Jozef Čierny (; born May 13, 1974 in

Zvolen Zvolen (; hu, Zólyom; german: Altsohl) is a town in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the West an ...

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, now

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) is a retired professional

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left winger.

Career

He was drafted by the

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in the second round, 35th overall, of the

1992 NHL Entry Draft The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was the 30th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Sergei Gonchar, who retire ...

. He appeared in just one game in the

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, appearing for the

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during the

1993–94 NHL season The 1993–94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 26 teams with the addition of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Florida Panthers. The New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in ...

. He went scoreless in the game, going -1 in a game against the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

. Čierny played three seasons in

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before playing for his hometown HKm Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga. In November 2008, he received a try-out at Graz 99ers but was unsuccessful on obtaining a contract and instead signed a contract in January 2009 with HYS The Hague in

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* * 1974 births AaB Ishockey players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Cape Breton Oilers players Detroit Vipers players EC Bad Tölz players Edmonton Oilers players Graz 99ers players HC '05 Banská Bystrica players HC 07 Detva players HK Spišská Nová Ves players HKM Zvolen players HYS The Hague players Living people Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Sportspeople from Zvolen Rochester Americans players Slovak ice hockey left wingers Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers Expatriate ice hockey players in the Netherlands Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Expatriate ice hockey players in Romania Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Romania {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub

Career

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