Zdeno Cíger

Zdeno Cíger
Born	(1969-10-19) October 19, 1969 Martin, Slovakia
Occupation(s)	Ice hockey player, coach
Years active	1987–2007
Known for	NHL player for New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning; Slovak national team coach

Zdeno Cíger (born on 19 October 1969) is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey athlete and presently serves as a coach. Throughout his career, he competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) representing the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Tampa Bay Lightning. Selected 54th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Devils as their third choice, Cíger participated in 352 NHL contests, accumulating 94 goals alongside 134 assists. His most productive season came in 1995-96 when he tallied 31 goals and 39 assists before departing the NHL, with a brief return during the 2001–02 season.

Achievements

• Secured a bronze medal with Slovakia at the 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships.
• Earned bronze medals with Czechoslovakia at the 1989 and 1990 Ice Hockey World Championships.
• Played in 106 matches for Slovakia, contributing 34 goals.
• Represented Czechoslovakia in 43 games, scoring 13 goals.
• Claimed the Slovak Extraliga championship with HC Slovan Bratislava during the 2006/07 campaign.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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
1991–92	New Jersey Devils	NHL		20	6	5	11	10		7	2	4	6	0
1992–93	"New Jersey Devils / Edmonton Oilers"	"NHL"		"64"	"13"	"23"	"36"	"8"
"1993–94"	"Edmonton Oilers"	"NHL"		"84"	"22"	"35"	"57"	"8"
"1994–95 (partial)"	"Edmonton Oilers / HC Dukla Trenčín"	"NHL / SVK"		"39"	"25"	"27"	"52"	"8"		"9"	"2"	"9"	"11"	"2"
"1995–96"	"Edmonton Oilers"	"NHL"		"78"	"31"	"39"	"70"	"41"
"96–97 to '05–06"	"HC Slovan Bratislava"	"SVK"		"various"	"169"	"259"	"428"	"—"		"89"	"31"	"69"	"100"	"—"
NHL totals !352 !94 !134 !228 !101 !13 !2 !6 !8 !4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"				Slovak Extraliga totals !355 !169 !259 !428 !— !89 !31 !69 !100 !—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

('|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') (! colspan=3 | Junior totals !)21 !)11 !)10 !)21 !)28 (! colspan=3 | Senior totals !)65 !)17 !)16 !)33 !)38

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')