Šimon Nemec
| Šimon Nemec | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Nemec with the Utica Comets in November 2023 | |||
| Born |
15 February 2004 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils HK Nitra | ||
| National team | Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
2nd overall, 2022 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Šimon Nemec (born 15 February 2004) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted second overall by the Devils in the 2022 NHL entry draft, the second of back-to-back Slovak selections and the two highest-drafted Slovaks of all time.
Competing internationally as part of Slovak national team, Nemec won a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics, which was the first Olympic medal for Slovakia in ice hockey. He is identified as part of a rising new generation of Slovak ice hockey players.