Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987)

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Juraj Mikúš
Juraj Mikúš
Born	22 February 1987 (age 37); Skalica, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
ELH team; Former teams	HC Litvínov; HK 36 Skalica; Manchester Monarchs; Dinamo Riga; HC Spartak Moscow; HC Lev Poprad; HC TPS; HC Lev Praha; HC Slovan Bratislava; HC Olomouc
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	121st overall, 2005; Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	2003–present

Juraj Mikúš (born 22 February 1987) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was originally drafted 121st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.^[1]

Playing career

In the 2008–09 season for HK 36 Skalica of the Slovak Extraliga, he created a powerful tandem with Žigmund Pálffy and reached the mark of 75 assists, eclipsing the league record formerly belonging to Pavol Demitra. His team reached the finals for the first time, where it lost to HC Košice.

In the summer of 2010, Mikus was invited to Spartak Moscow's training camp, but he failed to make the team because of the import quota. Instead, in late September he joined Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[2] On 29 November he was released from Dinamo Riga but, as Martin Cibak and Jaroslav Obsut had been released from Spartak, he rejoined them.^[3] He then played a few games for Lev Poprad but finished the rest of the 2011–12 season with TPS Turku of the SM-Liiga. In the summer of 2012, he signed with HC Lev Praha of the KHL.

After splitting the 2017–18 season, between HC Slovan Bratislava and HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga, Mikus opted to extend his tenure in the ELH, agreeing to a three-year optional contract with Litvínov on May 18, 2018.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	HK 36 Skalica	Slovak	2	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0
2004–05	HK 36 Skalica	Slovak	46	6	6	12	16	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HK 36 Skalica	Slovak	47	4	7	11	56	7	2	1	4	14
2006–07	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	60	29	42	71	36	4	1	1	2	4
2007–08	HK 36 Skalica	Slovak	54	21	22	43	52	13	8	5	13	36
2008–09	HK 36 Skalica	Slovak	56	31	59	90	52	17	7	16	23	18
2009–10	Manchester Monarchs	AHL	56	4	9	13	31	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Dinamo Riga	KHL	22	3	1	4	12	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Spartak Moscow	KHL	23	2	3	5	14	4	0	0	0	6
2011–12	Lev Poprad	KHL	44	12	16	28	46	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	TPS	SM-l	17	5	5	10	0	2	0	1	1	0
2012–13	HC Lev Praha	KHL	27	4	8	12	18	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	4	2	2	4	8	4	0	1	1	4
2013–14	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	47	7	8	15	28	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HC Olomouc	ELH	33	9	13	22	46	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	49	7	6	13	22	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Litvínov	ELH	9	4	7	11	4	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			216	37	43	80	148	8	0	1	1	10

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Slovakia	WJC18	6th	6	0	7	7	12
2006	Slovkaia	WJC	8th	6	0	0	0	6
2007	Slovakia	WJC	8th	6	5	1	6	0
2008	Slovakia	WC	13th	2	0	0	0	0
2009	Slovakia	WC	10th	6	0	1	1	2
2012	Slovakia	WC		10	1	3	4	4
2014	Slovakia	WC	9th	7	1	2	3	8
Junior totals				18	5	8	13	18
Senior totals				25	2	6	8	14

References

^ "2005 NHL Entry Draft". hockeyreference.com. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2005. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Juraj Mikus do Dinama Riga". hokej.sk. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Didzis Rudmanis (29 November 2010). "Neftekhimik signs Maris Jass". Latvian Hockey News Report. Retrieved 30 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Mikus agrees multi-year contract with Litvinov" (in Czech). HC Litvínov. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "2005 NHL Entry Draft". hockeyreference.com. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2005. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Juraj Mikus do Dinama Riga". hokej.sk. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] Didzis Rudmanis (29 November 2010). "Neftekhimik signs Maris Jass". Latvian Hockey News Report. Retrieved 30 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Mikus agrees multi-year contract with Litvinov" (in Czech). HC Litvínov. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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