 mariusz krzysztof czerkawski (pronounced ; born april 13, 1972) is a retired polish ice hockey player. he played for the boston bruins, edmonton oilers, new york islanders, montreal canadiens and toronto maple leafs in the national hockey league (nhl). in addition to playing in the nhl, czerkawski played for several different european-based teams. a consistent scorer, czerkawski was the first person born and trained in poland to play in the nhl. ==playing career== after a good season with the gks tychy in 1990â91, the boston bruins drafted him in the 1991 nhl entry draft in the 5th round, 105th overall. czerkawski joined that year the djurgÃ¥rdens if of the elitserien. if his first season numbers were unimpressive, reflecting his rookie status, he posted good results in his second season in stockholm, with 34 points in 39 games. czerkawski made his nhl debut in 1993â94 with the bruins, playing in 4 games, a long enough stint to collect two goals and an assist and introduce himself as a promising youngster. the next season, he played 47 games with boston, collecting 12 goals and 14 assists in the shortened season. in 1996, czerkawski was traded to the edmonton oilers. he played about a season and a half there before another trade sent him to the new york islanders, where czerkawski would have his best years, including two 30-goal plus seasons. after being traded to the montreal canadiens in 2002, however, he found himself waived to the hamilton bulldogs of the american hockey league. his contract was bought out and he signed a one year deal with the islanders in 2003, netting another 25-goal season. czerkawski made his only nhl all star game appearance in 2000. next season, he joined the toronto maple leafs. there again, he had a disappointing season, being benched for the most part of the first half of the season. a light resurrection occurred in december when he was paired with mats sundin, but overall, he only gathered 5 points in the 19 games he played in. the bruins claimed him off waivers on march 8; how
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