Roman Wick (born December 30, 1985) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player. Wick played for EHC Kloten and ZSC Lions in the National League (NL) and for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Senators who signed him to a one-year contract in 2010.

Internationally, Wick competed as a member of Switzerland's national team in the 2008 and 2009 IIHF World Championships, and at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

As a youth, Wick played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Zürich.

Roman Wick began his hockey career in 2002 with the Kloten Flyers, for whom he had already played in the junior leagues. He played two seasons with the Flyers in the NLA before being drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Wick moved to the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2004 to 2006 with the Red Deer Rebels and the Lethbridge Hurricanes. He returned to the Kloten Flyers for the 2006–07 season. After a tryout in 2007 with the Senators, he returned to Kloten for the 2007–08 season and played there for three seasons.[citation needed]

In July 2010, the Ottawa Senators signed Wick to a two-year, two-way contract. The deal had been rumored since June but was not finalized until July 14. After September training camp, Wick was assigned to the Ottawa Senator's affiliate team Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Wick was called up to Ottawa in February 2011 and played his first NHL game on February 25, 2011, in Buffalo against the Buffalo Sabres.[citation needed]

In 2011, he moved back to Switzerland and played again for the Kloten Flyers after having signed a three-year deal. In the Summer of 2012, Wick moved to the rival team ZSC Lions following financial issues that involved his former Club.[citation needed]

On March 6, 2014, Wick agreed to a three-year contract extension for a reported CHF 2.4 million.[citation needed]

International play

Wick with Switzerland in 2002.

Wick has represented Switzerland on the international stage at the World U18 Championships in 2003, the World U20 Championship in 2005, the World Championships in 2008 and 2009, and the Olympic Games in 2010.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2000–01Kloten FlyersSUI U2026415660224
2001–02Kloten FlyersSUI U20321927463271234
2001–02EHC WetzikonSUI.34213
2002–03Kloten FlyersSUI U20282922516820110
2002–03Kloten FlyersNLA9101410000
2002–03EHC BülachSUI.31162818
2003–04Kloten FlyersNLA201122
2003–04Kloten FlyersSUI U201715122776
2003–04GC Küsnacht LionsSUI.264046
2004–05Red Deer RebelsWHL663238702571236
2005–06Red Deer RebelsWHL23710178
2005–06Lethbridge HurricanesWHL381417312064376
2006–07Kloten FlyersNLA4412112320111122
2007–08Kloten FlyersNLA501215274641232
2008–09Kloten FlyersNLA452417413815591412
2009–10Kloten FlyersNLA3715163181046108
2010–11Binghamton SenatorsAHL7020224228214596
2010–11Ottawa SenatorsNHL70000
2011–12Kloten FlyersNLA341110211851124
2012–13ZSC LionsNLA42152237221255108
2013–14ZSC LionsNLA47232548581836920
2014–15ZSC LionsNLA491625413618691522
2015–16ZSC LionsNLA381114251240004
2016–17ZSC LionsNLA432019392061236
2017–18ZSC LionsNL47201232321826820
2018–19ZSC LionsNL18381114
2019–20ZSC LionsNL404141814
2020–21ZSC LionsNL4716714911214
NLA/NL totals610189215384358131304878122
NHL totals70000

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2003SwitzerlandWJC189th64042
2005SwitzerlandWJC8th61340
2008SwitzerlandWC7th31122
2009SwitzerlandWC9th62242
2010SwitzerlandOG8th52352
2012SwitzerlandWC11th71120
2014SwitzerlandOG9th40006
Junior totals125382
Senior totals25671312

Achievements and awards

  • 2002 — Topscorer in the Elite Junior League[citation needed]
  • 2003 — Topscorer in the Elite Junior League[citation needed]
  • 2014 — MVP Most Valuable Player, National League A[citation needed]

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from , or , or , or , or