Miroslav Šimonovič

Miroslav Šimonovič
Date of birth	August 10, 1974
place of birth	Poprad , Czechoslovakia
size	182 cm
Weight	83 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
until 1995	ŠKP PS Poprad
1995-1996	HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves
1996-1999	HC Košice
1999-2002	ŠKP PS Poprad
2002-2003	HC Košice
2003-2005	MsHK Žilina
2005-2007	HKm Zvolen
2007-2010	HK Poprad
since 2010	HC 05 Banská Bystrica

Miroslav Šimonovič (born August 10, 1974 in Poprad , Czechoslovakia ) is a Slovak ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with HC 05 Banská Bystrica in the Slovakian Extraliga since 2010 .

Career

Miroslav Šimonovič began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth of ŠKP PS Poprad , for whose professional team he made his debut in the Slovakian extra league in the 1994/95 season . In the following season, the goalkeeper played mainly for the HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves in the 1st division , with which he was second division champion. He then moved to HC Košice , with whom he became Slovak champion for the first time in the 1998/99 season . Following this success, the national player returned to Poprad, where he spent another three years in the extra league. In the 2001/02 season he was also in four games for HC Plzeň in the Czech extra league between the posts.

For the 2002/03 season, Šimonovič signed again with HC Košice. He then stood for two seasons each for their league rivals MsHK Žilina and HKm Zvolen on the ice. From 2007 to 2010, the 2002 world champion played again for HK Poprad. He has been between the posts at HC 05 Banská Bystrica since the 2010/11 season .

International

For Slovakia , Šimonovič took part in the 1999 and 2002 World Championships . In addition, he was in the squad at the Olympic Winter Games in Japanese Nagano . There he stayed behind goalkeeper Igor Murín without use.

Achievements and Awards

1996 Champion of the 1st league with HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves 1997 IIHF Continental Cup win with the TJ VSŽ Košice 1997 Best goalkeeper of the IIHF Continental Cup 1998 Extraliga All-Star Team

1998 Best goalkeeper of the IIHF Continental Cup 1999 Slovak champion with HC Košice 2002 Extraliga All-Star-Team 2002 gold medal at the world championship

Web links

• Miroslav Šimonovič at hockeydb.com (English)
• Miroslav Šimonovič at eurohockey.com
• Miroslav Šimonovič at eliteprospects.com (English)