Peter Sivák (born 21 March 1982) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward who played for the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL. He previously played with HC Zlín in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.[1] He now coaches for the Vacaville Jets in Vacaville, California.
| Peter Sivák | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Sivák with the Alaska Aces in 2016 | |||
| Born |
21 March 1982 Cheb, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Tulsa Oilers HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš HK Dukla Trenčín HK Dubnica MsHK Žilina HKm Zvolen HC Zlín Worcester Sharks Abbotsford Heat Bridgeport Sound Tigers San Diego Gulls | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Playing career
editSivák became the scorer of one of the fastest goals in hockey history. When playing for MsHK Žilina in the 2011–12 season of the 39th round of top slovak league against HK Poprad, he opened the scoring in the fifth second. The re-measurement of that time upon review through the video recording, showed that he scored in 3:23 seconds. The longer time he received in the game was apparently the human factor by stopping the clock later by timekeeper. The similar fast goal he scored in the same season in the playoffs in the quarterfinals against Slovan Bratislava where, in 4th game and in 2nd period, he scored the goal in the fifth second.[2][3]
On 18 September 2013, he was signed as a free agent by the Alaska Aces of the ECHL.[4] In the 2013–14 season, Sivak enjoyed a career best season in leading the Aces with 83 points in 67 games. He was selected to the ECHL's First All-Star Team and was recognized as the ECHL performer of the year in helping the Aces claim the Kelly Cup.
On 22 August 2014, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL announced that they had signed Sivák as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year contract.[5] In the 2014–15 season, Sivák was initially reassigned to the Stockton Thunder before he was recalled to feature in just 6 games with the Sound Tigers.[6] He was later reassigned to the Orlando Solar Bears before his AHL rights were traded by the Sound Tigers to the Bears AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies on 20 February 2015.[7] He remained with the Solar Bears to conclude the season with 20 points in 25 games.
On 15 July 2015, Sivák was signed as a free agent to remain in the ECHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Fort Wayne Komets.[8] He opened the 2015-16 season, scoring 2 goals and 8 points in 10 games with the Komets before he was sidelined by injury. Upon his return to health, Sivák was traded by the Komets in a return to the Alaska Aces in exchange for Joe Perry on 3 December 2015.[9]
With the Alaska Aces ceasing operations following the 2016–17 season, Sivak signed as a free agent to continue in the ECHL with the Utah Grizzlies on August 8, 2017.[10]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | Slovak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | Slovak | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 33 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 53 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 35 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Dubnica | Slovak | 28 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | ŠHK 37 Piešťany | Slovak.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 54 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 50 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 142 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | ||
| 2006–07 | HK 95 Považská Bystrica | Slovak.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | MsHK Žilina | Slovak | 52 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | MsHK Žilina | Slovak | 46 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HKm Zvolen | Slovak | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Zlín | Czech | 52 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Zlín | Czech | 45 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | MsHK Žilina | Slovak | 55 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 64 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 67 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 29 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 25 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 51 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 53 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 58 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECHL First All-Star Team | 2013–14 | [11] |
| ECHL Performer of the Year | 2013–14 | |
| ECHL Sportsmanship Award | 2013–14 | |
| Kelly Cup (Alaska Aces) | 2013–14 |
References
edit- ^ "HC Zlin team statistics 2010-11". eliteprospects.com. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Sivak scores recording breaking goal". YouTube. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Slovan Bratislava take on MsHK Žilina". YouTube. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Aces land free agent Sivak". Alaska Aces. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Sound Tigers Announce Six Two-Way Deals". Official Website of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Peter Sivak assigned to Orlando". Orlando Solar Bears. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Toronto Marlies (20 February 2015). "Marlies acquire Peter Sivak". Twitter. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Komets add seven to pre-season roster". Fort Wayne Komets. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Fort Wayne swap forwards with Alaska". News-Sentinel. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Grizzlies sign offensive weapon Sivak". Utah Grizzlies. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "All-ECHL First Team announced". ECHL. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database