Roman Vopat

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Roman Vopat
Born (1976-04-21) April 21, 1976 (age 49)
Litvínov, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for HC Litvínov
St. Louis Blues
Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Essen Mosquitoes
Pelicans
Ilves
HIFK
HC Sparta Praha
Jokerit
Leksands IF
Aalborg Pirates
National teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
NHL draft 172nd overall, 1994
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19932011

Roman Vopat (born April 21, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, and Philadelphia Flyers. He is the younger brother of former NHL defenceman, Jan Vopat.

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Playing career

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 Litvínov, before spending a season in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors, joining the Blues' IHL affiliate the Peoria Rivermen for their playoff run during the 1994–95 season. He then joined the St. Louis organization the next season but was sent back to Moose Jaw for further development, he later moved to the Prince Albert Raiders.

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. After three seasons in LA, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Eric Lacroix, but never played a game for the Avalanche as he was then traded to the Chicago Blackhawks less than a month later. After three games with Chicago he was traded once more to the Philadelphia Flyers for Mike Maneluk.

At the start of the 1999–2000, Vopat was sent to the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, which marked the end of his NHL career. After just 12 games, he spent the rest of the season with the Essen Mosquitoes of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany. Vopat then played five seasons in Finland's SM-liiga, for Pelicans, Ilves, and HIFK. In 2005, he returned to the Czech Republic with HC Sparta Praha but then returned to Finland, this time signing a contract with Jokerit, HIFK's local archrival. In 2006, he moved to Sweden and signed with Leksands who play in the country second tier league.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 HC Litvínov U16 CSSR U1631322658
1992–93HC Litvínov U18CSSR U18
1993–94HC Litvínov U18CZE U18
1993–94 Litvínov CPC HC CZE 70000
1994–95 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 722320431411041528
1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 60222
1995–96 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL704434
1995–96 Prince Albert Raiders WHL22155208118981757
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 52024
1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 2523548
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL2945960
1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL508816139
1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL2910102093
1997–98 Los Angeles KingsNHL2503355
1998–99 Los Angeles KingsNHL30006
1998–99Chicago BlackhawksNHL30004
1998–99Philadelphia FlyersNHL4803380
1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL1210112
1999–00 Essen Mosquitoes DEL 337916153
2000–01 Pelicans SM-l 5415132812130004
2001–02 Ilves SM-l3043792
2001–02 HIFK SM-l21861485
2002–03 HIFKSM-l3911122390402228
2003–04 HIFKSM-l45101525118132028
2004–05 HIFKSM-l39325130
2005–06 HC Sparta Praha CZE27561181
2005–06 Jokerit SM-l2343787
2006–07 Leksands IF SWE-2 37121123162722445
2007–08 Leksands IFSWE-236615211711012312
2008–09 Aalborg Pirates DEN 23891789520248
2009–10 HC Litvínov CZE 456915177531437
2010–11 HC LitvínovCZE43448581021346
SM-l totals25356551117292022440
NHL totals13361420253

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1994 Czech Republic EJC 52138
Junior totals52138