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Growing up, Lučić attended [[Killarney Secondary]]<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lucic steps up again and again|url=http://www.bchockey.com/story.aspx?c=20&id=761|accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref> and was diagnosed with [[Scheuermann's disease]], a condition that causes the upper back to curve, at fifteen-years-old.<ref name=endearing/> He played [[minor hockey]] in [[Vancouver]], but nearly quit hockey all together after being passed up in the [[2003 WHL Bantam Draft]].<ref name=quit/> He was invited to play for the [[Burnaby Express]] of the Junior A [[British Columbia Hockey League]] (BCHL), but was further demoralized when he initially failed to make the team out of rookie camp. He agreed to play, instead, for the Junior B [[Delta Ice Hawks]], but later played his way onto the Express during the season.<ref name=quit>{{citeweb|title=Lucic almost quit in 2003|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=b151de18-09c6-4893-82ae-061261a4c9b4|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-10-28|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> |
Growing up, Lučić attended [[Killarney Secondary]]<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lucic steps up again and again|url=http://www.bchockey.com/story.aspx?c=20&id=761|accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref> and was diagnosed with [[Scheuermann's disease]], a condition that causes the upper back to curve, at fifteen-years-old.<ref name=endearing/> He played [[minor hockey]] in [[Vancouver]], but nearly quit hockey all together after being passed up in the [[2003 WHL Bantam Draft]].<ref name=quit/> He was invited to play for the [[Burnaby Express]] of the Junior A [[British Columbia Hockey League]] (BCHL), but was further demoralized when he initially failed to make the team out of rookie camp. He agreed to play, instead, for the Junior B [[Delta Ice Hawks]], but later played his way onto the Express during the season.<ref name=quit>{{citeweb|title=Lucic almost quit in 2003|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=b151de18-09c6-4893-82ae-061261a4c9b4|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-10-28|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career which sucks balls== |
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Lučić began playing [[junior hockey|junior]] with the [[Burnaby Express]] of the [[British Columbia Hockey League|BCHL]] in 2004-05. In the same season, he made his [[major junior hockey|major junior]] debut with the [[Vancouver Giants]], his hometown [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] team, playing one game. |
Lučić began playing [[junior hockey|junior]] with the [[Burnaby Express]] of the [[British Columbia Hockey League|BCHL]] in 2004-05. In the same season, he made his [[major junior hockey|major junior]] debut with the [[Vancouver Giants]], his hometown [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] team, playing one game. |
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After Lučić's first full season with the Giants in [[2005-06 WHL season|2005-06]], in which he helped the team to a [[Ed Chynoweth Trophy|WHL title]], he was selected 50th overall by the [[Boston Bruins]] in the second round of the [[2006 NHL Entry Draft]]. The following season, Lučić emerged as one of the Giants' leaders, finishing first in team scoring with 68 points. He helped take the Giants to game seven of the WHL finals, eventually losing to the [[Medicine Hat Tigers]]. However, as Vancouver was chosen to host the [[2007 Memorial Cup]], Lučić and the Giants met Medicine Hat once more in the tournament final, capturing the [[Canadian Hockey League|CHL]] title on home ice. He finished the tournament tied for the lead in scoring with teammate [[Michal Řepík]] (Řepík, with more goals, was awarded the [[Ed Chynoweth Trophy]]) and earned the [[Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy]] as tournament MVP. |
After Lučić's first full season with the Giants in [[2005-06 WHL season|2005-06]], in which he helped the team to a [[Ed Chynoweth Trophy|WHL title]], he was selected 50th overall by the [[Boston Bruins]] in the second round of the [[2006 NHL Entry Draft]]. The following season, Lučić emerged as one of the Giants' leaders, finishing first in team scoring with 68 points. He helped take the Giants to game seven of the WHL finals, eventually losing to the [[Medicine Hat Tigers]]. However, as Vancouver was chosen to host the [[2007 Memorial Cup]], Lučić and the Giants met Medicine Hat once more in the tournament final, capturing the [[Canadian Hockey League|CHL]] title on home ice. He finished the tournament tied for the lead in scoring with teammate [[Michal Řepík]] (Řepík, with more goals, was awarded the [[Ed Chynoweth Trophy]]) and earned the [[Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy]] as tournament MVP. |
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In the off-season, Lučić signed an entry-level contract with the Bruins on August 2, 2007,<ref>{{citeweb|title=Boston Bruins sign left wing Milan Lucic|url=http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=335595|publisher=[[Boston Bruins]]}}</ref> then made the Bruins [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] opening roster out of the training camp. He played in his first [[National Hockey League|NHL]] game on October 5, 2007, a 4-1 loss to the [[Dallas Stars]] in which he fought [[Brad Winchester]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=Turco limits Bruins to power-play goal as Stars win home opener|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=271005009|accessdate=2008-07-21|date=2007-10-06|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> His first goal came against the [[Los Angeles Kings]] a week later, on October 12, while recording a [[Gordie Howe hat trick]]. After speculation that he would be returned to the Giants for further development, Lučić made enough of an impression during his first set of games with the Bruins, showing grit and consistent willingness to fight (he recorded 13 fighting majors in his rookie season),<ref name=endearing>{{Citeweb|title=Lucic endearing himself to fans all over|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=395455|accessdate=2008-12-03|date=2008-12-02|publisher=NHL}}</ref> that they decided to keep him in the lineup.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lucic is staying: Will not return to Vancouver|url=http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=341294&page=NewsPage&service=page|publisher=[[Boston Bruins]]}}</ref> He was chosen to participate in the 2008 [[NHL YoungStars Game]] and finished his rookie campaign with 8 goals and 27 points. Matched up against the first-seeded [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the opening round, Lučić scored his first [[Stanley Cup Playoffs|NHL playoff]] |
In the off-season, Lučić signed an entry-level contract with the Bruins on August 2, 2007,<ref>{{citeweb|title=Boston Bruins sign left wing Milan Lucic|url=http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=335595|publisher=[[Boston Bruins]]}}</ref> then made the Bruins [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] opening roster out of the training camp. He played in his first [[National Hockey League|NHL]] game on October 5, 2007, a 4-1 loss to the [[Dallas Stars]] in which he fought [[Brad Winchester]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=Turco limits Bruins to power-play goal as Stars win home opener|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=271005009|accessdate=2008-07-21|date=2007-10-06|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> His first goal came against the [[Los Angeles Kings]] a week later, on October 12, while recording a [[Gordie Howe hat trick]]. After speculation that he would be returned to the Giants for further development, Lučić made enough of an impression during his first set of games with the Bruins, showing grit and consistent willingness to fight (he recorded 13 fighting majors in his rookie season),<ref name=endearing>{{Citeweb|title=Lucic endearing himself to fans all over|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=395455|accessdate=2008-12-03|date=2008-12-02|publisher=NHL}}</ref> that they decided to keep him in the lineup.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lucic is staying: Will not return to Vancouver|url=http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=341294&page=NewsPage&service=page|publisher=[[Boston Bruins]]}}</ref> He was chosen to participate in the 2008 [[NHL YoungStars Game]] and finished his rookie campaign with 8 goals and 27 points. Matched up against the first-seeded [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the opening round, Lučić scored his first ugliest goal of the century [[Stanley Cup Playoffs|NHL playoff]] in game three on April 13, 2008. |
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Early into the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]], Lučić recorded his first NHL [[hat trick]] and added an assist in a 5-4 win against the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] on October 25, 2008.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lucic's hat trick leads Bruins past Thrashers|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020105|accessdate=2008-10-25|date=2008-10-25|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> Later that week, Lučić made a much-publicized return to his hometown in a game against the [[Vancouver Canucks]], which featured a picture of him as a baby on the back page of the [[The Province|Vancouver Province]] newspaper.<ref>{{Citeweb|title=City gives Lucic a welcome homecoming|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/hockey/bruins/view/2008_10_29_City_gives_Milan_Lucic_a_welcome_homecoming/|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-10-29|publisher=''[[Boston Herald]]''}}</ref> Earlier in the year, Lučić's 2007 Memorial Cup ring was stolen from his home in [[East Vancouver]] on July 10, 2008.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Burglars take Milan Lucic's Memorial Cup ring|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=e0298c1a-4524-4f04-8e08-8bd00c07cd97|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-07-11|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> In a private ceremony before the game, he was presented a replacement ring by Vancouver Giants ownership.<ref>{{citeweb|title=New kid can't wow them all the time|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=17e0dc9f-ab56-4c98-9ca0-869b5c28a192&p=1|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-10-29|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> He was chosen to his second YoungStars Game in January, where he did not compete for the sophomores in [[Montreal]] due to injury.<ref>{{Citeweb|title=YoungStars selected, expect wide-open contest|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=505329|accessdate=2009-01-18|publisher=[[Sporting News]]}}</ref> |
Early into the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]], Lučić recorded his first NHL blowjob goal wich was horrible[[hat trick]] and added an assist in a 5-4 win against the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] on October 25, 2008.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lucic's hat trick leads Bruins past Thrashers|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020105|accessdate=2008-10-25|date=2008-10-25|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> Later that week, Lučić made a much-publicized return to his hometown in a game against the [[Vancouver Canucks]], which featured a picture of him as a baby on the back page of the [[The Province|Vancouver Province]] newspaper.<ref>{{Citeweb|title=City gives Lucic a welcome homecoming|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/hockey/bruins/view/2008_10_29_City_gives_Milan_Lucic_a_welcome_homecoming/|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-10-29|publisher=''[[Boston Herald]]''}}</ref> Earlier in the year, Lučić's 2007 Memorial Cup ring was stolen from his home in [[East Vancouver]] on July 10, 2008.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Burglars take Milan Lucic's Memorial Cup ring|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=e0298c1a-4524-4f04-8e08-8bd00c07cd97|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-07-11|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> In a private ceremony before the game, he was presented a replacement ring by Vancouver Giants ownership.<ref>{{citeweb|title=New kid can't wow them all the time|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=17e0dc9f-ab56-4c98-9ca0-869b5c28a192&p=1|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-10-29|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> He was chosen to his second YoungStars Game in January, where he did not compete for the sophomores in [[Montreal]] due to injury.<ref>{{Citeweb|title=YoungStars selected, expect wide-open contest|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=505329|accessdate=2009-01-18|publisher=[[Sporting News]]}}</ref> |
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==International play== |
==International play== |
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Revision as of 19:33, 4 February 2009
| Milan Lucic | |||
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| Born |
June 7, 1988 Vancouver, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Boston Bruins | ||
| NHL draft |
50th overall, 2006 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Milan Lučić (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player of Serbian descent playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Early life
Lučić was born and raised in East Vancouver to Serbian parents[1] Dobrivoje Lučić and Snežana Kesa with younger brother, Nikola, and an older brother, Jovan.[2] His maternal uncle, Dan Kesa, played for the Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars.[3] His father, a longshoreman, immigrated from Serbia when he was twenty-seven, while his mother arrived in Canada with her family at the age of two.[4]
Growing up, Lučić attended Killarney Secondary[5] and was diagnosed with Scheuermann's disease, a condition that causes the upper back to curve, at fifteen-years-old.[4] He played minor hockey in Vancouver, but nearly quit hockey all together after being passed up in the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft.[6] He was invited to play for the Burnaby Express of the Junior A British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), but was further demoralized when he initially failed to make the team out of rookie camp. He agreed to play, instead, for the Junior B Delta Ice Hawks, but later played his way onto the Express during the season.[6]
Playing career which sucks balls
Lučić began playing junior with the Burnaby Express of the BCHL in 2004-05. In the same season, he made his major junior debut with the Vancouver Giants, his hometown WHL team, playing one game.
After Lučić's first full season with the Giants in 2005-06, in which he helped the team to a WHL title, he was selected 50th overall by the Boston Bruins in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. The following season, Lučić emerged as one of the Giants' leaders, finishing first in team scoring with 68 points. He helped take the Giants to game seven of the WHL finals, eventually losing to the Medicine Hat Tigers. However, as Vancouver was chosen to host the 2007 Memorial Cup, Lučić and the Giants met Medicine Hat once more in the tournament final, capturing the CHL title on home ice. He finished the tournament tied for the lead in scoring with teammate Michal Řepík (Řepík, with more goals, was awarded the Ed Chynoweth Trophy) and earned the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as tournament MVP.
In the off-season, Lučić signed an entry-level contract with the Bruins on August 2, 2007,[7] then made the Bruins 2007–08 opening roster out of the training camp. He played in his first NHL game on October 5, 2007, a 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars in which he fought Brad Winchester.[8] His first goal came against the Los Angeles Kings a week later, on October 12, while recording a Gordie Howe hat trick. After speculation that he would be returned to the Giants for further development, Lučić made enough of an impression during his first set of games with the Bruins, showing grit and consistent willingness to fight (he recorded 13 fighting majors in his rookie season),[4] that they decided to keep him in the lineup.[9] He was chosen to participate in the 2008 NHL YoungStars Game and finished his rookie campaign with 8 goals and 27 points. Matched up against the first-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the opening round, Lučić scored his first ugliest goal of the century NHL playoff in game three on April 13, 2008.
Early into the 2008–09 season, Lučić recorded his first NHL blowjob goal wich was horriblehat trick and added an assist in a 5-4 win against the Atlanta Thrashers on October 25, 2008.[10] Later that week, Lučić made a much-publicized return to his hometown in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, which featured a picture of him as a baby on the back page of the Vancouver Province newspaper.[11] Earlier in the year, Lučić's 2007 Memorial Cup ring was stolen from his home in East Vancouver on July 10, 2008.[12] In a private ceremony before the game, he was presented a replacement ring by Vancouver Giants ownership.[13] He was chosen to his second YoungStars Game in January, where he did not compete for the sophomores in Montreal due to injury.[14]
International play
In the off-season following Lučić's Memorial Cup MVP performance, he was named team captain of Team Canada for the 2007 Super Series against Russia.[15] The series, an eight-game competition between Canada and Russia's under-20 teams, commemorated the 35th anniversary of the historic 1972 Summit Series. He recorded three assists as Team Canada won the series 7-0-1.
Awards
Major Junior
- Won the President's Cup with the Vancouver Giants in 2006.
- Won the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants in 2007.
- Won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup MVP) in 2007.
- Named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team in 2007.
- Played in the NHL YoungStars Game in 2008 and 2009.
- Recipient of the Boston Bruins Seventh Player Award in 2008.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004-05 | Burnaby Express | BCHL | 50 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 62 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 149 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 2006-07 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 70 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 147 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 26 | ||
| 2007-08 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 77 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 89 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| WHL totals | 133 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 298 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 49 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Canada | SS | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Junior Int'l Totals | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |||
Int'l stats taken from Milan Lučić's Hockey Canada profile
References
- ^ Marrapese-Burrell, Nancy (2006-06-26). "Bruins believe additions are pluses". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ Luedeke, Kirk (2006-06-30). "Lucky Lucic". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "Milan Lucic Player Profile". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ a b c "Lucic endearing himself to fans all over". NHL. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Lucic steps up again and again". Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ a b "Lucic almost quit in 2003". The Province. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Boston Bruins sign left wing Milan Lucic". Boston Bruins.
- ^ "Turco limits Bruins to power-play goal as Stars win home opener". ESPN. 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "Lucic is staying: Will not return to Vancouver". Boston Bruins.
- ^ "Lucic's hat trick leads Bruins past Thrashers". National Hockey League. 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ "City gives Lucic a welcome homecoming". Boston Herald. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Burglars take Milan Lucic's Memorial Cup ring". The Province. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "New kid can't wow them all the time". The Province. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "YoungStars selected, expect wide-open contest". Sporting News. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Canada names Lucic captain for Super Series". CBC Sports. 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2008-07-21.