Jozef Čierny is a professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 left wing

Winger (ice hockey)

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 who plays for HYS The Hague

HYS The Hague

HYS The Hague is the professional ice hockey team in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 1933, the team plays in the North Sea Cup as well as competing annually in the Dutch Cup tournament. The most successful hockey team in the Netherlands during the 1960s, it broke a 40-year championship drought...

 in the Eredivisie

Eredivisie (hockey)

The Eredivisie is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond...

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Career

He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres

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 in the second round, 35th overall, of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft

1992 NHL Entry Draft

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. He appeared in just one game in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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, appearing for the Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers

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 during the 1993–94 NHL season. He was scoreless.

Čierny played three seasons in Germany

Germany

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's Deutsche Eishockey Liga before playing for his hometown HKm Zvolen

HKm Zvolen

HKm Zvolen is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. They play their home games at Zvolen Zimny Arena.-External Links:*...

 in the Slovak Extraliga

Slovak Extraliga

Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name...

. In November 2008 he received a try-out at Graz 99ers

Graz 99ers

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 but was unsuccessful on obtaining a contract and instead signed a contract in January 2009 with HYS The Hague

HYS The Hague

HYS The Hague is the professional ice hockey team in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 1933, the team plays in the North Sea Cup as well as competing annually in the Dutch Cup tournament. The most successful hockey team in the Netherlands during the 1960s, it broke a 40-year championship drought...

 in Eredivisie

Eredivisie (hockey)

The Eredivisie is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond...

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