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). Čiernik played a total of 89 games in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals.

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).

On July 22, 2011, Čiernik signed a one-year contract (with an optional one-year extension) with the Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan.

The following season, Čiernik returned to the DEL signing a contract with his third German club, the Hannover Scorpions on July 9, 2012. 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.

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