Vincent Lukac
Encyclopedia
Vincent Lukáč is a former professional Slovak
ice hockey
player.
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, Kirkcaldy, HC Streatham Redskins
in London and Fife Flyers
of Scotland. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques
in 1985 (in the age of 31), but he never played the NHL.
He was a coach of HC Košice
, the Slovak national ice hockey team
and MsHK Žilina, Slovakia.
Vincent Lukáč is living in Košice, Slovakia. He is a father-in-law of Jiří Bicek
. In 2004 he was inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame
.
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
He was a player of HC Košice
HC Košice
Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88...
(the most successful player in history of the team - 14 seasons, 518 games, 393 goals), HC Dukla Jihlava, SC Rosenheim, WEV Wien, Kirkcaldy, HC Streatham Redskins
Streatham Redskins
The Streatham Redskins are a British ice hockey club based in Streatham, London, England. Amongst the oldest British ice hockey teams still in existence, they were oginally founded in 1932 as Streatham, and added the name Redskins in 1974. During the 1980s, the club were one of the leading teams in...
in London and Fife Flyers
Fife Flyers
The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey team in Scotland, and also in the United Kingdom, beating the Nottingham Panthers by 8 years...
of Scotland. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
in 1985 (in the age of 31), but he never played the NHL.
He was a coach of HC Košice
HC Košice
Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88...
, the Slovak national ice hockey team
Slovak national ice hockey team
The Slovak men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. As of March 2010, the International Ice Hockey Federation , the world governing body of hockey, ranks them as the seventh strongest national team in the...
and MsHK Žilina, Slovakia.
Vincent Lukáč is living in Košice, Slovakia. He is a father-in-law of Jiří Bicek
Jiri Bicek
Jiří Bicek is a Slovak ice hockey forward who currently plays for EHC Biel in the National League A.-Playing career:...
. In 2004 he was inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame
Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame
The Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame honors the contributions that individuals have made to the sport of hockey in Slovakia. It opened on November 30, 2002, that the team of Slovak national team won the IIHF World Championships gold medal...
.
External links
- Vincent Lukáč in the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame
- Official website of HC Košice
- http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/ Official website of Fife FlyersFife FlyersThe Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey team in Scotland, and also in the United Kingdom, beating the Nottingham Panthers by 8 years...