Peter Cehlárik

Peter Cehlárik (born on 2 August 1995) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward for Leksands IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Peter Cehlárik
Born	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29) Žilina, Slovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Leksands IF Luleå HF Boston Bruins Avangard Omsk EV Zug
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	90th overall, 2013 Boston Bruins
Playing career	2013–present

Playing career

Cehlárik played four junior seasons in his native Slovakia before continuing his development in Sweden. He made his Elitserien debut playing with Luleå HF during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.^[1] He helped the team win the Champions Hockey League during the 2014–15 season.^[2]

After playing 132 games, adding 22 goals and 49 points throughout four seasons with Luleå, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins on 16 June 2016.^[3] He made his NHL debut on 11 February 2017 against the Vancouver Canucks.^[4] He played 11 games for Boston Bruins before returning to Providence Bruins.^[5]

Cehlárik scored his first NHL goal on 18 November 2017 with the Bruins as the first Boston goal in a road game against the San Jose Sharks, in what would become a 3–1 Boston victory.^[6][7]

After Cehlárik was left off Boston's Return to Play roster as an impending restricted free agent from the Bruins, Cehlárik halted his North American career and signed a two-year contract with Swedish club, Leksands IF of the SHL, on 17 August 2020.^[8]

After a lone season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Avangard Omsk in 2021–22, Cehlárik opted to move to Switzerland in agreeing to a two-year contract with EV Zug of the National League (NL) on 24 May 2022.^[9]

In the 2022–23 season, Cehlárik in a top-six scoring role, scored 6 goals and 24 points through 38 regular season games, before opting to leave Switzerland and immediately return to former club, Leksands IF of the SHL, signing a contract until 2026 on 8 February 2023.^[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	MsHK Žilina	SVK U18		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	MsHK Žilina	SVK U18		28	4	4	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	MsHK Žilina B	SVK-2 U18		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	MsHK Žilina	SVK U18		40	15	18	33	8		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	MsHK Žilina B	SVK-2 U18		2	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	MsHK Žilina	SVK U18		6	6	2	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Luleå HF	J18		12	8	8	16	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Luleå HF	J18-2		12	7	7	14	0		4	2	0	2	0
2011–12	Luleå HF	J20		8	2	2	4	2		1	3	0	3	0
2012–13	Luleå HF	J18		4	5	4	9	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Luleå HF	J18-2		6	3	5	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Luleå HF	J20		38	17	20	37	10		3	0	1	1	2
2012–13	Luleå HF	SEL		8	3	3	6	0		6	1	0	1	0
2013–14	Luleå HF	J20		4	5	2	7	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Luleå HF	SHL		32	2	2	4	4		2	0	0	0	0
2013–14	Asplöven HC	SWE-2		18	5	8	13	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Luleå HF	J20		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Luleå HF	SHL		46	6	13	19	6		8	1	1	2	0
2015–16	Luleå HF	SHL		46	11	9	20	4		11	3	2	5	0
2016–17	Boston Bruins	NHL		11	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Providence Bruins	AHL		49	20	18	38	20		2	0	1	1	2
2017–18	Boston Bruins	NHL		6	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Providence Bruins	AHL		35	11	12	23	10		3	2	0	2	4
2018–19	Boston Bruins	NHL		20	4	2	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Providence Bruins	AHL		53	12	26	38	14		4	1	0	1	0
2019–20	Boston Bruins	NHL		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Providence Bruins	AHL		48	16	21	37	22		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Leksands IF	SHL		45	20	20	40	32		4	0	1	1	0
2021–22	Avangard Omsk	KHL		39	14	11	25	8		13	0	12	12	8
2022–23	EV Zug	NL		38	6	18	24	26		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Leksands IF	SHL		11	3	1	4	6		3	0	1	1	2
2023–24	Leksands IF	SHL		52	19	20	39	16		7	1	1	2	0
2024–25	Leksands IF	SHL		39	12	9	21	20		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				279	76	77	153	88		41	6	6	12	4
NHL totals				40	5	6	11	10		—	—	—	—	—

Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
Olympics
	2022 Beijing
IIHF World Junior Championship
	2015 Canada

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2012	Slovakia	IH18		2	0	0	0	0
2013	Slovakia	WJC18		6	2	5	7	0
2014	Slovakia	WJC		5	0	3	3	2
2015	Slovakia	WJC		7	2	1	3	6
2016	Slovakia	WC		5	1	0	1	2
2021	Slovakia	WC		8	5	6	11	6
2021	Slovakia	OGQ		3	2	0	2	0
2022	Slovakia	OG		7	2	2	4	4
2023	Slovakia	WC		5	2	2	4	2
2024	Slovakia	WC		8	3	1	4	4
Junior totals				20	4	9	13	8
Senior totals				36	15	11	26	18

Awards and honours

Award	Year
International
World Championship Best Forward	2021