# Peter Čerešňák

Peter Čerešňák (born January 26, 1993) is a Slovak ice hockey player currently playing for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

## Playing career

He played with HC Dukla Trenčín in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2009–10 Slovak Extraliga season. He was the New York Rangers 6th round draft pick (172nd overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | 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 |
| 2007–08 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 47 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| 2010–11 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | HK Orange 20 | SVK | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 61 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 56 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | HK Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 56 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 45 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 52 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 39 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 52 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 44 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 50 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | ELH | 48 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | ELH | 51 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| SVK totals | SVK totals | SVK totals | 88 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELH totals | ELH totals | ELH totals | 472 | 49 | 161 | 210 | 188 | 77 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 20 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 10th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Slovakia | WC | 14th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | Slovakia | OG | 11th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | Slovakia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Slovakia | OG | | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Slovakia | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Slovakia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 47 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 14 |