) for San Jose, and appeared in a total of 41 games for the Sharks, logging nine points (one goal, eight assists). He scored his first career NHL goal Dec. 10 vs New Jersey (
) and became the ninth set of teammates with Lukas Radil in NHL history to score their first career goal and have it stand as the game-winning goal in consecutive games. Simek was also one of just three Sharks defensemen to be a plus-player in each of their first two career NHL games. He was named as the 2018-19 SAP Sharks Rookie of the Year. The six-foot, 200-pound native of Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic was signed by San Jose as a free agent on May 23, 2017. For the Sharks current roster, click here .
