Josef Beránek (; born 25 October 1969) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 78th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. He has extensive professional playing experience, in the Czech Republic, the AHL, and the NHL. At the NHL level, he has played for the Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He ended his playing career with HC Slavia Praha in the Czech Republic. In 1998, Beránek was part of the Czech Republic's gold-medal winning Olympic ice hockey team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Transactions

January 16, 1993 - Edmonton trades Beranek and Greg Hawgood to Philadelphia in exchange for Brian Benning February 15, 1995 - Philadelphia trades Beranek to Vancouver in exchange for Shawn Antoski March 18, 1997 - Vancouver trades Beranek to Pittsburgh in exchange for future considerations. June 16, 1998 - Pittsburgh trades Beranek to Edmonton in exchange for Tony Hrkac and Bobby Dollas March 14, 2000 - Edmonton trades Beranek to Pittsburgh in exchange for German Titov

Josef Beránek

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1969 births

Living people

Cape Breton Oilers players

Czech ice hockey centres

Czechoslovak ice hockey centres

Edmonton Oilers draft picks

Edmonton Oilers players

HC Litvínov players

HK Dukla Trenčín players

HC Slavia Praha players

Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic

Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic

Olympic medalists in ice hockey

People from Litvínov

Philadelphia Flyers players

Pittsburgh Penguins players

Vancouver Canucks players

VHK Vsetín players

Ice hockey people from the Ústí nad Labem Region

Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Canada

Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada

Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Josef Beránek