Roman Čechmánek
| Roman Čechmánek | |||
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| Born |
2 March 1971 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (now Zlín, Czech Republic) |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings Czech Extraliga HC Vsetín HC Karlovy Vary HC Třinec Czechoslovak First League HC Zlín HC Jihlava HC Olomouc Deutsche Eishockey Liga Hamburg Freezers Elitserien Linköpings HC |
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| National team |
 Czechoslovakia Czech Republic
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| NHL Draft | 171st overall, 2000 Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Playing career | 1989–2009 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Czechoslovakia
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| European Junior Championships | ||
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1989 Soviet Union | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1991 Canada | |
| Representing Czech Republic
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| Winter Olympics | ||
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1998 Nagano | |
| World Championships | ||
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1999 Norway | |
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2000 Russia | |
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1997 Finland | |
Roman Čechmánek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈroman ˈtʃɛxmaːnɛk]; born March 2, 1971) is a former Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He played professionally in the United States, Czech Republic, and Germany. He was born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (now Zlín, Czech Republic).
He played for HC Vsetín in the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2000, winning five domestic titles. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. In his first season with the Flyers, Čechmánek surprised many by capturing the starting job from Brian Boucher and being one of the best goaltenders in the league. In his first season, he played in the NHL All-Star Game and finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy. He had a disappointing playoffs, however, including allowing five goals in an embarrassing 8–0 loss in the final game of the Flyers' first round series against the Buffalo Sabres.
The next season Čechmánek had another good year and played fairly well in the first round of the playoffs. However the Philadelphia offense failed, scoring a record low number of only two goals in five games against the Ottawa Senators. Čechmánek was publicly annoyed at his teammates' performance. The next year he had another superior season, sharing the William M. Jennings Trophy with Flyers teammate Robert Esche, and Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils. Despite some excellent games, he had an equal number of horrible ones. Čechmánek pitched two shutouts in a second round loss to Ottawa but many blamed him for the loss due to the number of soft goals he allowed in the other four games. At the end of the season he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a second round draft pick.
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