Jozef Čierny (; born May 13, 1974, in Zvolen,

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

, 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. 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 Minnesota North Stars relocated to become the ...

. He went scoreless in the game, going -1 in a game against the Ottawa Senators. Čierny played three seasons in

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's Deutsche Eishockey Liga before playing for his hometown

HKm Zvolen Hokejový Klub HKM a.s. Zvolen is a professional Slovakia, Slovak ice hockey club based in Zvolen. The club has won the Slovak league championship three times (2001, 2013, 2021) and the IIHF Continental Cup in 2005. The team is nicknamed ''Rytieri ...

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

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

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

Career

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