Roman Vopat
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Roman Vopat | ||||||
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Born |
Litvínov, Czechoslovakia | April 21, 1976|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | |||||
Position | Centre | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for | ||||||
National team |
NHL Draft |
172nd overall, 1994 St. Louis Blues | ||||
Playing career | 1993–2011 |
Roman Vopat (born April 21, 1976) is a
Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, and Philadelphia Flyers. He is the younger brother of former NHL defenceman, Jan Vopat
.
Playing career
He was drafted by the
1994 NHL Entry Draft
.
Vopat started his playing career in his native Litvínov, before spending a season in the
IHL affiliate the Peoria Rivermen for their playoff run during the 1994–95 season. He then joined the St. Louis organization the next season but was sent back to Moose Jaw for further development, he later moved to the Prince Albert Raiders
.
On February 27, 1996, Vopat, along with
Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif and two draft picks were traded from the St. Louis Blues to the Los Angeles Kings for Wayne Gretzky. After three seasons in LA, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Eric Lacroix, but never played a game for the Avalanche as he was then traded to the Chicago Blackhawks less than a month later. After three games with Chicago he was traded once more to the Philadelphia Flyers for Mike Maneluk
.
At the start of the 1999–2000, Vopat was sent to the Flyers'
HIFK. In 2005, he returned to the Czech Republic with HC Sparta Praha but then returned to Finland, this time signing a contract with Jokerit, HIFK's local archrival. In 2006, he moved to Sweden
and signed with Leksands who play in the country second tier league.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | HC Litvínov U16 | CSSR U16 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | HC Litvínov U18 | CSSR U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | HC Litvínov U18 | CZE U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Litvínov CPC HC | CZE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 141 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | ||
1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1995–96 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 22 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 81 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 57 | ||
1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 50 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 29 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
|
Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
|
Essen Mosquitoes | DEL | 33 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Pelicans | SM-l
|
54 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2001–02 | Ilves | SM-l | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | HIFK
|
SM-l | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | HIFK | SM-l | 39 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||
2003–04 | HIFK | SM-l | 45 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 118 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
2004–05 | HIFK | SM-l | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-l | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Leksands IF | SWE-2 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 162 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | ||
2007–08 | Leksands IF | SWE-2 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 171 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
2008–09 | Aalborg Pirates | DEN
|
23 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 89 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | ||
2009–10 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 45 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 177 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37 | ||
2010–11 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 43 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 46 | ||
SM-l totals | 253 | 56 | 55 | 111 | 729 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 | ||||
NHL totals | 133 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1994 | Czech Republic | EJC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
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