Ice hockey player
Vincent Lukáč | |||
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Vincent Lukáč (2006) | |||
Born |
(1954-02-14) 14 February 1954 (age 70) Košice, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
HC Košice HC Dukla Jihlava | ||
National team | Czechoslovakia | ||
NHL draft |
202nd overall, 1982 Quebec Nordiques | ||
Playing career | 1971–1990 |
Vincent Lukáč (born 14 February 1954 in Košice) is a former professional Slovak ice hockey player, coach and politician.
He was a player of HC Košice (the most successful player in history of the team - 14 seasons, 518 games, 393 goals), HC Dukla Jihlava, SC Rosenheim, WEV Wien, Fife Flyers of Scotland (alongside compatriots Milan Figala [cz] and Jindřich Kokrment [cz]) and Streatham Redskins in London. He had been drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in 1982 at the age of 28, but never played the NHL.
He was a coach of HC Košice, the Slovak national ice hockey team (assistant) and MsHK Žilina, Slovakia.
Lukáč resides in Košice. He is the father-in-law of Stanley Cup-winning hockey player Jiří Bicek. In 2004, he was inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame. Outside of ice hockey, he contested Let's Dance.
Political career
In 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Council on the list of the Slovak National Party. He also served as a municipal deputy in the Old Town borough of Košice. As an MP, he caused controversy by claiming he had good relationship with mafia members. After widespread criticism, Lukáč clarified it was meant to be a joke.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1971–72 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | ||||||||||||
1973–74 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | ||||||||||||
1974–75 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | ||||||||||||
1975–76 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | ||||||||||||
1976–77 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 44 | 48 | 34 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 42 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 38 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 41 | 43 | 21 | 64 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 35 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 37 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 42 | 49 | 19 | 68 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 41 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 38 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Sportbund DJK Rosenheim | 1.GBun | 41 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Sportbund DJK Rosenheim | 1.GBun | 38 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Wiener EV | AUT | 31 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Fife Flyers | GBR | 34 | 88 | 73 | 161 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | Streatham Redskins | GBR II | 28 | 71 | 51 | 122 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
TCH totals | 389 | 316 | 207 | 523 | 279 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1984 Sarajevo | Team competition |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1972 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | |
1973 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
1977 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1980 | Czechoslovakia | OG | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
1982 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
1983 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
1984 | Czechoslovakia | OG | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
1984 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
1985 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 53 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 6 |
References
- Milan Figala patřil k průkopníkům na Ostrovech, jeho návrat do vlasti zhatila vážná nemoc , hokej.cz, 9 October 2008 (in Czech)
- 30 years ago Fife Flyers brought three world class Czech stars to the UK, Fife Today, 31 August 2018
- "Vincenta Lukáča zvolili za poslanca NR SR". SITA.sk (in Slovak). 14 June 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- "Vincent Lukáč na kandidátke SNS: Slota je priamy chlap". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- Vagocič, Marek; Jasenský, Mikuláš. "Lukáč o mafii: Bol to žart". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
External links
- Vincent Lukáč in the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards | ||
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Preceded byMilan Nový | Golden Hockey Stick 1983 |
Succeeded byIgor Liba |
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers
- Fife Flyers players
- HC Košice players
- HC Dukla Jihlava players
- Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Ice hockey people from Košice
- Quebec Nordiques draft picks
- Slovak ice hockey left wingers
- Slovak ice hockey coaches
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in England
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
- Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in England
- Expatriate ice hockey players in West Germany
- Slovakia men's national ice hockey team coaches
- Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2010-2012
- Slovak National Party politicians