Ivan Čiernik
Ivan Čiernik (born October 30, 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He last played for Eispiraten Crimmitschau of DEL2. He also previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Ivan Čiernik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 30, 1977 Levice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals EHC Wolfsburg Kölner Haie HC Sibir Novosibirsk Malmö Redhawks Hannover Scorpions Augsburger Panther | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL Draft |
216th overall, 1996 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2018 | ||
Playing career
Čiernik was drafted as 216th overall in 1996 by the Ottawa Senators. He has played for the Washington Capitals and played a total of 89 regular season NHL games, scoring 12 goals and 14 assists. He has also played for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and for Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1]
On July 22, 2011, Čiernik signed a one-year contract (with an optional one-year extension) with the Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[2]
The following season, Čiernik returned to the DEL signing a contract with his third German club, the Hannover Scorpions on July 9, 2012.[3] After one season, with the Scorpions ceasing participation in the DEL, Čiernik left to sign a one-year contract with Augsburger Panther on July 5, 2013.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Nitra | Slovak U20 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HK Nitra | Slovak | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Nitra | Slovak U20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HK Nitra | Slovak | 35 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Nitra | Slovak U20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HK Nitra | Slovak | 41 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 53 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 32 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 66 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 66 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 26 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 47 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 54 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 50 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 91 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 51 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 86 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 47 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 56 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 104 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 50 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 55 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2011–12 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 41 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 52 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 50 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 89 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
References
- "Ivan Ciernik commits to Kolner". Kölner Haie. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- "Nytt NHL-meriterat nyförvärv till Malmö". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- "Scorpions have new look" (in German). Hannover Scorpions. 2012-07-09. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- "Ivan Ciernik is a Panther" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database