Roman Hamrlik (April 12, 1974 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia) is a professionalice hockey player who plays for the National Hockey League's New York Islanders. He was drafted First Overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Calgary Flames on August 12, 2005. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... ZlÃn (named Gottwaldov during 1948–90) is a city in ZlÃnský kraj (region), in southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Drevnice River, at 49. ... A professional works to receive payment for an activity (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... The New York Islanders are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Uniondale, New York. ... The Tampa Bay Lightning are a National Hockey League team based in Tampa, Florida. ... The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20th at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. ...
Hamrlik definitely has the tools to be amongst the NHL's top 10 blueliners.
One of those rare defencemen with the ability to control a game, Hamrlik is mobile, sees the ice well and can spend a lot of time on the ice.
The Oilers acquired Hamrlik from the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 30, 1997 in exchange for defenceman Bryan Marchment and forwards Steve Kelly and Jason Bonsignore.
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