Martin Jiranek (ice hockey)

Martin Jiranek
Born	(1969-10-03) October 3, 1969 Bashaw, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Baltimore Skipjacks Portland Pirates Italy HC Gherdëina DEL Nürnberg Ice Tigers ERC Ingolstadt
NHL draft	1990 NHL Supplemental Draft Washington Capitals
Playing career	1992–2007

Martin Jiranek (born October 3, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Fischtown Pinguins.

Career

Jiranek played in the American Hockey League for the Baltimore Skipjacks and Portland Pirates before moving to Europe. He played in the Austrian Hockey League for Kapfenberger SV and in Serie A for HC Gherdëina before spending 11 seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga playing for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers and ERC Ingolstadt.

After retiring, Jiranek was briefly head coach of the Krefeld Pinguine and was the sports manager of the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers for six seasons.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Calgary Canucks	AJHL		56	60	57	117	83		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Bowling Green State University	NCAA		41	9	18	27	36		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Bowling Green State University	NCAA		41	13	21	34	38		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Bowling Green State University	NCAA		39	31	23	54	33		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Bowling Green State University	NCAA		34	25	28	53	46		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		8	2	8	10	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		64	18	26	44	39		7	1	2	3	23
1993–94	Portland Pirates	AHL		73	15	37	52	75		13	2	4	6	2
1994–95	EC Kapfenberg	Austria		33	37	38	75	22		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Gherdëina	Italy		31	36	37	73	20		7	2	3	5	2
1996–97	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		47	25	33	58	18		8	5	5	10	6
1997–98	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		43	22	29	51	20		5	3	4	7	4
1998–99	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		47	24	45	69	40		13	6	3	9	6
1999–00	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		48	13	21	34	26		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		58	21	31	52	67		4	2	1	3	0
2001–02	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		56	15	24	39	52		4	0	0	0	4
2002–03	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		40	12	18	30	78		4	1	1	2	0
2003–04	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		51	16	19	35	36		6	0	0	0	0
2004–05	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		51	12	16	28	56		10	2	1	3	8
2005–06	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		50	10	11	21	38		7	1	1	2	4
2006–07	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		46	9	16	25	50		13	3	1	4	14
2007–08	EHC 80 Nürnberg	Germany4		24	25	42	67	22		3	3	3	6	2
2010–11	EHC 80 Nürnberg	Germany5		13	23	28	51	24		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				145	35	71	106	114		20	3	6	9	25
DEL totals				537	179	263	442	481		74	23	17	40	46

Awards and honours

Award	Year	Ref
CCHA Second All-Star Team	1991-92
Deutsche Eishockey Liga Most Points	1998–99
Deutsche Eishockey Liga All-Star Team	2000–01

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database