Peter Cehlárik (born on 2 August 1995) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward for Leksands IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Peter Cehlárik
Born (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28)
Žilina, Slovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
Leksands IF
Luleå HF
Boston Bruins
Avangard Omsk
EV Zug
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 90th overall, 2013
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career edit

Cehlárik played four junior seasons in his native Slovakia before continuing his development in Sweden. He made his Elitserien debut playing with Luleå HF during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1] He helped the team win the Champions Hockey League during the 2014–15 season.[2]

After playing 132 games, adding 22 goals and 49 points throughout four seasons with Luleå, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins on 16 June 2016.[3] He made his NHL debut on 11 February 2017 against the Vancouver Canucks.[4] He played 11 games for Boston Bruins before returning to Providence Bruins.[5]

Cehlárik scored his first NHL goal on 18 November 2017 with the Bruins as the first Boston goal in a road game against the San Jose Sharks, in what would become a 3–1 Boston victory.[6][7]

After Cehlárik was left off Boston's Return to Play roster as an impending restricted free agent from the Bruins, Cehlárik halted his North American career and signed a two-year contract with Swedish club, Leksands IF of the SHL, on 17 August 2020.[8]

After a lone season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Avangard Omsk in 2021–22, Cehlárik opted to move to Switzerland in agreeing to a two-year contract with EV Zug of the National League (NL) on 24 May 2022.[9]

In the 2022–23 season, Cehlárik in a top-six scoring role, scored 6 goals and 24 points through 38 regular season games, before opting to leave Switzerland and immediately return to former club, Leksands IF of the SHL, signing a contract until 2026 on 8 February 2023.[10]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 MsHK Žilina SVK U18 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 MsHK Žilina SVK U18 28 4 4 8 4
2009–10 MsHK Žilina B SVK-2 U18 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 MsHK Žilina SVK U18 40 15 18 33 8
2010–11 MsHK Žilina B SVK-2 U18 2 2 0 2 2
2011–12 MsHK Žilina SVK U18 6 6 2 8 16
2011–12 Luleå HF J18 12 8 8 16 0
2011–12 Luleå HF J18-2 12 7 7 14 0 4 2 0 2 0
2011–12 Luleå HF J20 8 2 2 4 2 1 3 0 3 0
2012–13 Luleå HF J18 4 5 4 9 0
2012–13 Luleå HF J18-2 6 3 5 8 0
2012–13 Luleå HF J20 38 17 20 37 10 3 0 1 1 2
2012–13 Luleå HF SEL 8 3 3 6 0 6 1 0 1 0
2013–14 Luleå HF J20 4 5 2 7 0
2013–14 Luleå HF SHL 32 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Asplöven HC SWE-2 18 5 8 13 6
2014–15 Luleå HF J20 1 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Luleå HF SHL 46 6 13 19 6 8 1 1 2 0
2015–16 Luleå HF SHL 46 11 9 20 4 11 3 2 5 0
2016–17 Boston Bruins NHL 11 0 2 2 0
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 49 20 18 38 20 2 0 1 1 2
2017–18 Boston Bruins NHL 6 1 1 2 2
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 35 11 12 23 10 3 2 0 2 4
2018–19 Boston Bruins NHL 20 4 2 6 6
2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 53 12 26 38 14 4 1 0 1 0
2019–20 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 1 1 2
2019–20 Providence Bruins AHL 48 16 21 37 22
2020–21 Leksands IF SHL 45 20 20 40 32 4 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Avangard Omsk KHL 39 14 11 25 8 13 0 12 12 8
2022–23 EV Zug NL 38 6 18 24 26
2022–23 Leksands IF SHL 11 3 1 4 6 3 0 1 1 2
SHL totals 188 45 48 93 52 34 5 5 10 4
NHL totals 40 5 6 11 10
Medal record
Representing   Slovakia
Ice hockey
Olympics
  2022 Beijing
IIHF World Junior Championship
  2015 Canada

International edit

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Slovakia IH18 2 0 0 0 0
2013 Slovakia WJC18 6 2 5 7 0
2014 Slovakia WJC 5 0 3 3 2
2015 Slovakia WJC 7 2 1 3 6
2016 Slovakia WC 5 1 0 1 2
2021 Slovakia WC 8 5 6 11 6
2022 Slovakia OLY 7 2 2 4 4
2023 Slovakia WC 5 2 2 4 2
Junior totals 20 4 9 13 8
Senior totals 25 10 10 20 14

Awards and honours edit

Award Year
International
World Championship Best Forward 2021

References edit

  1. ^ "2012-13 Luleå HF player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ "2015's been a whirlwind for Cehlarik & Jaros". Champions Hockey League. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Bruins sign forward Peter Cehlarik to three-year entry-level contract". Boston Bruins. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Pánik žiaril, dal dva góly, asistoval a bol prvou hviezdou zápasu". SME (in Slovak). 11 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Cehlárik po jedenástich zápasoch za Boston putuje späť na farmu". SME (in Slovak). 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ^ Russo, Eric (19 November 2017). "DeBrusk, Rookies Propel Bruins to Win Over San Jose". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Cehlárik strelil prvý gól v NHL, Chicago zdolalo obhajcu titulu". SME (in Slovak). 19 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Peter Cehlarik signs with Leksands". Leksands IF. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ^ "EVZ signs Peter Cehlarik until 2024" (in German). EV Zug. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Peter Cehlarik is back with Leksands" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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