Dominik Uher

Dominik Uher
Uher with the Fischtown Pinguins in 2024
Born	(1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 32) Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Fischtown Pinguins Pittsburgh Penguins HC Sparta Praha
NHL draft	144th overall, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2012–present

Dominik Uher (born 31 December 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Uher was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 5th round (144th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He played two games for the Penguins in 2014–15, and spent several other years with the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Playing career

Uher played three seasons with the Spokane Chiefs from 2009 to 2012. He helped lead the Czech Republic to a fifth-place finish at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. ^[1] Prior to the 2012–13 season, Uher signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Penguins to begin his professional career. ^[2]

On 1 June 2016, Uher left the Penguins organization as an impending restricted free agent in returning to the Czech Republic to sign a contract with HC Sparta Praha of the ELH. ^[3]

Personal

His father is the Czech mountain climber, Libor Uher.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Frýdek-Místek U18	Czech U18-2		14	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Frýdek-Místek U18	Czech U18-2		27	7	14	21	22		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Oceláři Třinec U18	Czech U18		6	1	1	2	2		3	1	0	1	0
2007–08	Frýdek-Místek U18	Czech U18-2		6	3	6	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Oceláři Třinec U18	Czech U18		44	5	11	16	44		5	1	0	1	4
2008–09	Frýdek-Místek U18	Czech U18-2		4	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Oceláři Třinec U18	Czech U18		38	19	27	46	46		9	5	6	11	6
2008–09	Oceláři Třinec U20	Czech U20		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		53	4	12	16	45		6	0	0	0	2
2010–11	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		65	21	39	60	60		17	2	9	11	18
2011–12	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		63	33	35	68	60		13	5	4	9	6
2012–13	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		53	4	3	7	61		8	0	3	3	4
2013–14	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		68	7	16	23	66		12	1	0	1	4
2014–15	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		72	13	13	26	60		8	2	2	4	0
2014–15	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		43	5	8	13	29		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Sparta Praha	ELH		50	7	15	22	24		4	1	0	1	2
2017–18	Sparta Praha	ELH		48	3	3	6	64		2	0	0	0	14
2018–19	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL		22	1	2	3	20		3	0	2	2	2
2019–20	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL		52	9	7	16	12		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL		38	8	20	28	14		3	2	0	2	0
2021–22	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL		54	10	19	29	51		5	1	0	1	0
2022–23	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL		50	10	10	20	8		8	0	1	1	6
2023–24	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL		45	3	12	15	18		14	2	1	3	2
NHL totals				2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010	Czech Republic	WJC18		6	1	1	2	0
2012	Czech Republic	WJC		6	1	2	3	4
Junior totals				12	2	3	5	4

References

1. "Czech down Slovaks for fifth place finish". Edmonton Journal. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
2. "Penguins sign forward Dominik Uher". Pittsburgh Penguins. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
3. "Forward Dominik Uher comes to Praha" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.^{[ dead link ‍]}

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