Roman Wick

Roman Wick
Born December 30, 1985 (1985-12-30) (age 26)
Zuzwil, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Ottawa Senators
Binghamton Senators (AHL)
National team  Switzerland
NHL Draft 156th overall, 2004
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2002–present

Roman Wick (born December 30, 1985) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player. Wick currently plays in the organization of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wick previously played for the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss National League A (NLA). He was drafted in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Senators who signed him to a one year contract in 2010.

Internationally, Wick has competed as a member of Switzerland's national team in the 2008 and 2009 IIHF World Championships, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]

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Playing career

Roman Wick began his hockey career in 2002 with the Kloten Flyers, for whom he had already played in the junior leagues. He played two seasons with the Flyers in the NLA before being drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Wick moved to the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2004 to 2006 with the Red Deer Rebels and the Lethbridge Hurricanes. He returned to the Kloten Flyers for the 2006–07 season. After a tryout in 2007 with the Senators, he returned again to Kloten for the 2007–08 season and played there for four seasons.

In July 2010, the Ottawa Senators signed Wick to a two-year, two-way contract. The deal had been rumored since June, but was not finalized until July 14.[2] After September training camp, Wick was assigned to the Ottawa Senator's affiliate team Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Wick was called up to Ottawa in February 2011, and played his first NHL game on February 25, 2011 in Buffalo against the Buffalo Sabres.

International

Wick has represented Switzerland on the international stage at the World U18 Championships in 2003, the World U20 Championship in 2005, the World Championships in 2008 and 2009, and the Olympic Games in 2010.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 26 4 1 5 6 6 0 2 2 4
2001–02 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 32 19 27 46 32 7 1 2 3 4
2002–03 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 28 29 22 51 68 2 0 1 1 0
2002–03 Kloten Flyers NLA 9 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Kloten Flyers NLA 20 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2003–04 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 17 15 12 27 76 — — — — —
2003–04 GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 6 4 0 4 6 — — — — —
2004–05 Red Deer Rebels WHL 66 32 38 70 25 7 1 2 3 6
2005–06 Red Deer Rebels WHL 23 7 10 17 8 — — — — —
2005–06 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 38 14 17 31 20 6 4 3 7 6
2006–07 Kloten Flyers NLA 44 12 11 23 20 11 1 1 2 2
2007–08 Kloten Flyers NLA 50 12 15 27 46 4 1 2 3 2
2008–09 Kloten Flyers NLA 45 24 17 41 38 — — — — —
2009–10 Kloten Flyers NLA 37 15 16 31 46 — — — — —
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 70 20 22 42 28 21 4 5 9 6
2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NLA totals 205 65 60 125 156 16 2 3 5 4
NHL totals 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Switzerland Jr. WJC U18 6 4 0 4 2
2005 Switzerland Jr. WJC 6 1 3 4 0
2008 Switzerland WC 3 1 1 2 2
2009 Switzerland WC 6 2 2 4 2
Senior int' totals 9 3 3 6 4

Achievements and awards

References

  1. ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1. 
  2. ^ http://www.sport.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2010/06/14/Eishockey/Roman-Wick-in-die-NHL

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