Dominik Simon

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Dominik Simon

| image = Dominik Simon 2017-12-09 4.jpg

| caption = Simon with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|8|8}}

| birth_place = Prague, Czech Republic

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11.25

| weight_lbs = 190

| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

| league = ELH

| team = HC Sparta Praha

| prospect_league =

| prospect_team =

| former_teams = HC Plzeň
Pittsburgh Penguins
Calgary Flames
Anaheim Ducks

| ntl_team = Czech Republic

| draft = 137th overall

| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins

| draft_year = 2015

| career_start = 2012

| career_end =

}}

Dominik Simon (born 8 August 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward currently under contract with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 137th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

=Early career=

Simon played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a youth team from Chomutov.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-05|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}} He made his Czech Extraliga debut for HC Sparta Praha during the 2012–13 season. He was selected by Rimouski Océanic in the 2013 CHL Import Draft, however he did not report to Rimouski, instead staying with Sparta Praha for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Situace-ohledne-utocnika-Dominika-Simona-7762|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235203/http://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Situace-ohledne-utocnika-Dominika-Simona-7762|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 December 2013|title=HC Sparta Praha » Situace ohledně útočníka Dominika Simona|website=www.hcsparta.cz}}

In May 2014, Simon signed with HC Plzeň.{{cite web|url=http://www.hcskoda.cz/clanek.asp?id=Plzen-hlasi-dalsi-prichod-utok-posili-Dominik-Simon-8464|title=Plzeň hlásí další příchod, útok posílí Dominik Simon!|first=Vojtěch|last=Honzík|website=HC ŠKODA PLZEŇ|date=6 September 2023 }}

After a breakout 2014–15 season with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga, Simon was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 137th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

=NHL=

==Pittsburgh Penguins==

Simon was signed by the Penguins to a three-year, entry-level contract on 15 July 2015.{{cite web| url = http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774911 | title = Penguins sign forward Dominik Simon to three-year contract | publisher = Pittsburgh Penguins | date = 2015-07-15 | accessdate = 2015-07-15}} He began the 2015–16 season playing for the Penguins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He made his NHL debut on 13 March 2016, where he earned his first NHL assist in a 5–3 win against the New York Rangers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/pens-recall-dominik-simon/c-288486412|title=Penguins Recall Forward Dominik Simon|website=NHL.com|date=6 April 2017}} After playing three games in the NHL, he was reassigned to the AHL.

On 6 April 2017, Simon was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Simon was recalled again from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on 8 December 2017, as Greg McKegg was reassigned.{{cite web|title=Penguins Recall Forward Dominik Simon|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-recall-dominik-simon/c-293818742|website=NHL.com|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|accessdate=14 January 2018|date=8 December 2017}} Simon scored his first NHL goal on 14 January 2018 in a game against the New York Rangers.{{cite news|last1=Jonathan|first1=Bombulie|title=Penguins dispatch Rangers for 4th consecutive win|url=http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/13181095-74/penguins-dispatch-rangers-for-4th-consecutive-win|accessdate=14 January 2018|agency=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=14 January 2018}} Simon was injured in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on 7 March 2018.{{cite news|last1=Werner|first1=Sam|title=Dominik Simon likely to return Friday, Zach Aston-Reese not far off|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2018/03/23/pittsburgh-penguins-dominik-simon-zach-aston-reese-lineup-injury-updates/stories/201803230143|accessdate=7 April 2018|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=23 March 2018}} He returned to the lineup on 23 March 2018 for a game against the New Jersey Devils.{{cite web|title=Penguins' Dominik Simon: Plays 10 shifts in return|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/penguins-dominik-simon-plays-10-shifts-in-return/|website=cbssports.com|accessdate=7 April 2018|date=24 March 2018}} Simon made his playoff debut on 18 April 2018, where he also recorded his first playoff point in a 5–0 win over Philadelphia.{{cite web|last1=Kasan|first1=Sam|title=Snap Shots: Pens 5, Flyers 0|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-flyers-round-1-game-4-2018-playoffs/c-298106832|website=NHL.com|accessdate=19 April 2018|date=18 April 2018}}

In October 2018, Simon made the Pittsburgh opening-night roster for the 2018–19 NHL season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/simon-sprong-looking-to-show-that-they-belong/c-300599678|title=Simon, Sprong looking to show that they belong|website=NHL.com|date=3 October 2018 }} Simon was injured on 4 December 2018, suffering a lower-body injury during a game against the Colorado Avalanche.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-pittsburgh-penguins-game-previeww/c-302656050|title=Islanders at Penguins preview|website=NHL.com}} He returned to the line-up on 20 December after missing eight games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-activate-simon/c-303127846|title=Penguins Activate Dominik Simon from Injured Reserve|website=NHL.com|date=20 December 2018 }}

Following his fifth season within the Penguins organization in 2019–20, due to salary cap considerations, Simon was not tendered a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent and was released to free agency on 5 October 2020.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1313148662583787522 | title = Penguins announce qualifying offers | publisher = Twitter | author = Pittsburgh Penguins | author-link = Pittsburgh Penguins | date = 5 October 2020 | accessdate = 5 October 2020}} On 22 October 2020, Simon agreed to join the Calgary Flames by signing a one-year, $700,000 contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-sign-forward-dominik-simon/c-319502424 | title = Flames sign forward Dominik Simon | publisher = Calgary Flames | date = 22 October 2020 | accessdate = 22 October 2020}} In the pandemic delayed {{nhly|2020}} season, Simon struggled to find a role within the Flames, going scoreless in 11 games before he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Flames, on 28 July 2021 Simon returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a free agent on a one-year, two-way deal.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-sign-forward-dominik-simon-to-a-one-year-contract/c-325842532 | title = Penguins sign forward Dominik Simon to a one-year contract | publisher = Pittsburgh Penguins | date = 28 July 2021 | accessdate = 28 July 2021}}

==Anaheim Ducks==

On 21 March 2022, Simon was traded by Pittsburgh along with Zach Aston-Reese to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Rickard Rakell.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/rickard-rakell-trade-pittsburgh-penguins-anaheim-ducks-1.1774427?tsn-amp | title = Penguins acquire Rakell from Ducks | website = tsn.ca | date = 21 March 2022 | accessdate = 21 March 2022}}

==Return to Sparta Praha==

At the conclusion of his contract with the Ducks, Simon a free agent opted to return to Czechia and signed a two-year contract with his original club, HC Sparta Praha of the ELH, on 10 September 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Dominik-Simon-opet-spartanem-15043 | title = Dominik Simon again a Spartan | publisher = HC Sparta Praha | date = 10 September 2022 | accessdate = 10 September 2022 | language = Czech}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

International play

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Simon made his Czech Republic national team senior debut when he participated at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.{{cite web| url =http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/414/IHM414000_33_63_0_CZE.pdf| title = 2015 IIHF World Championship roster | publisher = International Ice Hockey Federation | date = 2015-06-02 | accessdate = 2015-06-02}} He also represented the Czech Republic at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and the 2022 IIHF World Championship, where he won a bronze medal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/teams/roster/3703/czech-republic|title=IIHF – Czech Republic|website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2010–11

| HC Sparta Praha

| CZE U18

| 38

| 24

| 16

| 40

| 10

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| HC Sparta Praha

| CZE U18

| 14

| 17

| 13

| 30

| 12

| 7

| 5

| 3

| 8

| 4

2011–12

| HC Sparta Praha

| CZE U20

| 34

| 11

| 10

| 21

| 2

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| HC Sparta Praha

| CZE U20

| 11

| 9

| 8

| 17

| 2

| 7

| 0

| 7

| 2

2012–13

| HC Sparta Praha

| ELH

| 18

| 1

| 2

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| HC Stadion Litoměřice

| Czech.1

| 25

| 9

| 10

| 19

| 24

| —

2013–14

| HC Sparta Praha

| ELH

| 46

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 4

| 10

| 1

| 2

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| HC Stadion Litoměřice

| Czech.1

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 12

| —

2014–15

| HC Škoda Plzeň

| ELH

| 52

| 18

| 12

| 30

| 20

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 68

| 25

| 23

| 48

| 36

| 7

| 1

| 2

2015–16

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 70

| 15

| 31

| 46

| 18

| 5

| 0

| 3

| 0

2016–17

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 21

| 4

| 13

| 17

| 14

| —

2017–18

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 33

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 16

| 8

| 0

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 71

| 8

| 20

| 28

| 18

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 0

2019–20

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 64

| 7

| 15

| 22

| 12

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Calgary Flames

| NHL

| 11

| 0

| —

2020–21

| Stockton Heat

| AHL

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 55

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 28

| —

2021–22

| Anaheim Ducks

| NHL

| 17

| 0

| 4

| 6

| —

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! colspan="3" | ELH totals

! 116

! 26

! 17

! 43

! 24

! 14

! 2

! 3

! 5

! 10

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 256

! 22

! 55

! 77

! 80

! 12

! 0

! 4

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2011

| Czech Republic

| IH18

| 6th

| 4

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012

| Czech Republic

| WJC18

| 8th

| 6

| 4

| 8

| 4

2014

| Czech Republic

| WJC

| 6th

| 5

| 2

| 4

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Czech Republic

| WC

| 4th

| 10

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 2

2019

| Czech Republic

| WC

| 4th

| 10

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| Czech Republic

| WC

| {{bronze3}}

| 2

| 0

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 15

! 6

! 12

! 8

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 22

! 5

! 13

! 18

! 4

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Anaheim Ducks players

Category:Calgary Flames players

Category:Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Czech ice hockey forwards

Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players

Category:HC Plzeň players

Category:HC Sparta Praha players

Category:Ice hockey people from Prague

Category:Stockton Heat players

Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players

Category:Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada

Category:21st-century Czech sportsmen