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Tampa Bay Lightning Eastern Conference Atlantic Division
 
Erik Cernak • #81 • D
Status:On roster
Ht/Wt:6'3", 230 lbs.
Born:May 28, 1997 (26 yrs) in Kosice, SVK
Experience:5 years
Drafted:Drafted by Los Angeles in 2015 (2/43).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Los Angeles in 2017.
Shoots:R
Erik Cernak
Movements & Injuries
2022
7/13/2022 Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning to an eight-year contract extension.
2/15/2022 Missed 9 games (lower body injury).
1/15/2022 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
1/02/2022 Missed 10 games (lower body injury).
2021
12/17/2021 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
12/05/2021 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
11/30/2021 Missed 8 games (upper body injury).
11/10/2021 Upper body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
6/25/2021 Missed the last 2 playoff games (upper body injury).
6/21/2021 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
4/08/2021 Missed 7 games (lower body injury).
3/25/2021 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
3/05/2021 Missed 1 game (upper body injury).
3/04/2021 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2/01/2021 Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
1/25/2021 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2020
12/22/2020 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a three-year contract.
10/07/2020 Tampa Bay Lightning tendered a qualifying offer.
2019
11/30/2019 Missed 2 games (suspended by nhl).
11/26/2019 Suspended by the NHL for 2 games.
11/01/2019 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
10/30/2019 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2/16/2019 Missed 2 games (lower body injury).
2/12/2019 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2018
11/13/2018 Recalled from the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
9/30/2018 Assigned to the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
5/11/2018 Recalled from the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
2017
9/25/2017 Assigned to the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
2/26/2017 Acquired from the Los Angeles Kings
2016
10/17/2016 Re-assigned to the Erie Otters (OHL).
10/03/2016 Assigned to the Ontario Reign (AHL).
2015
10/15/2015 Re-assigned to the Ontario Reign (AHL).
9/27/2015 Returned to his junior team (Erie Otters-OHL).
7/14/2015 Signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a three-year entry-level contract.
6/27/2015 Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in 2015.
Career Transactions
2017
2/26/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning traded Ben Bishop and a fifth-round pick in 2017 to the Los Angeles Kings for Peter Budaj , Erik Cernak, a seventh-round pick in 2017 and a conditional pick in 2017.
2015
6/27/2015 Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in 2015.
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