Jiří Bicek

Jiří Bicek
Bicek in 2006
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
Shot	Left
Played for	New Jersey Devils
NHL draft	131st overall, 1997 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1995–2018

Jiří Bicek (born December 3, 1978) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils between 2000 and 2004, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2003. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1995 to 2018, was mainly spent in Europe. Internationally Bicek played for the Slovak national team at several tournaments, including the 1997 and 2009 World Championships.

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.

During the 2006–2007 season 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	HC Košice U20	SVK U20		42	38	36	74	18		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Košice U20	SVK U20		9	12	8	20	14		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Košice	SVK		30	10	15	25	16		9	2	4	6	0
1996–97	HC Košice	SVK		44	11	14	25	20		7	1	3	4	—
1997–98	Albany River Rats	AHL		50	10	10	20	22		13	1	6	7	4
1998–99	Albany River Rats	AHL		79	15	45	60	102		5	2	2	4	2
1999–00	Albany River Rats	AHL		80	7	36	43	51		4	0	2	2	0
2000–01	New Jersey Devils	NHL		5	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Albany River Rats	AHL		73	12	29	41	73		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	New Jersey Devils	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Albany River Rats	AHL		62	15	19	34	45		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New Jersey Devils	NHL		44	5	6	11	25		5	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Albany River Rats	AHL		24	4	10	14	28		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New Jersey Devils	NHL		12	0	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Albany River Rats	AHL		55	12	18	30	37		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Košice	SVK		54	18	23	41	69		10	6	8	14	4
2005–06	Leksands IF	SWE		50	16	12	28	48		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HC Košice	SVK		14	3	5	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Brynäs IF	SWE		35	8	9	17	34		6	2	1	3	39
2007–08	KalPa	FIN		35	13	14	27	32		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	JYP	FIN		33	7	8	15	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	EHC Biel	NLA		15	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Södertälje SK	SWE		44	5	2	7	22		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Prešov	SVK-2		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Kladno	CZE		35	10	10	20	24		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Rytíři Kladno	CZE		50	13	12	25	22		3	1	2	3	0
2012–13	Rytíři Kladno	CZE		17	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Karlovy Vary	CZE		25	4	10	14	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Košice	SVK		52	14	14	28	20		17	1	5	6	4
2014–15	HC Košice	SVK		46	13	10	23	14		17	6	3	9	4
2015–16	HC Košice	SVK		47	13	27	40	10		10	0	4	4	0
2016–17	HC Košice	SVK		54	15	18	33	12		6	1	1	2	4
2017–18	HC Košice	SVK		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
SVK totals				345	97	126	223	169		76	17	28	45	16
NHL totals				62	6	7	13	29		7	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Slovakia	EJC-B		5	6	1	7	0
1996	Slovakia	EJC		5	1	3	4	18
1996	Slovakia	WJC		6	2	5	7	4
1997	Slovakia	WJC		6	2	1	3	4
1997	Slovakia	WC		8	1	0	1	4
2009	Slovakia	WC		6	0	0	0	2
Junior totals				22	11	10	21	26
Senior totals				14	1	0	1	6

Awards

• 2003 — NHL Stanley Cup

References

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

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