Introduction
Peter Cehlárik (born 2 August 1995) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Bruins in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Cehlárik played four junior seasons in his native Slovakia, before opting to continue his development in Sweden. He made his Elitserien debut playing with Luleå HF during the 2012–13 Elitserien season. He helped the team win the Champions Hockey League during the 2014–15 season.
After playing 132 games adding 22 goals and 49 points over a span of four seasons with Luleå, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins on 16 June 2016. He made his NHL debut on 11 February 2017 against the Vancouver Canucks. He played 11 games for Boston Bruins before returning to Providence Bruins.
Cehlárik scored his first NHL goal on November 18, 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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Luleå HF | J20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 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 | Allsv | 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 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 49 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 35 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 53 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 48 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| SHL totals | 132 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 40 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Slovakia | IH18 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 9th | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Slovakia | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||