Róbert Döme (born January 29, 1979) is a Slovak former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and the

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Playing career

Döme played in the 1992 and 1993

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s with a youth ice hockey team from

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. After playing three seasons in the International Hockey League, Döme was drafted 17th overall in the

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by the

. He appeared in 30 games with the Penguins in the 1997–98 season, and 22 more in the 1999–2000 season. He made his most recent NHL appearance in the 2002–03 season, playing in one game with the

. Döme has played in Europe since 2003, playing two seasons with

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of the

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and the 2005–06 season with the

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of Germany's

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. In July 2006 he signed a two-year contract with

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of the

where he became a Swedish champion in the season of 2006/2007. Received an award as the “Modo player with the largest heart for the spectators” during the celebrations at the town square the day after he brought the gold to Modo and

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. Döme played as a captain for

HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava ( sk, Hokejový klub Slovan Bratislava) is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, i ...

in the Slovnaft Extraliga from the season 2007–08. Slovan Bratislava went on to win Slovnaft Extraliga that year. Döme played six games with HC Dukla Senica of

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, a second-tier league below Slovnaft Extraliga, during the 2009–10 season. He scored one goal and five points in six games played. Döme retired in 2010 and as now works as a scout.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and accomplishments

*1995–96:

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Champion (as a member of the

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) *2006–07:

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Champion (as a member of

) *2007–08: Slovnaft Extraliga Champion (as a member of

)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dome, Robert 1979 births Calgary Flames players Rytíři Kladno players HC Oceláři Třinec players HC Slovan Bratislava players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Las Vegas Thunder players Living people Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players Lowell Lock Monsters players Modo Hockey players National Hockey League first-round draft picks Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players Saint John Flames players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Slovak ice hockey right wingers Södertälje SK players Syracuse Crunch players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Sportspeople from Senica Ice hockey people from the Trnava Region Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden