# Josef Beránek

Josef Beránek (Czech pronunciation:; born 25 October 1969) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 78th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. He has extensive professional playing experience, in the Czech Republic, the AHL, and the NHL. At the NHL level, he has played for the Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He ended his playing career with HC Slavia Praha in the Czech Republic. In 1998, Beránek was part of the Czech Republic's gold-medal winning Olympic ice hockey team.
His father Josef Beránek Sr. [cs] (1942–2024) was an ice hockey forward (Litvínov) and coach (Litvínov, Karlovy Vary, Slavia Prague).

## 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 |
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSSR Jr | 40 | 38 | 42 | 80 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSSR | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSSR | 23 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 1989–90 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | CSSR | 49 | 19 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | CHZ Litvínov | CSSR | 50 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 58 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 40 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Dadák Vsetín | CZE | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 37 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 1995–96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 61 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Petra Vsetín | CZE | 38 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997–98 | Petra Vsetín | CZE | 45 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| 1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 66 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 58 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 36 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2002–03 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 46 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 2003–04 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 51 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 93 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 |
| 2004–05 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 37 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 50 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 101 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 2006–07 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 52 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007–08 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 50 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008–09 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 50 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| 2009–10 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CSSR totals | CSSR totals | CSSR totals | 136 | 67 | 62 | 129 | — | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — |
| CZE totals | CZE totals | CZE totals | 510 | 166 | 271 | 437 | 680 | 116 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 140 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 531 | 118 | 144 | 262 | 398 | 57 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1993 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | Czech Republic | WCH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | OG | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 52 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 56 |

## Transactions

* January 16, 1993 – Edmonton trades Beranek and Greg Hawgood to Philadelphia in exchange for Brian Benning
* February 15, 1995 – Philadelphia trades Beranek to Vancouver in exchange for Shawn Antoski
* March 18, 1997 – Vancouver trades Beranek to Pittsburgh in exchange for future considerations.
* June 16, 1998 – Pittsburgh trades Beranek to Edmonton in exchange for Tony Hrkac and Bobby Dollas
* March 14, 2000 – Edmonton trades Beranek to Pittsburgh in exchange for German Titov