Erik Černák

Erik Černák
Born (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997
Košice, Slovakia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Erie Otters (OHL)
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 2015
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2013–present

Erik Černák (born 28 May 1997) is a Slovak ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Erie Otters in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round, 43rd overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Černák started his youth career with HC Košice before playing one season in the junior youth hockey team within the HC Slovan Bratislava system before returning to HC Košice's youth team on 11 June 2013.[1] Černák made his senior professional debut with HC Košice in the 2013–14 season. He split the season between Košice and HK Orange 20, the Slovakian national junior under-20 team.

After his second year with Košice, in which he registered 5 goals and 13 points in 43 games from the blueline, Černák's promising potential was recognised as he was ranked just outside the top 10 European prospect skaters eligible for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[2] He and goaltender Matej Tomek were only Slovakian prospects to partake in the NHL draft combine in Buffalo, New York prior to the draft.[3] On July 14, 2015, Černák signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings.[4]

After attending the Kings 2016 training camp, Černák was re-assigned to AHL affilaite, the Ontario Reign, training camp. Despite an impressive showing at the AHL level, Černák was returned to junior to play a second season with the Otters in the 2016–17 season. On February 26, 2017, the Kings traded Černák's rights along with Peter Budaj and a 2017 7th-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning exchange for goaltender Ben Bishop and a 2017 5th-round pick.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 HC Košice Slovak 13 0 0 0 0 7 0002
2013–14 HK Orange 20 Slovak 20 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
2014–15 HC Košice Slovak 43 5 8 13 16 70116
2015–16 Erie Otters OHL 41 4 11 15 35 13 0 6 6 10
2016–17 Erie Otters OHL 50 3 18 21 53 22 1 8 9 10
Slovak totals 76 7 9 16 18 14 0 1 1 8
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2015 Canada

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Slovakia U17 10th 5 0 0 0 8
2013 Slovakia WJC18 9th 6 0 2 2 8
2014 Slovakia WJC18 8th 5 0 0 0 6
2014 Slovakia WJC 8th 5 0 0 0 4
2015 Slovakia WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 4
2016 Slovakia WJC 7th 4 0 0 0 2
2017 Slovakia WJC 8th 5 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 36 0 5 5 34

References

  1. ↑ "Kosice announce junior U20 roster" (in Slovak). HC Kosice. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  2. ↑ "NHL Central's final rankings". National Hockey League. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Colorado eyeing Cernak for 2015 draft". Eurolanche.com. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Kings sign defenseman Erik Cernak to three-year entry-level contract". Los Angeles Kings. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  5. ↑ Tampa Bay, Lightning (February 26, 2017). "Bolts acquire Budaj, Cernak, and picks from Kings". Tampa Bay Lightning.com. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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