Austin Czarnik

Austin Czarnik
Austin Czarnik at Boston Bruins training camp, 2016
Born	(1992-12-12) December 12, 1992 (age 24) Washington Township, Michigan
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
NHL team	Boston Bruins
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing USA
IIHF World U18 Championship
	2010 Minsk
Representing USA
World Junior A Challenge
	2010 Penticton

Austin Czarnik (born December 12, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Czarnik played four seasons of NCAA Division I hockey for the Miami RedHawks (2011–2015). In his sophomore year at Miami University, Czarnik's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 CCHA All-Conference First Team. On June 24, 2013, prior to the start of his junior season, Czarnik was named captain of the RedHawks by head coach Enrico Blasi. He held this position through the end of his senior season.

Days after Miami was eliminated from the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and his college career had come to a close, Czarnik signed an entry-level deal with the Boston Bruins on March 31, 2015. He was assigned to the Bruins' AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins.

Prior to the 2016–17 NHL season, Czarnik made the Boston Bruins' roster out of training camp, making his NHL debut on October 13 for the Bruins' 6–3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, after two scoreless games and one healthy scratch with Boston, he was reassigned to Providence on October 20. However, following an elbow injury to David Backes, Boston recalled Czarnik on October 26. During a game that same day, Czarnik tallied his first NHL goal against the New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist in a 5–2 loss for the Bruins.

Czarnik is the cousin of Reading Royals center Robert Czarnik.