Jozef Čierny

Jozef Čierny (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjɔzef ˈtʂɪerni]; born May 13, 1974, in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger.

Jozef Čierny
Born	(1974-05-13) May 13, 1974 Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft	35th overall, 1992 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1992–2012

Career

He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, 35th overall, of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He appeared in just one game in the National Hockey League, appearing for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1993–94 NHL season. He went scoreless in the game, going -1 in a game against the Ottawa Senators.

Čierny played three seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga before playing for his hometown HKm Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga. In November 2008, he received a try-out at Graz 99ers but was unsuccessful in obtaining a contract and instead signed a contract in January 2009 with HYS The Hague in Eredivisie.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	ZTK Zvolen	Czech2		26	10	3	13	8		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Rochester Americans	AHL		54	27	27	54	36		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		73	30	27	57	88		4	1	1	2	4
1994–95	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		73	28	24	52	58		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Detroit Vipers	IHL		20	2	5	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Los Angeles Ice Dogs	IHL		43	23	16	39	36		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Los Angeles Ice Dogs	IHL		68	27	27	54	106		16	8	5	13	7
1997–98	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	DEL		45	19	22	41	36		1	1	0	1	25
1998–99	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	DEL		47	22	21	43	65		13	3	2	5	37
1999–00	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	DEL		55	15	11	26	62		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		35	11	5	16	42		8	1	1	2	6
2000–01	HKM Zvolen B	Slovak2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		23	7	7	14	14		8	2	2	4	20
2002–03	HKM Zvolen B	IEL		4	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HKM Zvolen B	Slovak2		7	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		54	18	11	29	38		17	0	3	3	33
2004–05	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		21	3	3	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	AaB Ishockey	Denmark		16	2	4	6	4		15	3	4	7	24
2005–06	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		43	8	12	20	34		4	2	0	2	2
2005–06	HC Banska Bystrica	Slovak2		2	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		50	9	7	16	18		10	3	2	5	6
2007–08	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		54	16	27	43	40		6	1	4	5	2
2008–09	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		17	0	4	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HK Detva	Slovak2		2	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Graz 99ers	EBEL		10	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HYS The Hague	Netherlands		16	9	19	28	29		10	3	8	11	2
2009–10	Tölzer Löwen	Germany3		11	4	15	19	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Slovak2		31	15	12	27	30		5	1	2	3	6
2011–12	SCM Brasov	Erste Liga		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HK Michalovce	Slovak2		4	1	0	1	0		5	0	0	0	2
AHL totals				200	85	78	163	182		4	1	1	2	4

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

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