Roman Hamrlik

Roman Hamrlík (born April 12, 1974) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected first overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the first-ever selection by the expansion franchise, going on to begin his career with the team before later playing for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and New York Rangers. In total, he played 1,395 games during his NHL career and participated in three NHL All-Star Games, in 1996, 1999 and 2003.
Hamrlík also represented the Czech Republic on numerous occasions at the international level, including at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he was part of the gold medal-winning Czech team. He also played in the 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as two Ice Hockey World Championships, in 1994 and 2004, and two World Cup of Hockey tournaments, in 1996 and 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
==Playing career==
Drafted first overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft from ZPS Zlín, Hamrlík played as a defenceman who typically took on an offensive role for his team, especially on the powerplay. His offensive prowess earned him the role of the "powerplay quarterback," as he often lead the offense in a powerplay.
After his draft, Hamrlík would make the immediate leap to North America to play for the Lightning in the 1992–93 season. In 1995–96, he posted career-highs in goals (16), assists (49) and points (65). After five-and-a-half seasons with the organization, Hamrlík was traded to the Edmonton Oilers midway through the 1997–98 season.
Hamrlík then signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders in the summer of 2000, where during the 2000–01 season, he would match his career-high in goals with 16.
Hamrlík signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Calgary Flames on August 12, 2005, to a two-year, $7 million contract. In 2006–07, he posted a career-high in plus-minus with +22. On July 2, 2007, again as a free agent, Hamrlík signed a four-year, $22 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
After four productive seasons with Montreal, Hamrlík signed as a free agent on a two-year, $7 million contract with the Washington Capitals on July 1, 2011. In his second season with Washington during the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Hamrlik was limited to just four games as a reserve defenceman before he was ultimately placed on waivers by the team on March 5, 2013. He was claimed by the New York Rangers on March 6, 2013.
Hamrlík announced his retirement from professional hockey on October 21, 2013.
Hamrlík was inducted into the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame on January 22, 2019.
==Personal life ==
Hamrlík has an older brother, Martin Hamrlík, who was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in 1991, but never played in the NHL. Martin Hamrlík played principally for PSG Zlín, retiring in 2013.
Hamrlík and his wife Cynthia have a son and daughter together.
==Career statistics ==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1990–91 	AC ZPS Zlín 	CSSR 		15 	2 	2 	4 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	AC ZPS Zlín 	CSSR 		34 	5 	5 	10 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Atlanta Knights 	IHL 		2 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		67 	6 	15 	21 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		64 	3 	18 	21 	135 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	AC ZPS Zlín 	CZE 		2 	1 	0 	1 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		48 	12 	11 	23 	86 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		82 	16 	49 	65 	103 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4
1996–97 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		79 	12 	28 	40 	57 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		37 	3 	12 	15 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		41 	6 	20 	26 	48 		12 	0 	6 	6 	12
1998–99 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		75 	8 	24 	32 	70 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1999–00 	HC Barum Continental Zlín	CZE 		6 	0 	3 	3 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		80 	8 	37 	45 	68 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4
2000–01 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		76 	16 	30 	46 	92 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		70 	11 	26 	37 	78 		7 	1 	6 	7 	6
2002–03 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		73 	9 	32 	41 	87 		5 	0 	2 	2 	2
2003–04 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		81 	7 	22 	29 	68 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2004–05 	HC Hamé Zlín 	CZE 		45 	2 	14 	16 	70 		17 	1 	3 	4 	24
2005–06 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		51 	7 	19 	26 	56 		7 	0 	2 	2 	2
2006–07 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		75 	7 	31 	38 	88 		6 	0 	1 	1 	8
2007–08 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		77 	5 	21 	26 	38 		12 	1 	2 	3 	8
2008–09 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		81 	6 	27 	33 	62 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		75 	6 	20 	26 	56 		19 	0 	9 	9 	15
2010–11 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		79 	5 	29 	34 	81 		7 	0 	3 	3 	6
2011–12 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		68 	2 	11 	13 	34 		14 	1 	3 	4 	12
2012–13 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		12 	0 	0 	0 	6 		2 	0 	1 	1 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1,395 	155 	483 	638 	1,408 		113 	3 	38 	41 	87
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
 
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991 	Czechoslovakia	EJC 	 	5 	0	3	3 	2
1992 	Czechoslovakia	EJC 	 	6 	1	1	2 	8
1992 	Czechoslovakia	WJC 	 	7 	3	0	3 	8
1994 	Czech Republic	WC 	 	1 	0	0	0 	2
1996 	Czech Republic	WCH 	 	3 	0	0	0 	4
1998 	Czech Republic	OG 	 	6 	1	0	1 	2
2002 	Czech Republic	OG 	 	4 	0	1	1 	2
2004 	Czech Republic	WCH 	 	4 	0	2	2 	0
2004 	Czech Republic	WC 	 	7 	0	0	0 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals 	Junior totals	 	18	4	4	8 	18
Senior totals	Senior totals 	Senior totals	 	25	1	3	4 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
*NHL All-Star Game – 1996, 1999, 2003
==See also==
*List of NHL players with 1000 games played
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1974 births
Category:Atlanta Knights players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Czech ice hockey defencemen
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:National Hockey League All-Stars
Category:National Hockey League first-overall draft picks
Category:National Hockey League first-round draft picks
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:PSG Berani Zlín players
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics