| Played For: | TJ CHZ Litvínov HK Dukla Trenčín Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers HC Vsetín Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins HC Slavia Praha |
| League: | Czech |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Ntl Team: | TCH |
| Ntl Team 2: | CZE |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Litvínov, Czechoslovakia |
| Draft: | 78th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1989 |
| Draft Team: | Edmonton Oilers |
| Career Start: | 1991 |
| Career End: | 2010 |
Josef Beránek (in Czech pronounced as /ˈjozɛv ˈbɛraːnɛk/; 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.
His father (1942–2024) was an ice hockey forward (Litvínov) and coach (Litvínov, Karlovy Vary, Slavia Prague).[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSSR Jr | 40 | 38 | 42 | 80 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSSR | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSSR | 23 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | CSSR | 49 | 19 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CHZ Litvínov | CSSR | 50 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 58 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 40 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Dadák Vsetín | CZE | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 37 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 61 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Petra Vsetín | CZE | 38 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Petra Vsetín | CZE | 45 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 66 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 58 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 36 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 46 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 2003–04 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 51 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 93 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | ||
| 2004–05 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 37 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 50 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 101 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 2006–07 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 52 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 50 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 50 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Slavia Praha | CZE | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CSSR totals | 136 | 67 | 62 | 129 | — | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | ||||
| CZE totals | 510 | 166 | 271 | 437 | 680 | 116 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 140 | ||||
| NHL totals | 531 | 118 | 144 | 262 | 398 | 57 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1993 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Czech Republic | WCH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | OG | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 52 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 56 | |||