Erik Černák

Erik Černák
Born (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997
Košice, SVK
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Los Angeles Kings
Erie Otters (OHL)
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 Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Kings in the 2nd round, 43rd overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Černák played junior youth hockey within the HC Slovan Bratislava system before transferring 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 14 July 2015, Černák signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings.[4]

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
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
Junior totals 31 0 4 4 32

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.