The Lausanne Hockey Club is pleased to welcome the American international striker Austin Czarnik to its ranks. The 32-year-old center contract will bring to the end of the 2026-27 season.
Passed by the NCAA university program among the Redhawks of Miami University for four seasons, the American managed to show his versatile player qualities by scoring 169 points in 159 games. These performances earned him to sign his first professional contract as free agent with the Boston Bruins in NHL.
Austin began his professional career in 2015-16 at the Clé Ferme des Providence des Providence Bruins en Ahl, where he scored 61 points in 68 games.
-He joined the main team of Boston Bruins and then continued a career of Eight NHL seasonswhere he totals 205 games et 51 points (dont 33 assists). It evolves successively with the Boston BruinsTHE Calgary Flames (where he is trained by Geoff Ward), THE New York IslandersTHE Seattle Kraken and Detroit Red Wings.
After its visit to North America, the American international center discovered the Swiss championship by joining the SC Bernat the dawn of the season 2024-25. From his first games in National Leaguehe established himself as a key element of the Bernese attack. True offensive metronome, he finishes PostFinance Top Scorer club with a total of 56 points (20 goals and 36 assists). Thanks to this performance, He also won first place in the National League meter rankingthus confirming its immediate impact and its effectiveness on the Swiss scene.
John Fust : “This is excellent news for our organization to welcome a player from Austin Czarnik. Its experience at the highest level, its versatility and its speed of play will have an immediate impact on our offensive animation. It brings real added value to our workforce thanks to its North American background, its reading of the game and its ability to make the difference in decisive moments. We are delighted to welcome him at the Lausanne Hockey Club. »»
