# Jozef Čierny

Jozef Čierny (Slovak pronunciation:; born May 13, 1974, in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger.

## Career

He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, 35th overall, of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He appeared in just one game in the National Hockey League, appearing for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1993–94 NHL season. He went scoreless in the game, going -1 in a game against the Ottawa Senators.
Čierny played three seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga 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 in obtaining a contract and instead signed a contract in January 2009 with HYS The Hague in Eredivisie.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991–92 | ZTK Zvolen | Czech2 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 54 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 73 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1994–95 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 73 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs | IHL | 43 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs | IHL | 68 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 106 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| 1997–98 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 45 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 1998–99 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 47 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 |
| 1999–00 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 55 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 35 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000–01 | HKM Zvolen B | Slovak2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 2002–03 | HKM Zvolen B | IEL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | HKM Zvolen B | Slovak2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 54 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| 2004–05 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | AaB Ishockey | Denmark | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 2005–06 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 43 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | HC Banska Bystrica | Slovak2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 50 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007–08 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 54 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | HK Detva | Slovak2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | HYS The Hague | Netherlands | 16 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Tölzer Löwen | Germany3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | HK Spisska Nova Ves | Slovak2 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011–12 | SCM Brasov | Erste Liga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | HK Michalovce | Slovak2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 200 | 85 | 78 | 163 | 182 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |