Overview

• Former NHL goaltender Roman Cechmanek has died at the age of 52, the Philadelphia Flyers announced.
• Cechmanek played 212 games over four seasons in the NHL with the Flyers and the Los Angeles Kings from 2000 to 2004.
• He was highly successful and made an instant impact to the club on the ice and in the locker room, according to Flyers president Keith Jones.
• Cechmanek went 110-64-28 and finished with 25 shutouts, a 2.08 goals against average and a .919 save percentage over his NHL career.
• Cechmanek represented the Czech Republic at the 1998 and 2002 Olympics, winning a gold medal in ’98.