Roman Turek
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Roman Turek (born 21 May, 1970 in Strakonice, Czech Republic) is a retired professional ice hockey player, playing as a goaltender for the Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, and Calgary Flames in a 9-year NHL career.
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Playing career
Chosen 113th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1990 Entry Draft, he moved with them to Dallas where he played as the backup to Ed Belfour. Despite his backup role, he achieved international glory with the Czech Republic team, backstopping them to a gold medal at the 1996 World Championships.
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. He played a second season with the Blues before being acquired by the Calgary Flames.
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. However, Turek was a dependable backup, and he helped the Flames to the 2004 Stanley Cup finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Turek announced his retirement from the NHL on August 9, 2005.
Trivia
Roman 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.
Career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Dallas | NHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 9 | 0 | 2.05 |
| 1997-98 | Dallas | NHL | 23 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1323 | 49 | 1 | 2.22 |
| 1998-99 | Dallas | NHL | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1381 | 48 | 1 | 2.08 |
| 1999-00 | St. Louis | NHL | 67 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 3960 | 129 | 7 | 1.95 |
| 2000-01 | St. Louis | NHL | 54 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3232 | 123 | 6 | 2.28 |
| 2001-02 | Calgary | NHL | 69 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4081 | 172 | 5 | 2.53 |
| 2002-03 | Calgary | NHL | 65 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 3821 | 164 | 4 | 2.57 |
| 2003-04 | Calgary | 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 | NHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 414 | 19 | 0 | 2.75 |
| 2000-01 | St. Louis | NHL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 908 | 31 | 0 | 2.05 |
| 2003-04 | Calgary | 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 (shared with Ed Belfour)
- 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