Dominik Uher Explained

Team:Fischtown Pinguins
League:DEL
Former Teams:Pittsburgh Penguins
HC Sparta Praha
Position:Centre
Birth Date:1992 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:203
Shoots:Left
Draft:144th overall
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2012

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.

Playing career

Uher played three seasons with the Spokane Chiefs from 2009 to 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
SeasonTeamLeaguePIMGP G A Pts PIM
2005–06Frýdek-Místek U18Czech U18-214 0 0 0 2
2006–07Frýdek-Místek U18Czech U18-227 7 14 21 22
2006–07Oceláři Třinec U18Czech U186 1 1 2 23 1 0 1 0
2007–08Frýdek-Místek U18Czech U18-26 3 6 9 10
2007–08Oceláři Třinec U18Czech U1844 5 11 16 445 1 0 1 4
2008–09Frýdek-Místek U18Czech U18-24 1 2 3 0
2008–09Oceláři Třinec U18Czech U1838 19 27 46 469 5 6 11 6
2008–09Oceláři Třinec U20Czech U202 0 1 1 2
2009–10Spokane ChiefsWHL53 4 12 16 456 0 0 0 2
2010–11Spokane ChiefsWHL65 21 39 60 6017 2 9 11 18
2011–12Spokane ChiefsWHL63 33 35 68 6013 5 4 9 6
2012–13Wheeling NailersECHL3 0 1 1 0
2012–13Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL53 4 3 7 618 0 3 3 4
2013–14Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL68 7 16 23 6612 1 0 1 4
2014–15Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL72 13 13 26 608 2 2 4 0
2014–15Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2 0 0 0 0
2015–16Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL43 5 8 13 29
2016–17Sparta PrahaELH50 7 15 22 244 1 0 1 2
2017–18Sparta PrahaELH48 3 3 6 642 0 0 0 14
2018–19Fischtown PinguinsDEL22 1 2 3 203 0 2 2 2
2019–20Fischtown PinguinsDEL52 9 7 16 12
2020–21Fischtown PinguinsDEL38 8 20 28 143 2 0 2 0
2021–22Fischtown PinguinsDEL54 10 19 29 515 1 0 1 0
2022–23Fischtown PinguinsDEL50 10 10 20 88 0 1 1 6
2023–24Fischtown PinguinsDEL45 3 12 15 1814 2 1 3 2
NHL totals2 0 0 0 0

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2010Czech RepublicWJC186 1 1 2 0
2012Czech RepublicWJC6 1 2 3 4
Junior totals12 2 3 5 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Czech down Slovaks for fifth place finish . . 2 February 2012 . 2 February 2012.
  2. Web site: Penguins sign forward Dominik Uher . . 1 June 2012 . 1 June 2012.
  3. Web site: Forward Dominik Uher comes to Praha . . 2016-06-01 . 2016-06-01 . Czech.