Mariusz Czerkawski

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Mariusz Czerkawski
Date of birth April 13, 1972
place of birth Radomsko , Poland
size 183 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1991 , 5th lap, 106th position
Boston Bruins
Career stations
until 1991 GKS Tychy
1991-1992 Djurgårdens IF
1992-1993 Hammarby IF
1993-1994 Djurgårdens IF
1994 Kiekko-Espoo
1994-1996 Boston Bruins
1996-1997 Edmonton Oilers
1997-2002 New York Islanders
2002-2003 Canadiens de Montréal
2003-2004 New York Islanders
2004-2005 Djurgårdens IF
2005-2006 Toronto Maple Leafs
2006 Boston Bruins
2006-2008 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
2008-2009 GKS Tychy

Mariusz Krzysztof Czerkawski (born April 13, 1972 in Radomsko ) is a former Polish ice hockey player who played 787 games for the Boston Bruins , Edmonton Oilers , New York Islanders , Canadiens de Montréal and Toronto Maple in the course of his active career between 1990 and 2009 Leafs in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger . He also played in numerous European clubs and represented the Polish national team in several international tournaments. Czerkawski was the first Polish-born and trained player to play in the NHL.

Career

Mariusz Czerkawski began his career as an ice hockey player with GKS Tychy , for which he made his debut in the Polish Ekstraliga in the 1990/91 season . He was then selected in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft in the fifth round as a total of 106th player by the Boston Bruins . First, however, he stayed in Europe, where he played for a year in Sweden for Djurgårdens IF , with whom he was runner-up in 1992, in the Elitserien and the second division Hammarby IF , before returning to Djurgårdens IF for the 1993/94 season . However, he ended the season with the Boston Bruins, for which he made his debut in the National Hockey League on April 9, 1994 , making him the first Pole who had ever played a game in the NHL. The 1994/95 season , which was shortened due to a lockout , began in the Finnish SM-liiga at Kiekko-Espoo .

During the 1995/96 season , Czerkawski moved within the NHL to the Edmonton Oilers . Here he stayed for a season and a half before being handed over to the New York Islanders . The Islanders, he was in the next five years leading player and took, among others, in 2000 at the NHL All-Star Game in part. In the Canadiens de Montréal he could not prevail in the 2002/03 season and was given by these for a large part of the season to their farm team Hamilton Bulldogs from the American Hockey League , which is why he returned to the 2003/04 season to the Islanders. He spent the 2004/05 lockout season back in Sweden at his ex-club Djurgårdens IF. In the 2005/06 season he tried again in the NHL and initially played for the Toronto Maple Leafs , then moved back to his first NHL team, the Boston Bruins.

From 2006 to 2008 Czerkawski was under contract with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the Swiss National League A , where he was also able to convince with 107 points scorer in a total of 104 games. He spent the 2008/09 season at his first professional club, GKS Tychy, in Poland, with whom he won the national cup competition before retiring from the season at the age of 37.

International

For Poland , Czerkawski took part in the junior division at the U18 European Junior Championship in 1990 , the U20 Junior World Championship in 1990 and the U20 Junior B World Championship in 1991 . In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the B World Championships in 1991 , 1998 , 2000 and 2006 as well as the A World Championships in 1992 and 2002 . He also represented Poland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and in qualifying for the 2006 Winter Olympics .

Achievements and Awards

International

  • 1991 Top scorer in the U20 Junior B World Championship
  • 1991 Top scorer in the U20 Junior B World Championship
  • 1991 Promotion to the A world championship at the B world championship

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1988/89 GKS Tychy U20 league
1989/90 GKS Tychy U20 league 30th 35 11 46 - - - - -
1990/91 GKS Tychy PLH 24 25th 15th 40 - - - - -
1991/92 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 39 8th 5 13 4th 3 0 0 0 2
1992/93 Hammarby IF Division 1 32 39 30th 69 74 13 16 7th 23 34
1993/94 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 39 13 21st 34 20th 6th 3 1 4th 2
1993/94 Boston Bruins NHL 4th 2 1 3 0 13 3 3 6th 4th
1994/95 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 7th 9 3 12 10 - - - - -
1994/95 Boston Bruins NHL 47 12 14th 26th 31 5 1 0 1 0
1995/96 Boston Bruins NHL 33 5 6th 11 10 - - - - -
1995/96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 37 12 17th 29 8th - - - - -
1996/97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76 26th 21st 47 16 12 2 1 3 10
1997/98 New York Islanders NHL 68 12 13 25th 23 - - - - -
1998/99 New York Islanders NHL 78 21st 17th 38 14th - - - - -
1999/00 New York Islanders NHL 79 35 35 70 34 - - - - -
2000/01 New York Islanders NHL 82 30th 32 62 48 - - - - -
2001/02 New York Islanders NHL 82 22nd 29 51 48 7th 2 2 4th 4th
2002/03 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 43 5 9 14th 16 - - - - -
2002/03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 20th 8th 12 20th 12 6th 1 3 4th 6th
2003/04 New York Islanders NHL 81 25th 24 49 16 5 0 1 1 0
2004/05 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 46 15th 9 24 20th 5 1 0 1 2
2005/06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 19th 4th 1 5 6th - - - - -
2005/06 Boston Bruins NHL 16 4th 1 5 4th - - - - -
2006/07 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 43 21st 20th 41 70 7th 6th 6th 12 16
2007/08 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 49 22nd 31 53 30th 5 1 0 1 4th
2008/09 GKS Tychy PLH 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
PLH total 25th 25th 15th 40 - - - - -
Elitserien total 124 36 35 71 44 14th 4th 1 5 6th
NLA total 92 43 51 94 100 12 7th 6th 13 20th
NHL overall 745 215 220 435 274 42 8th 7th 15th 18th

International

Represented Poland at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1989 Poland U18-B-EM 1st place 5 5 6th 11 6th
1990 Poland U20 World Cup 8th place 7th 1 0 1 4th
1990 Poland U18 European Championship 6th place 6th 9 3 12 14th
1991 Poland U20-B-WM 2nd place 7th 12 3 15th 2
1991 Poland B-WM 4th Place 7th 6th 2 8th 4th
1992 Poland Olympia 11th place 4th 0 0 0 4th
1992 Poland WM 12th place 6th 0 0 0 4th
1998 Poland B-WM 7th place 3 2 1 3 0
2000 Poland B-WM 4th Place 7th 4th 7th 11 2
2002 Poland WM 14th place 3 2 2 4th 4th
2005 Poland Olympic qualification 4th Place 6th 6th 4th 10 4th
2006 Poland WM Div. I. 3rd place 5 3 4th 7th 2
Juniors overall 13 10 3 13 18th
Men overall 41 23 20th 43 24

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Others

Czerkawski was married to actress Izabella Scorupco from 1996 to 1998 . He has a daughter with her who was born in 1997.

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personal data
SURNAME Czerkawski, Mariusz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Czerkawski, Mariusz Krzysztof (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Radomsko , Poland