Zdeno Cíger
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Zdeno Cíger (Born October 19, 1969 in Martin, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak professional hockey player who played for the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Zdeno Cíger was drafted 54th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils as their 3rd choice. Cíger played in 352 NHL games, amassing 94 goals and 134 assists. His best year came up in 1995-1996 season when he scored 31 goals and added 39 assists. He is currently captain for HC Slovan Bratislava in Slovak League, and is very popular among fans. Zdeno has ended his professional career a few times, but always returned due to love for the game and fans.
[edit] Achievements
- Bronze medal with Slovakia in 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships.
- Bronze medal with Czechoslovakia in 1989 and 1990 Ice Hockey World Championships.
- Team Slovakia - 106 games played / 34 goals
- Team Czechoslovakia - 43 games played / 13 goals
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PP | SH | GW | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 45 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1991-92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1992-93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 37 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 84 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 8 | -11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 41 | -15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 7 years | Totals | NHL | 352 | 94 | 134 | 228 | 101 | -54 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
