Roman Cechmanek
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Roman Čechmánek (ˈroman ˈtʃɛxmaːnɛk; born March 2, 1971) is a former Czech professional ice hockey
goaltender
. He played professionally in the United States, Czech Republic, and Germany. He was born in Gottwaldov
, Czechoslovakia
.
by the Philadelphia Flyers
. In his first season with the Flyers, Čechmánek surprised many by capturing the starting job from Brian Boucher
and being one of the best goaltenders in the league. In his first season he played in the NHL All-Star Game and finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy
. He had a disappointing playoffs, however, including allowing five goals in an embarrassing 8–0 loss in the final game of the Flyers' first round series against the Buffalo Sabres
.
The next season Čechmánek had another good year and played fairly well in the first round of the playoffs. However the Philadelphia offense failed, scoring a record low number of only two goals in five games against the Ottawa Senators
. Čechmánek was publicly annoyed at his teammates' performance. The next year he had another superior season, sharing the William M. Jennings Trophy
with Martin Brodeur
and teammate Robert Esche
. Despite some excellent games, he had an equal number of horrible ones. Čechmánek pitched two shutouts in a second round loss to Ottawa but many blamed him for the loss due to the number of soft goals he allowed in the other four games. At the end of the season he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings
for a second round draft pick.
Playing behind a mediocre Kings team, Čechmánek had a disappointing season in 2003–04. After playing himself out of the NHL, he returned to the Czech Republic to play with his old team HC Vsetín during the cancelled 2004–05 NHL season. He split the 2005–06 hockey season between HC Karlovy Vary
and the Hamburg Freezers
. In the beginning of 2007, Čechmánek left Linköpings HC
and was replaced by Rastislav Staňa
. He then played for HC Třinec
in the Czech Extraliga
for three seasons. He retired following the 2008–09 season.
in the 1998 Winter Olympics
, serving as backup to star goaltender Dominik Hašek
, although he did not play a single game. Čechmánek won a gold medal after the Czech team defeated Russia
1-0 in the gold medal deciding game. His other appearances were in the 2004 and 2007 IHWC, also with the Czech Republic team.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
. He played professionally in the United States, Czech Republic, and Germany. He was born in Gottwaldov
Zlín
Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
.
Playing career
He played for HC Vsetín in the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2000, winning five domestic titles. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild...
by the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. In his first season with the Flyers, Čechmánek surprised many by capturing the starting job from Brian Boucher
Brian Boucher
Brian "Boosh" Boucher is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
and being one of the best goaltenders in the league. In his first season he played in the NHL All-Star Game and finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy
Vezina Trophy
The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team...
. He had a disappointing playoffs, however, including allowing five goals in an embarrassing 8–0 loss in the final game of the Flyers' first round series against the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
.
The next season Čechmánek had another good year and played fairly well in the first round of the playoffs. However the Philadelphia offense failed, scoring a record low number of only two goals in five games against the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Čechmánek was publicly annoyed at his teammates' performance. The next year he had another superior season, sharing the William M. Jennings Trophy
William M. Jennings Trophy
The William M. Jennings Trophy is an annual National Hockey League award given to "the goalkeeper having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it. Winners are selected based on regular-season play." From 1946 until 1981, the Vezina Trophy had been awarded...
with Martin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeur is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 19-year tenure with the Devils, he has won three Stanley Cup championships and has been in the playoffs every year but two...
and teammate Robert Esche
Robert Esche
Robert L. Esche is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for SCL Tigers of National League A.-Playing career:...
. Despite some excellent games, he had an equal number of horrible ones. Čechmánek pitched two shutouts in a second round loss to Ottawa but many blamed him for the loss due to the number of soft goals he allowed in the other four games. At the end of the season he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
for a second round draft pick.
Playing behind a mediocre Kings team, Čechmánek had a disappointing season in 2003–04. After playing himself out of the NHL, he returned to the Czech Republic to play with his old team HC Vsetín during the cancelled 2004–05 NHL season. He split the 2005–06 hockey season between HC Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary is a professional ice hockey team based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga.-KHL Expansion:The club planned to create an independent expansion team for the 2009-10 KHL season...
and the Hamburg Freezers
Hamburg Freezers
The Hamburg Freezers are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that play their games in Hamburg, Germany. Originally known as the Munich Barons from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the...
. In the beginning of 2007, Čechmánek left Linköpings HC
Linköpings HC
Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
and was replaced by Rastislav Staňa
Rastislav Stana
Rastislav Staňa is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League....
. He then played for HC Třinec
HC Ocelári Trinec
HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec...
in the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
for three seasons. He retired following the 2008–09 season.
Regular season
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | TJ Gottwaldov | CZE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 1989–90 | TJ Zlín | CZE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 3.37 | |
| 1990–91 | Dukla Jihlava | CZE | 9 | 447 | 18 | 2 | 2.42 | .909 | |||
| 1991–92 | DS Olomouc HC Olomouc HC Olomouc is an ice hockey team in the First National Hockey League from Olomouc. They won the Extraliga championship in the 1993/1994 season... |
CZE | 13 | 731 | 54 | 0 | 4.43 | ||||
| 1991–92 | AC ZPS Zlín | CZE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 7.73 | |
| 1992–93 | Banik Hodonin | CZE-2 | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | VHK Vsetín | CZE-2 1. národní hokejová liga The 1. národní hokejová liga is the second-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the Extraliga. It began in 1993.-Format in 2008-09 season:... |
41 | 1.43 | |||||||
| 1994–95 | VHK Vsetín | CE Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe.... |
41 | 2413 | 98 | 5 | 2.44 | ||||
| 1995–96 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 36 | 2142 | 77 | 4 | 2.16 | ||||
| 1996–97 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 48 | 2762 | 98 | 3 | 2.13 | .930 | |||
| 1997–98 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 41 | 2306 | 76 | 1.98 | |||||
| 1997–98 European Hockey League 1998 The 1997-1998 European Hockey League was the second edition of the European Hockey League. The season started on September 16, 1997, and finished on January 25, 1998.The tournament was won by VEU Feldkirch, who beat HC Dynamo Moscow in the final.... |
VHK Vsetín | EHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 307 | 12 | 1 | 2.34 | .903 |
| 1998–99 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 45 | 2696 | 77 | 5 | 1.71 | ||||
| 1998–99 European Hockey League 1999 The 1998-1999 European Hockey League was the third edition of the European Hockey League. The season started on September 15, 1998, and finished on February 14, 1999.The tournament was won by Metallurg Magnitogorsk, who beat HC Dynamo Moscow in the final.... |
VHK Vsetín | EHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | |
| 1999–00 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 37 | 2141 | 88 | 0 | 2.47 | .924 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
59 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 3431 | 115 | 10 | 2.01 | .921 | |
| 2000–01 2000–01 AHL season The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns its divisions again. The Atlantic division is renamed the Canadian division. The Empire State division is replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.Twenty... |
Philadelphia Phantoms Philadelphia Phantoms The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played most of its home games at the Spectrum. During schedule conflicts or some Calder Cup playoff games, games were... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 1.12 | .969 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 46 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2603 | 89 | 4 | 2.05 | .921 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 58 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 3350 | 102 | 6 | 1.83 | .925 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 49 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 2701 | 113 | 5 | 2.51 | .906 | |
| 2004–05 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 35 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 1974 | 88 | 3 | 2.67 | .922 |
| 2005–06 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary HC Energie Karlovy Vary HC Energie Karlovy Vary is a professional ice hockey team based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga.-KHL Expansion:The club planned to create an independent expansion team for the 2009-10 KHL season... |
CE | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 594 | 29 | 1 | 2.93 | .915 |
| 2005–06 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 12th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The German champion Eisbären Berlin defended its title in the final game on 17 April 2005... |
Hamburg Freezers Hamburg Freezers The Hamburg Freezers are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that play their games in Hamburg, Germany. Originally known as the Munich Barons from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the... |
DEL | 27 | 1535 | 66 | 3 | 2.58 | .909 | |||
| 2006–07 2006–07 Elitserien season The 2006–07 Elitserien season was the 32nd season of Elitserien. It began on September 18, 2006, with the regular season ending March 2, 2007. The playoffs of the 84th Swedish Championship concluded on April 14, with Modo Hockey defeating Linköpings HC to win their second championship title.-Final... |
Linköpings HC Linköpings HC Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden.... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
26 | 1490 | 67 | 0 | 2.70 | ||||
| 2006–07 | HC Oceláři Třinec HC Ocelári Trinec HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec... |
CE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 371 | 12 | 0 | 1.94 | .948 |
| 2007–08 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CE | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 977 | 53 | 0 | 3.25 | .916 |
| 2008–09 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CE | 34 | 3.26 | .916 | ||||||
| NHL totals | 212 | 110 | 64 | 28 | 12086 | 419 | 25 | 2.08 | .919 | ||
Post season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 11 | 619 | 23 | 1 | 2.23 | |||
| 1995–96 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 13 | 783 | 17 | 2 | 1.30 | |||
| 1996–97 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 10 | 602 | 11 | 2 | 1.10 | |||
| 1997–98 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 10 | 600 | 16 | 1 | 1.60 | |||
| 1997–98 | VHK Vsetín | EHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 240 | 10 | 1 | 2.50 | .915 |
| 1998–99 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 12 | 8 | 4 | 747 | 23 | 1 | 1.85 | |
| 1999–00 | VHK Vsetín | CE | 9 | 5 | 4 | 545 | 15 | 3 | 1.65 | .944 |
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 347 | 18 | 0 | 3.12 | .891 |
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 7 | 1 | 1.85 | .936 |
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 13 | 6 | 7 | 867 | 31 | 2 | 2.14 | .909 |
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 6 | 366 | 17 | 0 | 2.78 | .910 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CE | 9 | 569 | 20 | 0 | 2.11 | .943 | ||
| NHL totals | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1440 | 56 | 3 | 2.33 | .909 | ||
International play
His only Olympic appearance was for the Czech RepublicCzech national ice hockey team
The Czech men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked fifth by the IIHF, behind Finland. It is controlled by the Czech Ice Hockey Association...
in the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
, serving as backup to star goaltender Dominik Hašek
Dominik Hašek
Dominik Hašek is a Czech ice hockey goaltender who is currently with HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL.In his 16-season National Hockey League career, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and the Ottawa Senators. During his years in Buffalo, he became one of the...
, although he did not play a single game. Čechmánek won a gold medal after the Czech team defeated Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
1-0 in the gold medal deciding game. His other appearances were in the 2004 and 2007 IHWC, also with the Czech Republic team.
International statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO Shutout In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.... |
GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV Save (ice hockey) In several sports with goalkeepers or goaltenders protecting nets, or goals, a save is credited to a goaltender that stops the playing object from entering the goal. These sports include football, ice hockey, and lacrosse, among others.... |
SA | SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | CZE | Oly Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
DNP | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2002 | CZE | Oly | DNP | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2004 | CZE | IHWC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 17 | 18 | .944 | |
| 2007 | CZE | IHWC | 7 | 3 | 4 | -- | 418 | 18 | 0 | 2.58 | 152 | 170 | .894 | |
| Totals | 8 | 4 | 4 | -- | 478 | 19 | 0 | 2.38 | 169 | 188 | .919 | |||
Transactions
- Selected by the Philadelphia FlyersPhiladelphia FlyersThe Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the sixth round (third Flyers pick, 171st overall) of the NHL Entry Draft2000 NHL Entry DraftThe 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild...
— 24 June 2000. - Traded by Flyers to the Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
for a second-round selection in 2004 entry draft — 28 May 2003. - Signed with Vsetínská HokejováVsetínská HokejováVHK Vsetín is an ice hockey team in the Czech Second National Hockey League . The team is the most successful in Czech Republic ice hockey history, winning five straight Extraliga championships between 1995 and 1999, and another in 2001 for six titles in seven years. Their home arena is Zimní...
(Czech Extraliga) during NHL lockout on — 17 September 2004. - Signed as a free agent by HC Energie Karlovy VaryHC Energie Karlovy VaryHC Energie Karlovy Vary is a professional ice hockey team based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga.-KHL Expansion:The club planned to create an independent expansion team for the 2009-10 KHL season...
(Czech Extraliga) — 16 August 2005.
Honours
- Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game — 2001.
- Named to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team — 2000–01.
- William M. Jennings TrophyWilliam M. Jennings TrophyThe William M. Jennings Trophy is an annual National Hockey League award given to "the goalkeeper having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it. Winners are selected based on regular-season play." From 1946 until 1981, the Vezina Trophy had been awarded...
(shared with Martin BrodeurMartin BrodeurMartin Pierre Brodeur is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 19-year tenure with the Devils, he has won three Stanley Cup championships and has been in the playoffs every year but two...
and teammate Robert EscheRobert EscheRobert L. Esche is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for SCL Tigers of National League A.-Playing career:...
) — 2002–03.