2022-23 Player in Review: Austin Czarnik

June 29, 2023

Center Austin Czarnik appeared in his first season with the Griffins and ninth year pro, totaling 37 points (14-23—37) and eight penalty minutes in 43 AHL contests. He also skated in 29 games with the Detroit Red Wings and registered five points (3-2—5) and eight penalty minutes.

Regular Season Stat Line

43 GP, 14 goals, 23 assists, 37 points, -4 rating, 8 PIM with GRG
29 GP, 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 points, -4 rating, 8 PIM with DET

Contract Status

Signed with Detroit through the 2023-24 season

By the Numbers

2 – He made his Griffins debut on Oct. 14 against the San Diego Gulls, recording two assists in the process.

4 – He notched his fourth AHL hat trick on Oct. 15 against San Diego, which marked the earliest recorded by a Griffin to start a season and it tied for the fastest hat trick to start a Griffin’s career.

17 – Named the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week on Oct. 17 when he tallied five points (3-2—5) in the first two games of the season. He became the first Griffins forward to win the award since Matt Lorito on Nov. 20, 2016.

8 – Totaled eight multi-point outings, which include three games with at least two goals.

27 Czarnik 4 — Photo by Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins

4 – He tied a career-high four points (1-3—4) on Dec. 22 at the Chicago Wolves.

5 – Amassed a season-best five-game point streak (2-5—7) from Oct. 23-Nov. 8.

3 – His three shorthanded goals tied for third in the AHL and tied for fifth among the team’s top 10 for a single season.

7 – He went 2-for-3 in shootout attempts for a 66.7% scoring rate, which tied for seventh in the team’s top 10 for a single season.

5 – Registered a team-high five game-winning goals, which tied for 12th in the AHL.

6 – He made his Red Wings debut on Nov. 6 at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers.

8 – He scored his first goal with Detroit on Nov. 8 against the Montreal Canadiens and finished the NHL campaign with five points (3-2—5) in 29 games.