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Zdeno Cíger (born 19 October 1969) is a Slovak former professional hockey player, and currently hockey coach. He played for the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Zdeno Cíger was drafted 54th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils as their 3rd choice. Cíger played in 352 NHL games, amassing 94 goals and 134 assists. His best year came up in the 1995-1996 season when he scored 31 goals and added 39 assists, after which he would leave the NHL before briefly returning 6 years later during the 2001–02 NHL season.
| Zdeno Cíger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
19 October 1969 Martin, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia and Slovakia | ||
| NHL Draft |
54th overall, 1988 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2006 | ||
Achievements edit
- Bronze medal with Slovakia in 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships.
- Bronze medal with Czechoslovakia in 1989 and 1990 Ice Hockey World Championships.
- Team Slovakia - 106 games played / 34 goals
- Team Czechoslovakia - 43 games played / 13 goals
- Slovak Extraliga title with HC Slovan Bratislava in season 2006/2007
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH U20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 32 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 44 | 17 | 24 | 41 | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 45 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 37 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 84 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 34 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 44 | 26 | 27 | 53 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 36 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 40 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 51 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 53 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 28 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 51 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TCH totals | 95 | 38 | 41 | 79 | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 352 | 94 | 134 | 228 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| SVK totals | 355 | 169 | 259 | 428 | — | 89 | 31 | 69 | 100 | — | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Slovakia | WC B | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WCH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | Slovakia | WC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Slovakia | OLY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Slovakia | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Slovakia | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 28 | |||
| Senior totals | 65 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 38 | |||
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database