Jiří Bicek (born December 3, 1978) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils between 2000 and 2004, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2003. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1995 to 2018, was mainly spent in Europe. Internationally Bicek played for the Slovak national team at several tournaments, including the 1997 and 2009 World Championships.

Jiří Bicek
Bicek in 2006
Born (1978-12-03) December 3, 1978 (age 45)
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
NHL draft 131st overall, 1997
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1995–2018

Playing career

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Bicek was drafted 131st overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He then proceeded to play 7 pro seasons in North America, mostly playing for the Albany River Rats of the AHL. In 423 games in Albany, Bicek scored 75 goals and 167 assists for 242 points. In those last four seasons, he was called up to the Devils sporadically. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bicek returned to Slovakia to play for HC Košice. He played 54 games there and scored 18 goals and 41 points. In 62 career NHL games, Bicek has scored 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points. He won a Stanley Cup in 2003 with the Devils.

During the 2006–2007 season he played for Swedish team Brynäs IF and Finnish KalPa before moved 2008 to JYP in the SM-Liiga, he joined to end of the year 2008 to EHC Biel.[1]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 HC Košice U20 SVK U20 42 38 36 74 18
1995–96 HC Košice U20 SVK U20 9 12 8 20 14
1995–96 HC Košice SVK 30 10 15 25 16 9 2 4 6 0
1996–97 HC Košice SVK 44 11 14 25 20 7 1 3 4
1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 50 10 10 20 22 13 1 6 7 4
1998–99 Albany River Rats AHL 79 15 45 60 102 5 2 2 4 2
1999–00 Albany River Rats AHL 80 7 36 43 51 4 0 2 2 0
2000–01 New Jersey Devils NHL 5 1 0 1 4
2000–01 Albany River Rats AHL 73 12 29 41 73
2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL 62 15 19 34 45
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 44 5 6 11 25 5 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Albany River Rats AHL 24 4 10 14 28
2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 12 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Albany River Rats AHL 55 12 18 30 37
2004–05 HC Košice SVK 54 18 23 41 69 10 6 8 14 4
2005–06 Leksands IF SWE 50 16 12 28 48
2006–07 HC Košice SVK 14 3 5 8 8
2006–07 Brynäs IF SWE 35 8 9 17 34 6 2 1 3 39
2007–08 KalPa FIN 35 13 14 27 32
2008–09 JYP FIN 33 7 8 15 16
2008–09 EHC Biel NLA 15 1 4 5 4
2009–10 Södertälje SK SWE 44 5 2 7 22
2010–11 HC Prešov SVK-2 2 0 1 1 0
2010–11 HC Kladno CZE 35 10 10 20 24
2011–12 Rytíři Kladno CZE 50 13 12 25 22 3 1 2 3 0
2012–13 Rytíři Kladno CZE 17 2 2 4 4
2012–13 HC Karlovy Vary CZE 25 4 10 14 2
2013–14 HC Košice SVK 52 14 14 28 20 17 1 5 6 4
2014–15 HC Košice SVK 46 13 10 23 14 17 6 3 9 4
2015–16 HC Košice SVK 47 13 27 40 10 10 0 4 4 0
2016–17 HC Košice SVK 54 15 18 33 12 6 1 1 2 4
2017–18 HC Košice SVK 4 0 0 0 0
SVK totals 345 97 126 223 169 76 17 28 45 16
NHL totals 62 6 7 13 29 7 0 0 0 0

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Slovakia EJC-B 5 6 1 7 0
1996 Slovakia EJC 5 1 3 4 18
1996 Slovakia WJC 6 2 5 7 4
1997 Slovakia WJC 6 2 1 3 4
1997 Slovakia WC 8 1 0 1 4
2009 Slovakia WC 6 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 22 11 10 21 26
Senior totals 14 1 0 1 6

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References

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  1. ^ "EHCB verpflichtet Jiří Bicek" (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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