Šimon Nemec

Šimon Nemec, Slovak ice hockey player

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Born: February 15, 2004
Age in 2026: 22
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 2004

About Šimon Nemec

Šimon Nemec 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. Following the 2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season, Nemec was seen as one of the top defensive prospects heading into the 2022 NHL entry draft and debated alongside Czech David Jiříček as the defenceman to be taken first. Going into his draft year, Nemec improved his game and recorded one goal and 25 assists for 26 points in 39 games for HK Nitra in the 2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season. Nemec made the move to North America for the 2022–23 season, spending the entirety of the campaign with the Devils' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets, and recording 12 goals and 22 assists in 65 games.

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Šimon Nemec timeline

2021Following the 2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season, Nemec was seen as one of the top defensive prospects heading into the 2022 NHL entry draft and debated alongside Czech David Jiříček as the defenceman to be taken first.
2021Going into his draft year, Nemec improved his game and recorded one goal and 25 assists for 26 points in 39 games for HK Nitra in the 2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season.
2022Competing 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.
2022Nemec made the move to North America for the 2022–23 season, spending the entirety of the campaign with the Devils' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets, and recording 12 goals and 22 assists in 65 games.

The world when Šimon Nemec was born

Šimon Nemec was born in 2004. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2004

#1 song"Yeah!" – Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris
Top movieMillion Dollar Baby
Top TV showAmerican Idol
Best-selling bookThe Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBoston Red Sox end the Curse of the Bambino with a World Series title
Top headlineIndian Ocean tsunami devastates Southeast Asia
Technology milestoneFacebook founded
Defining fadFacebook
Notable inventionFacebook (launched at Harvard)
World population6.39 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
Sports championBoston Red Sox (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population292.8M

2004 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Šimon Nemec's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	2004	2026
Gas	$1.88	$3.45/gal
Average home	$185,200	$435,000
Average income	$54,061	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$6.21	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.37	$0.73
Population	292.8M	341 million

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