Jiří Bicek

Jiří Bicek
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Born	(1978-12-03) December 3, 1978 Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
NLA team Former teams	EHC Biel New Jersey Devils JYP
NHL Draft	131st overall, 1997 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1995–present

Jiří Bicek (born December 3, 1978 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC Košice in the Slovak Extraliga.

Playing career

Bicek was drafted 131st overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He then proceeded to play 7 pro seasons in North America, mostly playing for the Albany River Rats of the AHL. In 423 games in Albany, Bicek scored 75 goals and 167 assists for 242 points. In those last four seasons, he was called up to the Devils sporadically. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bicek returned to Slovakia to play for HC Košice. He played 54 games there and scored 18 goals and 41 points. In 62 career NHL games, Bicek has scored 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points. He won a Stanley Cup in 2003 with the Devils.

The season 2006–2007 he played for Swedish team Brynäs IF and Finnish KalPa before moved 2008 to Jyp in the SM-Liiga, he joined to end of the year 2008 to EHC Biel[1].

Awards

• 2002-03 NHL Stanley Cup

References

• 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8

External links

• Jiri Bicek's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database