Roman Červenka
Czech ice hockey player (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roman Červenka[1] (born 10 December 1985) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NL). He formerly played for Piráti Chomutov and Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga, Avangard Omsk, Lev Praha and SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was the leading goal scorer in the KHL in 2010–11 and was named to the All-Star team in 2011–12 before moving to North America after signing a contract with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Calgary Flames. He played 39 games in the NHL during the 2012–13 season before returning to Europe.
Roman Červenka | |||
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Born |
(1985-12-10) 10 December 1985 (age 38) Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NL team Former teams |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Slavia Praha Avangard Omsk Lev Praha Calgary Flames SKA Saint Petersburg Piráti Chomutov Fribourg-Gottéron ZSC Lions | ||
National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2003–present |
Internationally, Červenka has played with the Czech Republic national team on several occasions, winning a bronze medal at the 2005 World Junior Championships, gold and bronze at the 2010 and 2011 World Championships, respectively. Additionally, he also represented his country at the 2010 Winter Olympics.