Marián Cisár (born February 25, 1978) is a Slovak former professional

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player. He last played for the Hannover Scorpions of the

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. He previously played for the

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of the

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and Milwaukee Admirals of the

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Playing career

As a youth, Cisár played in the 1992

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with a team from

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. Cisár played junior hockey for the

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in the

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. He was drafted 37th overall by the Los Angeles Kings of the

in the

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, but was traded to the Nashville Predators for future considerations without ever having played for the Kings. He played in 73 regular season games for Nashville between 1999 and 2002, recording 30 points (13 goals and 17 assists). In 2004, he suffered a

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playing for the Hannover Scorpions in Germany which ended his season after just 14 games. He represented the Slovakia national team, and played in 15 games.

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* 1978 births Hannover Scorpions players HC Slovan Bratislava players Living people Los Angeles Kings draft picks Lukko players Milwaukee Admirals players Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players Nashville Predators players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Orli Znojmo players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Slovak ice hockey right wingers Spokane Chiefs players Ice hockey people from Bratislava Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub