Juraj_Mikúš_(ice_hockey,_born_1987)
Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987)
Slovak professional ice hockey centre (born 1987)
Juraj Mikúš (born 22 February 1987) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HC Nové Zámky of the Slovak Extraliga.
| Juraj Mikúš | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1987-02-22) 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 | ||
| Slovak team Former teams |
HC Nové Zámky HK 36 Skalica HC '05 Banská Bystrica Manchester Monarchs Dinamo Riga HC Spartak Moscow HC Lev Poprad HC TPS HC Lev Praha HC Slovan Bratislava HC Olomouc HC Litvínov HKM Zvolen[1] | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
121st overall, 2005 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
He was originally drafted 121st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
Outside of his playing career he is also active at various levels of politics, serving as a local councillor in Skalica and running unsuccessfully for parliament in 2023 on the KDH party list. He is currently running for European Parliament on the same party list.[3]
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).[4] On 29 November he was released from Dinamo Riga but, as Martin Cibak and Jaroslav Obsut had been released from Spartak, he rejoined them.[5] 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.[6]
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Slovakia | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2012 Finland/Sweden | |
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 | ||||
- "Juraj Mikúš podpísal zmluvu do konca sezóny". hkmzvolen.sk (in Slovak).
- "2005 NHL Entry Draft". hockeyreference.com. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2005.
- Baďová, Nikola (7 April 2024). "Hráči z KHL na MS? Stačí, že nám robí hanbu vláda, tvrdí hokejista a politik Mikúš". Sportnet (in Slovak).
- "Juraj Mikus do Dinama Riga". hokej.sk. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- Didzis Rudmanis (29 November 2010). "Neftekhimik signs Maris Jass". Latvian Hockey News Report. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- "Mikus agrees multi-year contract with Litvinov" (in Czech). HC Litvínov. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database