Jiří Bicek is a Slovak

Slovaks

The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 forward who currently plays for EHC Biel

EHC Biel

The EHC Biel or HC Bienne is a professional ice hockey Club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League A....

 in the National League A.

Playing career

Bicek was drafted 131st overall by the New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

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 in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft

1997 NHL Entry Draft

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. He then proceeded to play 7 pro seasons in North America, mostly playing for the Albany River Rats

Albany River Rats

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 of the AHL

American Hockey League

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. In 423 games in Albany, Bicek scored 75 goals and 167 assists for 242 points. In those last four seasons, he was called up to the Devils

New Jersey Devils

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 sporadically. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bicek returned to Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 to play for HC Košice

HC Košice

Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88...

. He played 54 games there and scored 18 goals and 41 points. In 62 career NHL

National Hockey League

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 games, Bicek has scored 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points. He won a Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

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 in 2003 with the Devils.

The season 2006–2007 he played for Swedish team Brynäs IF

Brynäs IF

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 and Finnish Kalpa

Kalpa

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 before moved 2008 to Jyp

JYP

JYP is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Jyväskylä, Finland, at the Synergia-areena.-Team history:JYP was founded in 1977 under the name JyP HT, having been until then the ice hockey section of the sports club Jyväskylän Palloilijat. The current full name of the club is JYP Jyväskylä...

 in the SM-Liiga

SM-liiga

The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...

, he joined to end of the year 2008 to EHC Biel

EHC Biel

The EHC Biel or HC Bienne is a professional ice hockey Club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League A....

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