SINCE 12-14-96 UPDATED 8/4/98

POSITION - RIGHT WING SHOOTS - LEFT HEIGHT - 5'11" WEIGHT - 214 BIRTH DATE - 1/29/79 BIRTHPLACE - SENICIA RESIDES - DRAFTED - 1997 CHOICE - 17 NUMBER - 15 STATUS - ON THE ROSTER (AS OF 8/4/98) COMPENSATION - $850,000.00 (as of 3/26/98) CAREER NOTES: Drafted 17th overall by Pittsburgh in the 1997 entry draft...took an unusual route to the NHL, playing in the International Hockey League rather than in Major Junior competetion in Canada or in his home Czechoslovakia...tallied five goals and seven points in 30 games with the Penguins this past season, his rookie campaign. PLAYING STYLE: Dome's plays a mixed game of hockey:he is tough, yet maintains a finesse game...his scoring touch may lead to a thirty goal season once he becomes established in the league...did not mature from being transferred back and forth between Pittsburgh and Syracuse of the American Hockey League...needs a constant shift in one of the two leagues to improve his skills. Copyright PPHQ ©1996,1997,1998