Roman Turek
| Roman Turek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Turek with HC Mountfield in 2007 | |||
| Born |
May 21, 1970 Strakonice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for |
HC České Budějovice Nürnberg Ice Tigers Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft |
113th overall, 1990 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2010 | ||
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Medal record | |||
Roman Turek (born May 21, 1970) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames in a nine-year National Hockey League (NHL) career. He last played in the Czech Extraliga for HC České Budějovice.
Playing career
[edit]Dallas Stars
[edit]Drafted 113th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Turek moved with the franchise to Dallas, where he initially played as the third-string goaltender behind Andy Moog and Artūrs Irbe before serving as the backup to Ed Belfour. He won a Stanley Cup in this role in 1999. Despite his backup role, he achieved international glory with the Czech Republic national team, backstopping them to a gold medal at the 1996 World Championships. In this year, he also played in Germany for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers.
St. Louis Blues
[edit]The Stars, fearing they would lose Turek to the Atlanta Thrashers in the upcoming expansion draft, traded him to the St. Louis Blues in the 1999 off-season, and Turek finally got his chance to shine as he topped the league with seven shutouts and won the William M. Jennings Trophy in his first season. He helped the Blues to the Presidents' Trophy that year and the Blues entered the playoffs with high expectations. However, St. Louis was eliminated in seven games by the eighth-seeded San Jose Sharks, with some aggravated Blues fans pinning responsibility on Turek because of some soft goals he allowed, including one in game 7 that was fired from centre ice by Sharks captain Owen Nolan.[1][2] However, he played a second season with the Blues while being challenged for the starting position by backup Brent Johnson. He put up good numbers again, this time helping the Blues reach the playoffs as the fourth seed, where they again faced the Sharks in the first round. This time, Turek helped the Blues eliminate the Sharks in six games and then helped them sweep the Dallas Stars, his former team, in the second round. However, in the third round against the Colorado Avalanche, soft goals plagued him again (including one scored after an attempt to scoop the puck into his glove with his stick) and again in some fan circles bore the brunt of the blame for the Blues' third round 4–1 ouster.
Calgary Flames
[edit]
In the off-season, Turek was traded to the Calgary Flames.
In the 2003–04 season, Turek's status as the Flames' starting goaltender was altered drastically when, following an injury to Turek, Darryl Sutter traded a conditional draft pick to the San Jose Sharks for Miikka Kiprusoff. Though he struggled in San Jose, Kiprusoff's stellar performances in Calgary relegated Turek to the bench. However, Turek was a dependable backup, as Kiprusoff led the Flames to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
In 2004, Turek restructured his contract to substantially drop his salary from $5 million plus bonuses for the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. The restructuring brought his salary to between $1 million and $2 million, with potential earnings relying heavily on performance bonuses. The restructuring saved the Calgary Flames organization between $3 million and $4 million in the 2004–05 season.[3]
Turek announced his retirement from the NHL on August 9, 2005.
Mask design
[edit]- Turek's masks all featured Iron Maiden mascot "Eddie". The artwork was done by Ray Bishop of Bishop Custom Designs.
International play
[edit]- 1994 Played for Czech Republic at 1994 Winter Olympics
- 1994 Played for Czech Republic at World Championships
- 1996 Won gold medal for Czech Republic at World Championships
- 1996 Played for Czech Republic at World Cup of Hockey
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1987–88 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR-JR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | VTJ Písek | CSSR-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | VTJ Písek | CSSR-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1244 | 98 | 0 | 4.73 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HC České Budějovice | CSSR | 43 | — | — | — | — | 2555 | 121 | — | 2.84 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC České Budějovice | CZE | 44 | 23 | 15 | 6 | — | 2532 | 109 | 3 | 2.58 | .927 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | .866 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC České Budějovice | CZE | 44 | 20 | 18 | 6 | — | 2586 | 118 | 2 | 2.74 | .920 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 501 | 26 | 0 | 3.11 | .915 | ||
| 1995–96 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 48 | — | — | — | — | 2787 | 154 | — | 3.32 | — | 5 | — | — | 338 | 14 | — | 2.48 | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 263 | 9 | 0 | 2.06 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 29 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | 1555 | 77 | 0 | 2.97 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 23 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | 1324 | 49 | 1 | 2.22 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 119 | 5 | 0 | 2.52 | .928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 1382 | 48 | 1 | 2.08 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 67 | 42 | 15 | 9 | — | 3960 | 129 | 7 | 1.95 | .912 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 415 | 19 | 0 | 2.75 | .882 | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 54 | 24 | 18 | 10 | — | 3232 | 123 | 6 | 2.28 | .901 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 908 | 31 | 0 | 2.05 | .919 | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 30 | 28 | 11 | — | 4081 | 172 | 5 | 2.53 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 65 | 27 | 29 | 9 | — | 3822 | 164 | 4 | 2.57 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 18 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | 1031 | 40 | 3 | 2.33 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC České Budějovice | CZE-2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 859 | 23 | 3 | 1.61 | .924 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 360 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 | .979 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC České Budějovice | CZE | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | — | 1832 | 69 | 1 | 2.26 | .924 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 618 | 19 | 1 | 1.84 | .941 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Mountfield | CZE | 35 | 19 | 16 | — | 0 | 1995 | 88 | 2 | 2.65 | .911 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 609 | 29 | 1 | 2.86 | .914 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Mountfield | CZE | 42 | 29 | 13 | — | 0 | 2494 | 89 | 6 | 2.14 | .929 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 641 | 17 | 3 | 1.59 | .945 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Mountfield | CZE | 44 | 20 | 24 | — | 0 | 2463 | 104 | 4 | 2.53 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Mountfield | CZE | 38 | 14 | 24 | — | 0 | 2286 | 109 | 4 | 2.86 | .906 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 22 | 0 | 4.43 | .872 | ||
| CZE totals | 278 | 140 | 121 | 17 | 0 | 16,188 | 686 | 22 | 2.54 | .920 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 2,847 | 124 | 5 | 2.61 | .919 | ||||
| NHL totals | 328 | 159 | 115 | 43 | — | 19,094 | 734 | 27 | 2.31 | .907 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1,343 | 50 | 0 | 2.23 | .908 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | — | — | — | 273 | 9 | — | 1.98 | — | |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 390 | 16 | 0 | 2.46 | — | |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 14 | 0 | 2.58 | .906 | |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | OLY | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | .931 | |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | WC | 2 | — | — | — | 120 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | .892 | |
| 1995 | Czech Republic | WC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 359 | 9 | 2 | 1.50 | .939 | |
| 1996 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 480 | 15 | 1 | 1.88 | .952 | |
| 1996 | Czech Republic | WCH | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 7.32 | .833 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | — | — | — | 989 | 39 | — | 2.37 | — | |||
| Senior totals | 21 | — | — | — | 1161 | 41 | 3 | 2.12 | — | |||
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| William M. Jennings Trophy | 1999 (shared with Ed Belfour), 2000 | |
| Stanley Cup champion | 1999 | |
| All-Star Game | 2000 | |
| Second All-Star team | 2000 | |
| International | ||
| Best Goaltender | 1996 | |
| All-Star team | 1995, 1996 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Owen Nolans Red Line Goal on Turek - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ Owen Nolan’s Center Ice Goal – Shark City Hockey on YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Report: Turek re-works deal with Flames". 2004-07-01. Archived from the original on 2004-08-22.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Strakonice
- Calgary Flames players
- Czech ice hockey goaltenders
- Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltenders
- Dallas Stars players
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota North Stars draft picks
- Motor České Budějovice players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic
- St. Louis Blues players
- Stanley Cup champions
- William M. Jennings Trophy winners
- Ice hockey people from the South Bohemian Region
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany