Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987)

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Ice hockey
Representing Slovakia
World Championships

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
team; Former teams	Free agent; HK 36 Skalica; Dinamo Riga; HC Spartak Moscow; HC Lev Poprad; HC TPS; HC Lev Praha; HC Slovan Bratislava; HC Olomouc; HC Litvínov; HKM Zvolen; HC Nové Zámky; HK Dukla Trenčín
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 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]^{[better source needed]} 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

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	HK 36 Skalica	SVK U18	34	18	17	35	26	9	10	5	15	12
2003–04	HK 36 Skalica	SVK U20	8	3	7	10	16	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HK 36 Skalica	Slovak	2	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0
2004–05	HK 36 Skalica	SVK U18	3	1	7	8	2	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HK 36 Skalica	SVK U20	30	17	18	35	40	6	5	3	8	10
2004–05	HK 36 Skalica	Slovak	46	6	6	12	16	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HK 36 Skalica	SVK U20	4	1	0	1	2	2	1	2	3	2
2005–06	HK 36 Skalica	Slovak	47	4	7	11	56	7	2	1	3	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
2007–08	HC ’05 Banská Bystrica	Slovak.1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	4	0
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 Rīga	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	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Did not play
2015–16	Did not play
2016–17	HC Olomouc	ELH	33	9	13	22	46	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	49	7	6	13	22	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Verva Litvínov	ELH	9	4	7	11	4	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC Verva Litvínov	ELH	44	11	13	24	34	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	HC Verva Litvínov	ELH	25	3	5	8	16	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	HKm Zvolen	Slovak	14	6	4	10	8	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HKm Zvolen	Slovak	46	17	25	42	26	14	3	4	7	29
2021–22	HKm Zvolen	Slovak	50	9	22	31	30	11	3	0	3	8
Slovak totals			315	95	145	240	240	66	23	26	49	105
KHL totals			216	37	43	80	148	8	0	1	1	10
ELH totals			111	27	38	65	100	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Slovakia	WJC18	6th	6	0	7	7	12
2006	Slovakia	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
2018	Slovakia	WC	9th	2	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				18	5	8	13	18
Senior totals				27	2	6	8	14

Awards and honors

Award	Year	Ref
Slovakia
Champion	2021

References

^ "2005 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 9 September 2005.
^ "Juraj Mikúš do Dinama Riga". hokej.sk (in Slovak). 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
^ Rudmanis, Didzis (29 November 2010). "Dinamo releases Mikus". Latvian Hockey News Report. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
^ "Petružálek a Janus zpět, Mikúš pokračuje". HC Litvínov (Press release) (in Czech). 18 May 2018.
^ Baďová, Nikola (7 April 2024). "Hráči z KHL na MS? Stačí, že nám robí hanbu vláda, tvrdí hokejista a politik Mikúš". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press.

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". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 9 September 2005.

[2] "Juraj Mikúš do Dinama Riga". hokej.sk (in Slovak). 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

[3] Rudmanis, Didzis (29 November 2010). "Dinamo releases Mikus". Latvian Hockey News Report. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

[4] "Petružálek a Janus zpět, Mikúš pokračuje". HC Litvínov (Press release) (in Czech). 18 May 2018.

[5] Baďová, Nikola (7 April 2024). "Hráči z KHL na MS? Stačí, že nám robí hanbu vláda, tvrdí hokejista a politik Mikúš". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press.

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