Daniel Vukovic
| Daniel Vukovic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 19, 1986 North York, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team | Genève-Servette HC | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Spengler Cup | ||
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2016 Davos | |
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2015 Davos | |
Daniel Vukovic (born February 19, 1986) is a Canadian-Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for and is an alternate captain of Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He has dual citizenship in Canada and Switzerland.[1]
Career
A native of North York, Ontario and a graduate of St. Michael's College School in Toronto, Ontario, Vukovic enrolled at Michigan State University in 2004 and won the men’s national collegiate ice hockey championship with the Spartans in 2007.[2] As a senior (2007–08), he earned All-CCHA Honorable Mention status and won the hardest shot competition at the NCAA Skills Challenge.[3] He graduated in 2008. Subsequently he turned pro and signed with Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA). He made his debut for the club during the 2008–09 NLA season.[4] Vukovic reached the NLA playoffs with Servette in 2009-10 and in 2013 and 2014, he won the Spengler Cup with the team. In June 2015, he signed a new contract extension that will keep him at the club through the 2018-19 season.[5]
National team
In December 2015, Vukovic won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada.[6]
References
- ^ Club, www.gshc.ch, GSHC - Site officiel du Genève-Servette Hockey. "Vukovic débarque aux Vernets - Genève-Servette Hockey Club". www.gshc.ch. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Congressional Record Senate Articles". www.congress.gov. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Vukovic Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ http://www.bluewin.ch/fr/sport/hockey/2015/6/9/daniel-vukovic-prolonge-3-ans-a-geneve-servette-bd.html
- ^ Club, www.gshc.ch, GSHC - Site officiel du Genève-Servette Hockey. "Daniel Vukovic fidèle trois ans de plus - Genève-Servette Hockey Club". www.gshc.ch. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Team Canada downs HC Lugano to win Spengler Cup for 13th time | The Hockey News". www.thehockeynews.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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