded to the
On 2 July 2016, Polák returned to the Maple Leafs on a one-year contract.
On 14 September 2017, Polák signed a professional tryout contract with the hopes to continue with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On 1 July 2018, Polák signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract with the
On 6 June 2019, Polák opted to continue his tenure in Dallas, agreeing to a one-year $1.75 million extension.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | HC Sareza Ostrava
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CZE U18 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | HC Sareza Ostrava | CZE U20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | HC Vítkovice
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CZE U20 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 65 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 34 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
2012–13 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 56 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
2016–17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 77 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
2019–20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 51 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
ELH totals | 146 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 235 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
NHL totals | 806 | 26 | 114 | 140 | 643 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czech Republic | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships
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2005 North Dakota | ||
IIHF U18 Championships
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2004 Minsk |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2004 | Czech Republic | WJC18
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2005 | Czech Republic | WJC
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7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2009 | Czech Republic | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2010 | Czech Republic | OG | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2014 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | Czech Republic | WCH | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | ||||
Senior totals | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
References
- ^ a b "Stars sign defensmean Roman Polak to one-year contract". Dallas Stars. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ St. Louis Blues - Recap: Minnesota @ St. Louis, 20 December 2008 Archived 24 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Stltoday.com. 24 July 2009. Archived from the originalon 28 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Polak signs contract extension". St. Louis Blues. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Leafs Swap Gunnarsson For Roman Polak; Select Valiev In 3rd Round". Hockeybuzz.com. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Maple Leafs complete trade with San Jose". Toronto Maple Leafs. 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Maple Leafs sign free agent Roman Polak". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Maple Leafs' Polak barred 2 games for Oliver Bjorkstrand hit". CBC Sports. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Leafs' Roman Polak out for remainder of playoffs". Sportsnet. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Maple Leafs sign free agent Roman Polak to pro tryout deal - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Maple Leafs agree to terms with Roman Polak". Toronto Maple Leafs. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Polak signs one-year contract with Stars". Dallas Stars. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- HC Vítkovice. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "List of player to opt out of Return to play". The Sports Network. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database