Roman Červenka (born 10 December 1985) is a Czech professional

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player currently playing for the

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of the

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(NL). He formerly played with

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of the

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Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...

and Lev Praha both of the

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(KHL). He was the leading goal scorer in the KHL in

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and was named to the All-Star team in 2011–12 before moving to North America after signing a contract with the

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(NHL)'s

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. He played 39 games in the NHL during the 2012–13 season before returning to Europe. Internationally, Červenka has played with the Czech Republic national team on several occasions, winning a bronze medal at the

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and gold and bronze at the

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and

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s, respectively. Additionally, he represented his country as a member of the Czech team at the

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Playing career

Červenka began playing with

's junior teams, playing for the under-18 team in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and the under-20 team in 2002–03 and 2003–04. During the 2003–04 season, he also made his

debut, playing 15 games with the top-level team. After playing for various junior-level and 1 Liga teams during the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons, Červenka rejoined Slavia Praha in 2006–07. In 2008–09, he scored 59 points (28 goals and 31 assists) in 51 games. Červenka has represented the Czech Republic with the

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on multiple occasions. He earned a bronze medal at the 2005 World Junior Championships. He also played at the

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and was selected to play for the

. At the time of the Olympic team selection, Červenka led the Extraliga with 55 points in 35 games. Roman Cervenka 2011

On 25 May 2010, Červenka signed a two-year contract with Russian club

of the

(KHL). He earned a place on the left wing of the first line alongside his countryman

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and established himself as a prolific KHL scoring forward. In his first season in the league, Červenka was selected to play in the

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, collecting more fan votes than any other skater in the league. Having scored 31 times in the 2010–11 season, Červenka earned the Top Goalscorer award from the KHL. On 2 May 2012, Červenka signed a one-year contract with a base salary of $975,000 and a maximum of $3.775 million with the

of the

(NHL). His debut with the team was delayed by the

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, during which he returned to play for Slavia Praha. He appeared in 9 games for the team, scoring 13 points. He left the team due to injury, then returned to action with Lev Praha of the KHL, but suffered another injury after only five games. He was further sidelined by a

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issue that left him out of the Flames' lineup to start the

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. Červenka missed the first three games of the season before making his NHL debut on 26 January 2013 in a 4–3 victory over the

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. He scored his first NHL point (an assist) in the following game, against the

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. Červenka's year with the Flames was disappointing largely due to missing training camp, subpar conditioning, struggling with the English language and coaches finding his defensive zone play to be a liability. On 16 May 2013, Červenka returned to the KHL after signing a three-year contract with

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. He left after two years and then spent the 2015–16 season with

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of the Czech Extraliga; he scored 23 goals and provided 38 assists in 49 games during the regular season, ranking first in league scoring. In March 2016, he signed with

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of the Swiss

(NL). After two seasons in Fribourg, on 23 May 2018, Červenka joined

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on a one-year contract. On 20 June 2019, Červenka signed a one-year contract with his third Swiss club,

, to remain in the NL.

Personal life

Červenka is

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, after Jaromír Jágr took him to churches in

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where he would be baptized. His younger brother Marek (born 1992) is a professional football player.Roman je můj vzor, říká fotbalista Červenka o bratrovi hokejistovi
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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cervenka, Roman 1985 births Living people Avangard Omsk players Calgary Flames players Czech ice hockey centres HC Fribourg-Gottéron players BK Havlíčkův Brod players HC Kometa Brno players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics HC Lev Praha players Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic Piráti Chomutov players SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players HC Slavia Praha players HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi players Ice hockey people from Prague SKA Saint Petersburg players Stadion Hradec Králové players Undrafted National Hockey League players ZSC Lions players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia