Kord Cernich

Kord Cernich is an American retired ice hockey Defenseman and coach who was a two-time All-American for Lake Superior State and helped the Lakers win their first National Championship in 1988.
==Career==
Cernich played junior hockey for the Dubuque Fighting Saints after graduating from Service High School. He helped the team win the 1985 Clark Cup and followed that up with a spectacular final season in 1986 where he was named as the league's best defenseman. After accepting a scholarship to Lake Superior State University, he quickly became a major contributor for the Lakers, collecting 22 points as a freshman. During his second year, Cernich led the Lakers' defense in scoring and helped the team win their first NCAA Championship. Cernich scored twice in the title match, pushing the Lakers past St. Lawrence 4–3 in overtime.
Lake Superior continued to be a top program while Cernich was there, making two additional NCAA tournament appearances. He was named an All-American both as a junior and senior, leading the Lakers' defense in scoring in 1989 and serving as alternate captain in 1990. After graduating with a bachelor's in marketing, Cernich embarked on a long career in professional hockey. He spent the following season at the top level of the minor leagues. It was the closest he would come to the NHL as he found himself sinking down the minor league ladder over the next few years. He briefly experimented with playing in Europe in 1993 but returned before the season had ended and finished out the year in the ECHL.
In 1994 he returned to Alaska and began playing for the Anchorage Aces. He remained with the team for the next seven years, becoming a fixture on the blueline and playing over 300 games for the Aces. He retired following the 2001 season.
Cernich remained in Anchorage following the end of his playing days and worked as a general foreman for Arctic Electric for a dozen years. He left in 2013 to devote his full attention to being the owner/COO of Arctic Branding And Apparel, a clothing and equipment manufacturer that he co-founded with his wife Angela. He briefly returned to hockey in 2018, working as an assistant coach for the Alaska All Stars U14 team.
==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
1981–82 	Service High School 	AK-HS 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Service High School 	AK-HS 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Dubuque Fighting Saints 	USHL 	 	27 	8 	7 	15 	59 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Dubuque Fighting Saints 	USHL 	 	48 	7 	24 	31 	— 	 	12 	1 	11 	12 	—
1985–86 	Dubuque Fighting Saints 	USHL 	 	48 	20 	46 	66 	66 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 	 	39 	4 	18 	22 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 	 	46 	16 	23 	39 	78 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 	 	46 	7 	31 	38 	74 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 	 	46 	11 	25 	36 	59 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 	 	52 	5 	10 	15 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 	 	5 	1 	3 	4 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	64 	5 	18 	23 	53 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0
1992–93 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Capital District Islanders	AHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	17 	1 	5 	6 	4 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1992–93 	Flint Bulldogs 	CoHL 	 	31 	5 	12 	17 	18 	 	6 	3 	3 	6 	4
1993–94 	Nottingham Panthers 	BHL 	 	23 	4 	9 	13 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Dayton Bombers 	ECHL 	 	21 	4 	13 	17 	14 	 	3 	1 	2 	3 	4
1994–95 	Anchorage Aces 	PHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Anchorage Aces 	WCHL 	 	57 	4 	24 	28 	57 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Anchorage Aces 	WCHL 	 	54 	7 	12 	19 	24 	 	9 	1 	2 	3 	2
1997–98 	Anchorage Aces 	WCHL 	 	64 	4 	19 	23 	64 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	12
1998–99 	Anchorage Aces 	WCHL 	 	71 	7 	47 	54 	42 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	Anchorage Aces 	WCHL 	 	71 	3 	28 	31 	62 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2000–01 	Anchorage Aces 	WCHL 	 	11 	1 	5 	6 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
USHL totals	USHL totals 	USHL totals	 	123 	35 	77 	112 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals	 	177 	38 	97 	135 	243 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	67 	6 	13 	19 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	84 	6 	23 	29 	61 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	2
WCHL totals	WCHL totals 	WCHL totals	 	328 	26 	135 	161 	281 	 	22 	1 	4 	5 	14
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-CCHA Second Team 	1987–88	
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 	1988 	
All-CCHA First Team 	1988–89	
AHCA West First-Team All-American 	1988–89	
All-CCHA First Team 	1989–90	
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1989–90	
CCHA All-Tournament Team 	1990 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Dubuque Fighting Saints players
Category:Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey players
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Binghamton Rangers players
Category:San Diego Gulls (IHL) players
Category:Flint Bulldogs players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Capital District Islanders players
Category:Nottingham Panthers players
Category:Fort Wayne Komets players
Category:Dayton Bombers players
Category:Anchorage Aces players
Category:NCAA men's ice hockey national champions