Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987)

Not to be confused with Juraj Mikuš (ice hockey, born 1988), defenceman.

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
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 — — — — —
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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

  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.