Radim Bičánek

Radim Bičánek
Born January 18, 1975 (1975-01-18) (age 37)
Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Czech team
Former teams
HC Kometa Brno
Columbus Blue Jackets
Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators
HC Znojemští Orli
NHL Draft 27th overall, 1993
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 1995–present

Radim Bičánek (born January 18, 1975) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He currently plays in the Czech Extraliga for HC JME Znojemští Orli.

After playing two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League for the Belleville Bulls, Bičánek made his National Hockey League debut with the Senators in the 1994–95 season, appearing in six games. He went on to spend the entire 1995–96 season with the Senators' American Hockey League affiliate, the Prince Edward Island Senators. Bičánek appeared in 21 more NHL games with Ottawa in the 1996–97 season.

After appearing sparingly for the Senators during the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, Bičánek was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on March 12, 1999, in exchange for a pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. The Blackhawks left him unprotected for the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, allowing him to be selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets for their inaugural season.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bičánek returned to the Czech Republic to play for HC JME Znojemští Orli. Bičánek now plays for HC Kometa Brno.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Dukla Jihlava CSEx 43 2 3 5 0
1993–94 Belleville Bulls OHL 63 16 27 43 49 12 2 8 10 21
1994–95 Belleville Bulls OHL 49 13 26 39 61 16 6 5 11 30
1994–95 Ottawa Senators NHL 6 0 0 0 0
1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 3 0 1 1 0
1995–96 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 74 7 19 26 87 5 0 2 2 6
1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 44 1 15 16 22
1996–97 Ottawa Senators NHL 21 0 1 1 8 7 0 0 0 8
1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 9 1 3 4 16
1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 42 1 7 8 52
1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 46 8 17 25 48
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 0 0 4
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 0 0 0 6
1999–00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 70 5 27 32 125 9 2 2 4 8
1999–00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 0 3 3 4
2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 68 22 43 65 124 5 4 2 6 2
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9 0 2 2 6
2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 60 1 5 6 34
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL 56 6 17 23 111
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 21 3 10 13 42 14 2 4 6 26
2004–05 Orli Znojmo Czech 51 8 18 26 108
2005–06 Orli Znojmo Czech 49 6 11 17 132 11 0 1 1 20
2006–07 Orli Znojmo Czech 49 10 5 15 90
2007–08 Orli Znojmo Czech 45 8 10 18 109 3 0 0 0 27
2008–09 Orli Znojmo Czech 48 8 6 14 128
NHL totals 122 1 11 12 62 7 0 0 0 8

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