Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987) explained

Juraj Mikúš
Birth Date:1987 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Skalica, Czechoslovakia
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:185
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Team:Free agent
Ntl Team:Slovakia
Draft:121st overall
Draft Year:2005
Draft Team:Montreal Canadiens
Career Start:2003

Juraj Mikúš (born 22 February 1987) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre who most recently played for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga. He was selected in the fourth round, 121st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Mikúš was invited to Spartak Moscow's training camp in2010, but failed to make the team due to the import quota. Instead, he joined Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[2]

Mikúš was initially released from Dinamo Riga in November 2010, but rejoined them as Martin Cibak and Jaroslav Obsut had been released from Spartak.[3] After splitting the 2017–18 season, between HC Slovan Bratislava and HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga, Mikúš opted to extend his tenure in the ELH, agreeing to a three-year optional contract with Litvínov on 18 May 2018.[4]

Personal life

Outside of his playing career, Mikúš is also active at various levels of politics, serving as a local councillor in Skalica and failed to run for parliament in 2023 on the KDH party list. He also ran for the 2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Bold indicates led league

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2003–04HK 36 SkalicaSVK U18341817352691051512
2003–04HK 36 SkalicaSVK U208371016
2003–04HK 36 SkalicaSlovak2101040000
2004–05HK 36 SkalicaSVK U1831782
2004–05HK 36 SkalicaSVK U203017183540653810
2004–05HK 36 SkalicaSlovak46661216
2005–06HK 36 SkalicaSVK U204101221232
2005–06HK 36 SkalicaSlovak47471156721314
2006–07Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL602942713641124
2007–08HK 36 SkalicaSlovak542122435213851336
2007–08HC ’05 Banská BystricaSlovak.121340
2008–09HK 36 SkalicaSlovak5631599052177162318
2009–10Manchester MonarchsAHL56491331
2010–11Dinamo RīgaKHL2231412
2010–11Spartak MoscowKHL232351440006
2011–12Lev PopradKHL4412162846
2011–12TPSSM-l175510020110
2012–13HC Lev PrahaKHL27481218
2012–13HC Slovan BratislavaKHL4224840114
2013–14HC Slovan BratislavaKHL47781528
2014–15Did not play
2015–16Did not play
2016–17HC OlomoucELH339132246
2017–18HC Slovan BratislavaKHL49761322
2017–18HC Verva LitvínovELH947114
2018–19HC Verva LitvínovELH4411132434
2019–20HC Verva LitvínovELH2535816
2019–20HKm ZvolenSlovak1464108
2020–21HKm ZvolenSlovak46172542261434729
2021–22HKm ZvolenSlovak509223130113038
Slovak totals3159514524024066232649105
KHL totals216374380148801110
ELH totals111273865100

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2005SlovakiaWJC186th607712
2006SlovakiaWJC8th60006
2007SlovakiaWJC8th65160
2008SlovakiaWC13th20000
2009SlovakiaWC10th60112
2012SlovakiaWC101344
2014SlovakiaWC9th71238
2018SlovakiaWC9th20000
Junior totals 18581318
Senior totals 2726814

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Hockey Reference. 9 September 2005.
  2. Web site: Juraj Mikúš do Dinama Riga. dead. hokej.sk. 22 September 2010. 30 November 2010. sk. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002084532/www.hokej.sk/clanok76908-Juraj_Mikus_do_Dinama_Riga.htm. 2 October 2011.
  3. News: Didzis. Rudmanis. Dinamo releases Mikus. dead. Latvian Hockey News Report. 29 November 2010. 30 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718102131/http://latvianhockey.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/dinamo-releases-mikus/. 18 July 2011.
  4. Petružálek a Janus zpět, Mikúš pokračuje. HC Litvínov. 18 May 2018. cs.
  5. Web site: Nikola. Baďová. Hráči z KHL na MS? Stačí, že nám robí hanbu vláda, tvrdí hokejista a politik Mikúš. Sme. Petit Press. 7 April 2024. sk.