# Dominik Simon

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{{Short description|Czech ice hockey player (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name            = Dominik Simon
| image           = Dominik Simon 2017-12-09 4.jpg
| caption         = Simon with the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) in 2017
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|8|8}}
| birth_place     = [Prague](/source/Prague), Czech Republic
| height_ft       = 5
| height_in       = 11.25
| weight_lb      = 176
| position        = [Centre](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey)) 
| shoots          = Left
| league          = [ELH](/source/Czech_Extraliga)
| team = [HC Škoda Plzeň](/source/HC_%C5%A0koda_Plze%C5%88)
| prospect_league =
| prospect_team = 
| former_teams        = [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)<br />[Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames)<br />[Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks)<br>[HC Sparta Praha](/source/HC_Sparta_Praha)<br>[Motor České Budějovice](/source/Motor_%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9_Bud%C4%9Bjovice)
| ntl_team        = Czech Republic
| draft = 137th overall
| draft_team = [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)
| draft_year = 2015
| career_start    = 2012
| career_end      = 
}}
'''Dominik Simon''' (born 8 August 1994) is a Czech professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey)) currently under contract with [HC Škoda Plzeň](/source/HC_%C5%A0koda_Plze%C5%88) of the [Czech Extraliga](/source/Czech_Extraliga) (ELH). He was selected by the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins), 137th overall, in the [2015 NHL entry draft](/source/2015_NHL_entry_draft).

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Simon played in the 2007 [Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament](/source/Quebec_International_Pee-Wee_Hockey_Tournament) with a youth team from [Chomutov](/source/Chomutov).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-05|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his [Czech Extraliga](/source/Czech_Extraliga) debut for [HC Sparta Praha](/source/HC_Sparta_Praha) during the [2012–13 season](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Czech_Extraliga_season). He was selected by [Rimouski Océanic](/source/Rimouski_Oc%C3%A9anic) in the 2013 [CHL Import Draft](/source/CHL_Import_Draft), however he did not report to Rimouski, instead staying with Sparta Praha for the [2013–14 season](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Czech_Extraliga_season).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Situace-ohledne-utocnika-Dominika-Simona-7762|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235203/http://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Situace-ohledne-utocnika-Dominika-Simona-7762|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 December 2013|title=HC Sparta Praha » Situace ohledně útočníka Dominika Simona|website=www.hcsparta.cz}}</ref>

In May 2014, Simon signed with [HC Plzeň](/source/HC_Plze%C5%88).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hcskoda.cz/clanek.asp?id=Plzen-hlasi-dalsi-prichod-utok-posili-Dominik-Simon-8464|title=Plzeň hlásí další příchod, útok posílí Dominik Simon!|first=Vojtěch|last=Honzík|website=HC ŠKODA PLZEŇ|date=6 September 2023 }}</ref>

After a breakout [2014–15 season](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Czech_Extraliga_season) with HC Plzeň in the [Czech Extraliga](/source/Czech_Extraliga), Simon was drafted by the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) 137th overall in the [2015 NHL entry draft](/source/2015_NHL_entry_draft).

===NHL===
====Pittsburgh Penguins====
Simon was signed by the Penguins to a three-year, entry-level contract on 15 July 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774911 | title = Penguins sign forward Dominik Simon to three-year contract | publisher = [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) | date = 2015-07-15 | accessdate = 2015-07-15}}</ref> He began the [2015–16 season](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_AHL_season) playing for the Penguins' [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) (AHL) affiliate, the [Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins](/source/Wilkes-Barre%2FScranton_Penguins). He made his NHL debut on 13 March 2016, where he earned his first NHL assist in a 5–3 win against the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/pens-recall-dominik-simon/c-288486412|title=Penguins Recall Forward Dominik Simon|website=NHL.com|date=6 April 2017}}</ref> After playing three games in the NHL, he was reassigned to the AHL.

On 6 April 2017, Simon was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.<ref name="auto"/>

Simon was recalled again from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on 8 December 2017, as [Greg McKegg](/source/Greg_McKegg) was reassigned.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penguins Recall Forward Dominik Simon|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-recall-dominik-simon/c-293818742|website=NHL.com|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|accessdate=14 January 2018|date=8 December 2017}}</ref> Simon scored his first NHL goal on 14 January 2018 in a game against the New York Rangers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jonathan|first1=Bombulie|title=Penguins dispatch Rangers for 4th consecutive win|url=http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/13181095-74/penguins-dispatch-rangers-for-4th-consecutive-win|accessdate=14 January 2018|agency=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=14 January 2018}}</ref> Simon was injured in a game against the [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) on 7 March 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Werner|first1=Sam|title=Dominik Simon likely to return Friday, Zach Aston-Reese not far off|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2018/03/23/pittsburgh-penguins-dominik-simon-zach-aston-reese-lineup-injury-updates/stories/201803230143|accessdate=7 April 2018|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=23 March 2018}}</ref> He returned to the lineup on 23 March 2018 for a game against the [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils).<ref>{{cite web|title=Penguins' Dominik Simon: Plays 10 shifts in return|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/penguins-dominik-simon-plays-10-shifts-in-return/|website=cbssports.com|accessdate=7 April 2018|date=24 March 2018}}</ref> Simon made his playoff debut on 18 April 2018, where he also recorded his first playoff point in a 5–0 win over Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kasan|first1=Sam|title=Snap Shots: Pens 5, Flyers 0|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-flyers-round-1-game-4-2018-playoffs/c-298106832|website=NHL.com|accessdate=19 April 2018|date=18 April 2018}}</ref>

In October 2018, Simon made the Pittsburgh opening-night roster for the [2018–19 NHL season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/simon-sprong-looking-to-show-that-they-belong/c-300599678|title=Simon, Sprong looking to show that they belong|website=NHL.com|date=3 October 2018 }}</ref> Simon was injured on 4 December 2018, suffering a lower-body injury during a game against the [Colorado Avalanche](/source/Colorado_Avalanche).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-pittsburgh-penguins-game-previeww/c-302656050|title=Islanders at Penguins preview|website=NHL.com}}</ref> He returned to the line-up on 20 December after missing eight games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-activate-simon/c-303127846|title=Penguins Activate Dominik Simon from Injured Reserve|website=NHL.com|date=20 December 2018 }}</ref>

Following his fifth season within the Penguins organization in [2019–20](/source/2019-20_NHL_season), due to salary cap considerations, Simon was not tendered a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent and was released to free agency on 5 October 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1313148662583787522 | title = Penguins announce qualifying offers | publisher = [Twitter](/source/Twitter) | author = Pittsburgh Penguins | author-link = Pittsburgh Penguins | date = 5 October 2020 | accessdate = 5 October 2020}}</ref> On 22 October 2020, Simon agreed to join the [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames) by signing a one-year, $700,000 contract.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-sign-forward-dominik-simon/c-319502424 | title = Flames sign forward Dominik Simon | publisher = [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames) | date = 22 October 2020 | accessdate = 22 October 2020}}</ref> In the pandemic delayed {{nhly|2020}} season, Simon struggled to find a role within the Flames, going scoreless in 11 games before he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the [Stockton Heat](/source/Stockton_Heat).

At the conclusion of his contract with the Flames, on 28 July 2021 Simon returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a free agent on a one-year, two-way deal.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-sign-forward-dominik-simon-to-a-one-year-contract/c-325842532 | title = Penguins sign forward Dominik Simon to a one-year contract | publisher = [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) | date = 28 July 2021 | accessdate = 28 July 2021}}</ref>

====Anaheim Ducks====
On 21 March 2022, Simon was traded by Pittsburgh along with [Zach Aston-Reese](/source/Zach_Aston-Reese) to the [Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks) in exchange for [Rickard Rakell](/source/Rickard_Rakell).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/rickard-rakell-trade-pittsburgh-penguins-anaheim-ducks-1.1774427?tsn-amp | title = Penguins acquire Rakell from Ducks | website = tsn.ca | date = 21 March 2022 | accessdate = 21 March 2022}}</ref>

====Return to Sparta Praha====
At the conclusion of his contract with the Ducks, Simon a free agent opted to return to Czechia and signed a two-year contract with his original club, HC Sparta Praha of the ELH, on 10 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Dominik-Simon-opet-spartanem-15043 | title = Dominik Simon again a Spartan | publisher = [HC Sparta Praha](/source/HC_Sparta_Praha) | date = 10 September 2022 | accessdate = 10 September 2022 | language = Czech}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==International play==
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{{MedalCountry|{{ih|CZE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2022 Finland](/source/2022_IIHF_World_Championship)|}}
{{MedalBottom}}
Simon made his [Czech Republic national team](/source/Czech_Republic_men's_national_ice_hockey_team) senior debut when he participated at the [2015 IIHF World Championship](/source/2015_IIHF_World_Championship).<ref>{{cite web| url =http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/414/IHM414000_33_63_0_CZE.pdf| title = 2015 IIHF World Championship roster | publisher = [International Ice Hockey Federation](/source/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation) | date = 2015-06-02 | accessdate = 2015-06-02}}</ref> He also represented the Czech Republic at the [2019 IIHF World Championship](/source/2019_IIHF_World_Championship) and the [2022 IIHF World Championship](/source/2022_IIHF_World_Championship), where he won a bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/teams/roster/3703/czech-republic|title=IIHF – Czech Republic|website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) 
! Team 
! League 
! GP 
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) 
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) 
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) 
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) 
! GP
! G 
! A 
! Pts 
! PIM 
|-
| 2010–11
| [HC Sparta Praha](/source/HC_Sparta_Praha)
| CZE U18
| 38
| 24
| 16
| 40
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2011–12
| HC Sparta Praha
| CZE U18
| 14
| 17
| 13
| 30
| 12
| 7
| 5
| 3
| 8
| 4
|-
| 2011–12
| HC Sparta Praha
| CZE U20
| 34
| 11
| 10
| 21
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012–13
| HC Sparta Praha
| CZE U20
| 11
| 9
| 8
| 17
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 2
|-
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Czech_Extraliga_season)
| HC Sparta Praha
| [ELH](/source/Czech_Extraliga)
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Czech_1._Liga_season)
| [HC Stadion Litoměřice](/source/HC_Stadion_Litom%C4%9B%C5%99ice)
| [Czech.1](/source/1._n%C3%A1rodn%C3%AD_hokejov%C3%A1_liga)
| 25
| 9
| 10
| 19
| 24
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Czech_Extraliga_season)
| HC Sparta Praha
| ELH
| 46
| 4
| 7
| 11
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Czech_1._Liga_season)
| HC Stadion Litoměřice
| Czech.1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Czech_Extraliga_season)
| [HC Škoda Plzeň](/source/HC_%C5%A0koda_Plze%C5%88)
| ELH
| 52
| 18
| 12
| 30
| 20
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_AHL_season)
| [Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins](/source/Wilkes%E2%80%93Barre%2FScranton_Penguins)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 68
| 25
| 23
| 48
| 36
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
|-
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season)
| [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_AHL_season)
| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins
| AHL
| 70
| 15
| 31
| 46
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
|-
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_AHL_season)
| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins
| AHL
| 21
| 4
| 13
| 17
| 14
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 33
| 4
| 8
| 12
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4
|- bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 71
| 8
| 20
| 28
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|-
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 64
| 7
| 15
| 22
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season)
| [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames)
| NHL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_AHL_season)
| [Stockton Heat](/source/Stockton_Heat)
| AHL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season)
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 55
| 3
| 6
| 9
| 28
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| 2021–22 
| [Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks)
| NHL
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2022-23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Czech_Extraliga_season)
| [HC Sparta Praha](/source/HC_Sparta_Praha)
| [Czechia](/source/Czech_Extraliga)
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2023-24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Czech_Extraliga_season)
| [Motor České Budějovice](/source/Motor_%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9_Bud%C4%9Bjovice)
| Czechia
| 39
| 5
| 12
| 17
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2024-25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Czech_Extraliga_season)
| [HC Škoda Plzeň](/source/HC_%C5%A0koda_Plze%C5%88)
| Czechia
| 48
| 6
| 15
| 21
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|- 
| [2025-26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Czech_Extraliga_season)
| HC Škoda Plzeň
| Czechia
| 52
| 7
| 11
| 18
| 20
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 160
! 44
! 67
! 111
! 68
! 12
! 1
! 4
! 5
! 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 256
! 22
! 55
! 77
! 80
! 12
! 0
! 4
! 4
! 4
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- 
| [2011](/source/2011_Ivan_Hlinka_Memorial_Tournament)
| [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic_men's_national_under-18_ice_hockey_team)
| [IH18](/source/Ivan_Hlinka_Memorial_Tournament)
| 6th
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2 
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2012](/source/2012_IIHF_World_U18_Championships)
| Czech Republic
| [WJC18](/source/IIHF_World_U18_Championships)
| 8th
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 4
|- 
| [2014](/source/2014_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)
| [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team)
| [WJC](/source/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)
| 6th
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 2  
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2015](/source/2015_IIHF_World_Championship)
| [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic_men's_national_ice_hockey_team)
| [WC](/source/IIHF_World_Championships)
| 4th
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 2
|-
| [2019](/source/2019_IIHF_World_Championship)
| Czech Republic
| WC
| 4th
| 10
| 4
| 8
| 12
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2022](/source/2022_IIHF_World_Championship)
| Czech Republic
| WC
| {{bronze3}}
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="4" | Junior totals 
! 15
! 6
! 6
! 12
! 8
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="4" | Senior totals 
! 22
! 5
! 13
! 18
! 4
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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