Roman Vopat
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Roman Vopat (born April 21, 1976 in Litvinov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their seventh-round draft pick, #172 overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Vopat started his playing career in his native Litvinov, and made a long career in North America before returning to Europe. After a season with the Essen Mosquitoes of the German league, Vopat played five seasons in Finland, for Pelicans, Ilves, and HIFK. He cut short his 2005-06 season with HC Sparta Praha to return to Finland, this time signing a contract with Jokerit, HIFK's local archrival.
On February 27, 1996, Vopat, along with Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif and two draft picks were traded from the St. Louis Blues to the Los Angeles Kings for Wayne Gretzky himself.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | Litvinov CPC HC | Czech | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 141 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 1994-95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 1995-96 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 22 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 81 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 57 | ||
| 1995-96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 50 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 139 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 29 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 93 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Essen Mosquitoes | German | 33 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 153 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Pelicans | SM-liiga | 54 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001-02 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 92 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 39 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 2003-04 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 45 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 118 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2004-05 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | HC Sparta Praha | Czech | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 87 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 117 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 133 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 253 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
