Dominik Uher
Dominik Uher (born 31 December 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Uher was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 5th round (144th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He played two games for the Penguins in 2014–15, and spent several other years with the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
| Dominik Uher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Uher with the Fischtown Pinguins in 2022 | |||
| Born | 31 December 1992 Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams | Fischtown Pinguins Pittsburgh Penguins HC Sparta Praha | ||
| NHL Draft | 144th overall, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
Uher played three seasons with the Spokane Chiefs from 2009–2012. He helped lead the Czech Republic to a fifth-place finish at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[1] Prior to the 2012–13 season, Uher signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Penguins to begin his professional career.[2]
On 1 June 2016, Uher left the Penguins organization as an impending restricted free agent in returning to the Czech Republic to sign a contract with HC Sparta Praha of the ELH.[3]
Personal
His father is the Czech mountain climber, Libor Uher.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Frýdek-Místek U18 | Czech U18-2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Frýdek-Místek U18 | Czech U18-2 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Oceláři Třinec U18 | Czech U18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Frýdek-Místek U18 | Czech U18-2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Oceláři Třinec U18 | Czech U18 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Frýdek-Místek U18 | Czech U18-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Oceláři Třinec U18 | Czech U18 | 38 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Oceláři Třinec U20 | Czech U20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 53 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 65 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2011–12 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 63 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 53 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 68 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 72 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Sparta Praha | ELH | 50 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sparta Praha | ELH | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Fischtown Pinguins | DEL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Fischtown Pinguins | DEL | 52 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Fischtown Pinguins | DEL | 38 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Fischtown Pinguins | DEL | 54 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
References
- ^ "Czech down Slovaks for fifth place finish". Edmonton Journal. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Penguins sign forward Dominik Uher". Pittsburgh Penguins. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Forward Dominik Uher comes to Praha" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database