Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987)

{{Short description|Slovak professional ice hockey centre (born 1987)}}

{{Distinguish|text=Juraj Mikuš (ice hockey, born 1988), defenceman}}

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{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name= Juraj Mikúš

| image =

| image_size =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|02|22}}

| birth_place = Skalica, Czechoslovakia

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 185

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| league =

| team = Free agent

| former_teams = 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

| ntl_team = Slovakia

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| draft = 121st overall

| draft_year = 2005

| draft_team = Montreal Canadiens

| career_start = 2003

| career_end =

}}

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.{{Cite web|title=2005 NHL Entry Draft|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_2005_entry.html|website=Hockey Reference|access-date=9 September 2005}}

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).{{Cite web|title=Juraj Mikúš do Dinama Riga|url=http://www.hokej.sk/clanok76908-Juraj_Mikus_do_Dinama_Riga.htm|url-status=dead|website=hokej.sk|date=22 September 2010|access-date=30 November 2010|language=sk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002084532/www.hokej.sk/clanok76908-Juraj_Mikus_do_Dinama_Riga.htm|archive-date=2 October 2011}}

Mikúš was initially released from Dinamo Riga in November 2010, but rejoined them as Martin Cibak and Jaroslav Obsut had been released from Spartak.{{Cite news|first=Didzis|last=Rudmanis|title=Dinamo releases Mikus|url=http://latvianhockey.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/dinamo-releases-mikus/|url-status=dead|website=Latvian Hockey News Report|date=29 November 2010|access-date=30 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718102131/http://latvianhockey.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/dinamo-releases-mikus/|archive-date=18 July 2011}}{{Better source needed|reason=This source comes from a blogspot|date=August 2024}} 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.{{Cite press release|title=Petružálek a Janus zpět, Mikúš pokračuje|url=https://www.hcverva.cz/article/8268|website=HC Litvínov|date=18 May 2018|language=cs}}

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.{{Cite web|first=Nikola|last=Baďová|title=Hráči z KHL na MS? Stačí, že nám robí hanbu vláda, tvrdí hokejista a politik Mikúš|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/hokej-utocnik-juraj-mikus-rozhovor-kariera-politika-kdh-khl-ms-2024/|website=Sme|publisher=Petit Press|date=7 April 2024|language=sk}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 2004–05

| HK 36 Skalica

| Slovak

| 46

| 6

| 12

| 16

| —

2005–06

| HK 36 Skalica

| SVK U20

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 2

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| 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

| 2

| 4

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| 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

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| 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

| —

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| 2010–11

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 22

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 12

| —

2010–11

| Spartak Moscow

| KHL

| 23

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 14

| 4

| 0

| 6

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| 2011–12

| Lev Poprad

| KHL

| 44

| 12

| 16

| 28

| 46

| —

2011–12

| TPS

| SM-l

| 17

| 5

| 10

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 2012–13

| HC Lev Praha

| KHL

| 27

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 18

| —

2012–13

| HC Slovan Bratislava

| KHL

| 4

| 2

| 4

| 8

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 4

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| 2013–14

| HC Slovan Bratislava

| KHL

| 47

| 7

| 8

| 15

| 28

| —

2014–15

| Did not play

|

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| 2015–16

| Did not play

|

2016–17

| HC Olomouc

| ELH

| 33

| 9

| 13

| 22

| 46

| —

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| 2017–18

| HC Slovan Bratislava

| KHL

| 49

| 7

| 6

| 13

| 22

| —

2017–18

| HC Verva Litvínov

| ELH

| 9

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 4

| —

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| 2018–19

| HC Verva Litvínov

| ELH

| 44

| 11

| 13

| 24

| 34

| —

2019–20

| HC Verva Litvínov

| ELH

| 25

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 16

| —

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| 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

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| 2021–22

| HKm Zvolen

| Slovak

| 50

| 9

| 22

| 31

| 30

| 11

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 8

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! colspan="3" | Slovak totals

! 315

! 95

! 145

! 240

! 66

! 23

! 26

! 49

! 105

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! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 216

! 37

! 43

! 80

! 148

! 8

! 0

! 1

! 10

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! colspan="3" | ELH totals

! 111

! 27

! 38

! 65

! 100

! —

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=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2005

| Slovakia

| WJC18

| 6th

| 6

| 0

| 7

| 12

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| 2006

| Slovakia

| WJC

| 8th

| 6

| 0

| 6

2007

| Slovakia

| WJC

| 8th

| 6

| 5

| 1

| 6

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008

| Slovakia

| WC

| 13th

| 2

| 0

2009

| Slovakia

| WC

| 10th

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 2

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| 2012

| Slovakia

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 10

| 1

| 3

| 4

2014

| Slovakia

| WC

| 9th

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 8

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| 2018

| Slovakia

| WC

| 9th

| 2

| 0

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 18

! 5

! 8

! 13

! 18

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! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 27

! 2

! 6

! 8

! 14

Awards and honors

class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref
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Champion \| 2021 \|

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! Award

! Year

! Ref

colspan="3"|Slovakia

Champion

| 2021

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References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ice hockey people from Skalica

Category:Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players

Category:Dinamo Riga players

Category:HC Lev Poprad players

Category:HC Lev Praha players

Category:HC Litvínov players

Category:HC Nové Zámky players

Category:HC Olomouc players

Category:HC Slovan Bratislava players

Category:HC Spartak Moscow players

Category:HC TPS players

Category:HC '05 Banská Bystrica players

Category:HK 36 Skalica players

Category:HKM Zvolen players

Category:Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players

Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks

Category:Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada

Category:Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic

Category:Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland

Category:Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Latvia

Category:Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia

Category:Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Slovak ice hockey centres

Category:21st-century Slovak sportsmen