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Events
Birthday: May 28, 1997
Height: 6' 3 | 191 cm
Weight: 234 lbs | 106 kg
Drafted: 43 overall, 2015 round 2 (
LAK)
Reports
Nov. 6, 2023 (Updated Nov. 9, 2023)
Contract: $41,600,000 over 8 years (Cap hit: $5,200,000)
Position scouted: Right Defense
Age when scouted: 26
Projection: Second Pair
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Cernak brings immense value to the Tampa lineup. He's the kind of player that contributes to team wins. When he's out of the lineup he's very hard to replace.
Cernak is a big, strong, right-shot defenceman who matches up against top lines.
The bulk of his ice time comes at ES and PK
He's physical ... and never backs down in the trenches.
Cernak is a solid skater with reliable puck skill. He makes the play that's available / doesn't go out of his way to get too creative.
In the first 13GP he scored 0G-3A - averaged 19:41 TOI - 16:26 ES - 3:06 PK
No easy minutes. Credited with 30 hits and 17 shot blocks.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 63 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 53 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 46 |
- Compete/Consistency: 88
- Defensive Zone Starts: 95
- Hockey IQ: 85
- Offensive Zone Starts: 78
- Penalty Kill: 88
- Power Play: 5
- Physicality: 95
- Puck Moving/Passing: 79
- Shot: 69
- Skating: 79
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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