Roman Čechmánek
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| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Nickname | The Christmas Carp The Tourist The Chick Magnet Mr. Bean The Roman Empire Checko The Bipolar Goaler Roman Candle |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) |
| SEL Team F. Teams |
Linkopings HC Vsetin HC (CZE) Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) Los Angeles Kings (NHL) Karlovy Vary HC (CZE) Hamburg Freezers (DEL) |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | March 2, 1971, Gottwaldov, CZK |
| NHL Draft | 171st overall, 2000 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Pro Career | 1988 – present |
Roman Čechmánek ['roman 'ʧɛxma:nɛk] (born March 2, 1971 in Gottwaldov (now called Zlín), Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender.
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[edit] Playing career
He played for HC Vsetín in the Czech Republic from 1996 to 2000. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. In his first season with the Flyers Čechmánek surprised many by capturing the starting job from Brian Boucher and being one of the best goaltenders in the league. In his first season he played in the NHL All-Star Game and finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy. He had a disappointing playoffs, however, including an embarrassing 8-0 loss in the final game of the series against Buffalo.
The next season Čechmánek had another good year and played fairly well in the first round of the playoffs. However the Philadelphia offense failed, scoring a record low number of goals (2). Čechmánek was publicly annoyed at his teammates' performance. The next year he had another very good season sharing the William M. Jennings Trophy with Martin Brodeur and teammate Robert Esche. Despite some excellent games he had an equal number of horrible ones. Čechmánek pitched two shutouts in a second round loss to Ottawa but many blamed him for the loss due to the number of soft goals he allowed in the other four games. At the end of the season he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a second round draft pick.
Playing behind a mediocre LA team Čechmánek had a disappointing season in 2003-04. In the lock-out canceled 2004-05 NHL season he returned to the Czech Republic to play with his old team HC Vsetín. He split the 2005-06 hockey season between Karlovy Vary HC and the Hamburg Freezers. In the beginning of 2007, Čechmánek left Linköpings HC and was replaced by Rastislav Stana.
[edit] Awards
- 2002-03 - William M. Jennings Trophy - shared with teammate Robert Esche and New Jersey Devils Martin Brodeur
[edit] Records
Stats
Year Team GP GS MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% 00-01 PHI 59 57 3432 35 15 2 115 2.01 1464 1349 .921 01-02 PHI 46 43 2603 24 13 2 89 2.05 1131 1042 .921 02-03 PHI 58 57 3350 33 15 2 102 1.83 1368 1266 .925 03-04 LA 49 48 2701 18 21 3 113 2.51 1198 1085 .906 Career- 212 205 12088 110 64 2 120 2.01 5156 4742 .917
[edit] International play
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Ice Hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1998 | Ice Hockey | |
Played for Czech Republic in:
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| Preceded by Mark Recchi |
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 2001 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Roenick |
| Preceded by Jeremy Roenick |
Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 2003 |
Succeeded by Mark Recchi |
| Preceded by Patrick Roy |
Co-winner of the Jennings Trophy 2003 |
Succeeded by Martin Brodeur |
Categories: 1971 births | Living people | Czech ice hockey players | Deutsche Eishockey-Liga players | Hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics | Linköpings HC players | Los Angeles Kings players | National Hockey League goaltenders | Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic | Philadelphia Flyers draft picks | Philadelphia Flyers players | Philadelphia Phantoms players | Winter Olympics medalists
