Austin Czarnik

Austin Czarnik (born December 12, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently under contract with the New York Islanders organization. He previously played for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Czarnik has also played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins.

Austin Czarnik
Czarnik practicing with the Boston Bruins in 2016
Born (1992-12-12) December 12, 1992
Washington Township, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Islanders
Boston Bruins
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Prior to turning professional, Czarnik attended Miami University for four years where he was named to the CCHA All-Conference First Team, AHCA All-American First Team, CCHA First Team, and NCHC All-Tournament Team.

Playing career

As a youth, Czarnik played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.[1]

Czarnik played four seasons of NCAA Division I hockey for the Miami RedHawks (2011–2015). In his sophomore year at Miami University, Czarnik's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 CCHA All-Conference First Team.[2] On June 24, 2013, prior to the start of his junior season, Czarnik was named captain of the RedHawks by head coach Enrico Blasi.[3] He held this position through the end of his senior season.

Days after Miami was eliminated from the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and his college career had come to a close, Czarnik signed an entry-level deal with the Boston Bruins on March 31, 2015.[4] He was assigned to the Bruins' AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins.[5]

Prior to the 2016–17 NHL season, Czarnik made the Boston Bruins' roster out of training camp, making his NHL debut on October 13 for the Bruins' 6–3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[6] However, after two scoreless games and one healthy scratch with Boston, he was reassigned to Providence on October 20.[7] However, following an elbow injury to David Backes, Boston recalled Czarnik on October 26.[8] During a game that same day, Czarnik tallied his first NHL goal against the New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist in a 5–2 loss for the Bruins.[9] On July 18, 2017, Czarnik was signed by the Bruins to a one-year contract to play in the 2017–18 season.[10]

Czarnik participated in the Bruins training camp prior to the 2017–18 season,[11] and made the opening night roster out of camp but was reassigned to the Providence Bruins after playing in two games.[12] Czarnik and teammate Jordan Binnington were named the Providence Bruins representatives at the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic.[13] He was later named to the AHL Second All-Star Team.[14] After playing in 10 games with the Bruins during the 2017–18 season, Czarnik was reassigned to the AHL on February 10,[15] where he remained for the rest of the season.

On July 1, 2018, having seen his career stall within the Bruins organization, Czarnik left as a free agent and secured a one-way, two-year, $2.5 million contract with the Calgary Flames.[16] He made the Flames opening night roster out of training camp.[17]

Personal

Czarnik is the cousin of Eispiraten Crimmitschau center Robert Czarnik.[18]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 42 16 18 34 12 — — — — —
2009–10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 26 10 18 28 25 — — — — —
2010–11 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 46 20 14 34 33 11 3 1 4 2
2011–12 Miami RedHawks CCHA 40 10 27 37 31 — — — — —
2012–13 Miami RedHawks CCHA 42 14 26 40 24 — — — — —
2013–14 Miami RedHawks NCHC 37 13 34 47 28 — — — — —
2014–15 Miami RedHawks NCHC 40 9 36 45 36 — — — — —
2014–15 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL 68 20 41 61 24 3 2 1 3 2
2016–17 Boston Bruins NHL 49 5 8 13 12 — — — — —
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 22 6 17 23 4 17 3 4 7 10
2017–18 Boston Bruins NHL 10 0 4 4 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 64 25 44 69 24 4 2 4 6 0
2018–19 Calgary Flames NHL 54 6 12 18 8 1 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Calgary Flames NHL 8 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Stockton Heat AHL 32 16 17 33 22 — — — — —
NHL totals 121 13 25 38 20 1 0 0 0 0
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing USA
IIHF World U18 Championship
2010 Minsk
Representing USA
World Junior A Challenge
2010 Penticton

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States WJC18 7 5 1 6 4
2012 United States WJC 7th 6 2 2 4 0
Junior totals 13 7 3 10 4

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-CCHA Rookie Team 2011–12
All-CCHA First Team 2012–13 [19]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2012–13
All-NCHC First Team 2013–14 [20]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2013–14
NCHC All-Tournament Team 2015 [21]
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2015–16 [22]
Second All-Star Team 2017–18 [14]
AHL All-Star Classic 2018 [13]

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "CCHA All-Conference team". Central Collegiate Hockey Association. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  3. "Czarnik Named Hockey's Captain for 2013–14". Miami RedHawks.
  4. Halford, Mike (March 31, 2015). "Bruins sign Miami (Ohio) playmaker Czarnik". ProHockeyTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  5. "Bruins Sign Austin Czarnik to an Entry-Level Contract". Boston Bruins. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  6. "Bruins' Austin Czarnik: Debuts with B's". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. "Bruins Assign Austin Czarnik to Providence". Boston Bruins. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  8. "Bruins Recall Czarnik; Issue Update On Backes". Boston Bruins. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  9. Stevenson, Dave (October 26, 2016). "Bruins forward Austin Czarnik scores his first NHL goal". FanSided. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  10. "Bruins Sign Forward Austin Czarnik to a one-year, two-way Contract". nhl.com. National Hockey League. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  11. "Boston Bruins Training Camp Roster". NHL.com. September 15, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  12. "Bruins Assign Austin Czarnik and Danton Heinen to Providence". NHL.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  13. "ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2018 AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC". theahl.com. January 4, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  14. "2017-18 AHL FIRST, SECOND ALL-STAR TEAMS UNVEILED". theahl.com. April 5, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  15. "Bruins Assign Austin Czarnik To Providence". NHL.com. February 11, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  16. "Flames sign three players". Calgary Flames. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  17. Dittrick, Ryan (October 3, 2018). "5 THINGS - FLAMES @ CANUCKS". NHL.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  18. "Austin Czarnik". Elite Hockey Prospects. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  19. "Conference Honors, 2012–13". College Hockey, Inc.
  20. "NCHC announces All-Conference players, All-Rookie Team". USCHO. March 12, 2014.
  21. "No. 5/6 Miami Captures 2015 NCHC Tournament Crown". NCHC Hockey. March 21, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  22. "2015–16 AHL All-Rookie Team unveiled". AHL. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Torey Krug		 CCHA Player of the Year
2012–13		 Succeeded by
Award Discontinued
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