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František Černík

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František Černík
Born (1953-06-03) 3 June 1953 (age 71)
Nový Jičín, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for VEU Feldkirch
ESV Kaufbeuren
Detroit Red Wings
TJ Vítkovice
ASD Dukla Jihlava
TJ VŽKG Ostrava
National team  Czechoslovakia
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1976–1989

František Černík (born 3 June 1953 in Nový Jičín, Czechoslovakia) is a Czechoslovakian former ice hockey player. Most of his career was spent in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League with TJ Vítkovice, where he played from 1978 to 1984. He also spent the 1984–85 season with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League, and three subsequent years split between Germany and Austria, before retiring in 1989. After his playing career finished Černík became general manager of TJ Vítkovice, holding that position until 2004. He became president of the club in 2004, a position he held until 2011, and purchased majority control of the club in 2005, owning it until 2016. He was again named president in 2017. Internationally Černík represented the Czechoslovakian national team at several tournaments, including multiple World Championships, two Canada Cups, and the 1984 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 TJ VŽKG Ostrava CSSR 32 18 18 36
1976–77 ASD Dukla Jihlava CSSR 45 30 13 43 30
1977–78 ASD Dukla Jihlava CSSR 41 14 14 28 44
1978–79 TJ Vítkovice CSSR 44 24 15 39
1979–80 TJ Vítkovice CSSR 42 16 12 28 48
1980–81 TJ Vítkovice CSSR 43 25 26 51 40
1981–82 TJ Vítkovice CSSR 51 28 23 51 50 10 1 5 6 4
1982–83 TJ Vítkovice CSSR 44 23 27 50 39
1983–84 TJ Vítkovice CSSR 44 25 23 48 44
1984–85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49 5 4 9 13
1985–86 ESV Kaufbeuren GER 40 23 44 67 21
1986–87 VEU Feldkirch AUT 39 23 37 60 23
1987–88 ATSE Graz AUT-2 30 64 40 104
1988–89 HC Frýdek-Místek CSSR-4
NHL totals 49 5 4 9 13
CSSR totals 376 203 171 374 295 10 1 5 6 4

International

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Olympic medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo Ice hockey
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1971 Czechoslovakia EJC
1972 Czechoslovakia EJC
1976 Czechoslovakia WC 8 3 3 6 2
1976 Czechoslovakia CC 5 0 1 1 4
1978 Czechoslovakia WC 8 7 1 8 2
1981 Czechoslovakia WC 8 2 0 2 2
1981 Czechoslovakia CC 6 0 0 0 0
1982 Czechoslovakia WC 10 1 5 6 4
1983 Czechoslovakia WC 10 1 3 4 8
1984 Czechoslovakia OG 7 3 0 3 4
Senior totals 62 17 13 30 26
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