Roman Turek (born May 21, 1970 in Strakonice, Czechoslovakia — now the Czech Republic) is a professional ice hockey goaltender, who played for the Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, and Calgary Flames in a 9-year National Hockey League career. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Strakonice (ˈstrakoɲɪtsɛ German: Strakonitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Currently he is playing in the Czech Extraliga for HC České Budějovice. The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level Ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. HC Mountfield České Budějovice is a professional men's Ice hockey club based in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic.
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Playing career
Drafted 113th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, he moved with them to Dallas where he played as the backup to Ed Belfour. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Minnesota North Stars were a professional Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL for 26 seasons from 1967 to 1993. Edward John Belfour (born April 21, 1965 in Carman, Manitoba, Canada) is a former Canadian professional Ice hockey He won a Stanley Cup in this role in 1999. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Despite his backup role, he achieved international glory with the Czech Republic team, backstopping them to a gold medal at the 1996 World Championships. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, In this year he played in Germany for the Nuremberg Ice Tigers.
He was traded to the St. Louis Blues in the 1999 off-season, and 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. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The William M Jennings Trophy is an annual award given to "to the goalkeeper(s having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it He helped the Blues to the President's Trophy that year and the Blues entered the playoffs with high expectations but were ousted in seven games by the eighth-seeded San Jose Sharks, some aggravated Blues fans pinning responsibility on Turek because of some soft goals he allowed, including one in Game Seven that was fired from center ice. The Presidents' Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL to the team which finishes with the most points in the league during the regular The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. However, he played a second season with the Blues while being challenged for the #1 position by backup Brent Johnson. Brent Johnson (born March 12, 1977 in Farmington Michigan) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender currently playing for the He put up good numbers again, this time helping the Blues reach the playoffs as the #4 seed where they faced off again in the first round against the Sharks. This time Turek helped the Blues beat the Sharks in six games and then helped them sweep the 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 beared the brunt of the blame for the Blues' third round 4-1 ouster. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States In the offseason Turek was traded to the Calgary Flames. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
In the 2003-04 season, Roman's status as the Flames number 1 goaltender was altered drastically when Darryl Sutter traded a conditional draft pick for Miikka Kiprusoff, whose stellar performances relegated Turek to the bench. Darryl John Sutter (born August 19, 1958 in Viking Alberta) was a Canadian forward player and coach and current general manager Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (pronounced "MEE-kah KIHP-roo-sawf" (born October 26, 1976 in Turku Finland) is a Finnish professional However, Turek was a dependable backup, as Kiprusoff led the Flames to the 2004 Stanley Cup finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa Florida.
In 2004 Turek restructured his contract to substantially drop his salary from $5M plus bonuses for the 04-05 and 05-06 seasons. The restructuring brought his salary to between $1M and $2M, with potential earnings relying heavily on performance bonuses. The restructuring saved the Calgary Flames organization between $3M and $4M in 2004. [1]
Turek announced his retirement from the NHL on August 9, 2005. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Trivia
- Turek used Iron Maiden mascot "Eddie the Head" as the main theme in all his masks from the different NHL teams he played with which created some very individual/interesting masks. For other uses see Iron maiden. Eddie, whose full name is Eddie the 'Ead or Edward the Head also known as Edward the Great (see below is the Mascot for the British
Career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 9 | 0 | 2. The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 05 |
| 1997-98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 23 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1323 | 49 | 1 | 2. 22 |
| 1998-99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1381 | 48 | 1 | 2. 08 |
| 1999-00 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 67 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 3960 | 129 | 7 | 1. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St 95 |
| 2000-01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 54 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3232 | 123 | 6 | 2. 28 |
| 2001-02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4081 | 172 | 5 | 2. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 53 |
| 2002-03 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 65 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 3821 | 164 | 4 | 2. 57 |
| 2003-04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 18 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1301 | 40 | 3 | 2. 33 |
| NHL Career Totals | 328 | 159 | 115 | 43 | 19094 | 734 | 27 | 2. 31 | ||
Post-season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 414 | 19 | 0 | 2. 75 |
| 2000-01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 908 | 31 | 0 | 2. 05 |
| 2003-04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0. 00 |
| NHL Career Totals | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1342 | 50 | 0 | 2. 23 | ||
Awards
- 1996 World Championships All-Star Team
- 1996 World Championships Best Goaltender
- 1999 William M. Jennings Trophy
- 2000 William M. Jennings Trophy
International play
- 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
External links
References
- ^ "TSN.ca Report: Turek re-works deal with Flames]", 2004-07-01. The William M Jennings Trophy is an annual award given to "to the goalkeeper(s having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it The William M Jennings Trophy is an annual award given to "to the goalkeeper(s having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. This article is about Ice Hockey For other Hockey World Cups see World Cup (hockey for disambiguation "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor
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| Preceded by Martin Brodeur |
Winner of the Jennings Trophy 1999 (with Ed Belfour), 2000 |
Succeeded by Dominik Hašek |
| Preceded by Milos Holan (Czechoslovak Golden Hockey Stick) |
Czech Golden Hockey Stick 1994 |
Succeeded by Jaromir Jagr |
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