Michal Sivek
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = Sparta Praha
Kladno
Pittsburgh Penguins
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 209
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|1|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Náchod, Czechoslovakia
| draft = 29th overall
| draft_year = 1999
| draft_team = Washington Capitals
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2008
}}
Michal Sivek (born January 21, 1981) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played 38 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2008, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally Sivek played for the Czech national junior team in several tournaments, including three World Junior Championships, winning two gold medals.
Playing career
On October 1, 2001, Sivek was one of three players traded from the Washington Capitals for Jaromír Jágr from the Pittsburgh Penguins.{{cite web |title=Jagr traded to Capitals |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/jagr-traded-to-capitals-1.288397 |website=cbc.ca |accessdate=January 23, 2019 |date=October 1, 2001}} He made his NHL debut the following season with the Penguins on November 30, 2002, against the Buffalo Sabres.{{cite web |title=Kovalev scores twice to lead Pens over Sabres |url=http://www.espn.in/nhl/recap?gameId=221129002 |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=January 23, 2019 |date=November 30, 2002}}{{cite news |title=Sivek comfortable in first NHL stint |url=https://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_105545.html |accessdate=January 23, 2019 |publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=December 2, 2002}}
Sivek retired after the 2007-08 season due to unspecified health issues.
International play
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{{MedalGold | 2000 Sweden | }}
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Sivek played for the Czech national junior team in several tournaments. He won a gold medal at both the 2000 and 2001 World Junior Championships.
Post-retirement
He is now a player-agent for Eurohockey Services, co-managing the agency with former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Vladimír Vůjtek.[http://ehshockey.com/en/our-team.html EHShockey.com: Our team (Michal Sivek)]
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1996–97
| CZE U18 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 18 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U20 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98
| HC Sparta Praha | CZE U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U20 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 21 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98
| HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| CZE | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00 | WHL | 53 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 65
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000–01
| HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 25 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02
| HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 40 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 33
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 2002–03
| NHL | 38 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05
| HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 48
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 36 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 30
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006–07
| HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 76
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 46 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 94
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | CZE totals ! 276 !! 46 !! 51 !! 97 !! 332 ! 70 !! 13 !! 7 !! 20 !! 72 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 38 !! 3 !! 3 !! 6 !! 14 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 1998
| EJC | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999 | WJC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 1999
| Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 2001
| Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Junior totals ! 33 !! 12 !! 16 !! 28 !! 48 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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