Introduction
Dominik Simon (born 8 August 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Simon played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a youth team from Chomutov. He made his Czech Extraliga debut for HC Sparta Praha during the 2012–13 season. He was selected by Rimouski Océanic in the 2013 CHL Import Draft, however he did not report to Rimouski, instead staying with Sparta Praha for the 2013–14 season.
In May 2014, Simon signed with HC Plzeň.
After a breakout 2014–15 season with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga, Simon was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 137th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Simon was signed by the Penguins to a three-year, entry-level contract on 15 July 2015. He began the 2015–16 season playing for the Penguins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 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. After playing three games in the NHL, he was reassigned to the AHL.
On 6 April 2017, Simon was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Simon was recalled again from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on 8 December 2017, as Greg McKegg was reassigned. Simon scored his first NHL goal on 14 January 2018 in a game against the New York Rangers. Simon was injured in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on 7 March 2018. He returned to the lineup on 23 March 2018 for a game against the New Jersey Devils. Simon made his playoff debut on 18 April 2018, where he also recorded his first playoff point in a 5–0 win over Philadelphia.
In October 2018, Simon made the Pittsburgh opening-night roster for the 2018–19 NHL season. Simon was injured on 4 December 2018, suffering a lower-body injury during a game against the Colorado Avalanche. He returned to the line-up on 20 December after missing eight games.
International play
Simon made his Czech Republic national team senior debut when he participated at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. He also represented the Czech Republic at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Litoměřice | CZE.1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 46 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Litoměřice | CZE.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Plzeň | ELH | 52 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 68 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 70 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 21 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 33 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | |||||||
| ELH totals | 116 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 173 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||