Denis Legersky (born March 25, 1987 in
Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey player and coach. Currently, he is a coach of the Hockey Club Davos, Switzerland. Before, he coached at Banská Bystrica and Liptovsky Mikulas (Slovakia). He played in the
Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
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(TBHSL) for
Izmir BB GSK and served as the assistant coach of the
Turkey men's national ice hockey team. The tall
left wing
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player at shoots right-handed.
Playing career
Club
Denis Legersky played in the U-18 team of Slovak club
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
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Histor ...
between 2003-2005, and in the U-20 team from 2005 to 2007 before he became member of the senior team in the
Slovak Extraliga. After playing a short time for
MHK Ružomberok in the
Slovak 1.Liga
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, he transferred to
HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava to take part in the U-20 and seniors team. Between 2008 and 2010, Legersky was with
HC Dukla Senica
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, and then in the 2010-11 season with his first club MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš in the
Slovak 1.Liga
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* Something from, related to, or belonging to Slovakia (''Slovenská republika'')
* Slovaks, a Western Slavic ethnic group
* Slovak language, an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages
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.
In 2011, he moved to Turkey to play for the Ankara-based
Başkent Yıldızları
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which competes in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (TBHSL).
His team finished the 2012–13 season as league champion,
and he was named ''Top Scorer'' with 75 points (42 goals, 33 assists) as well as the ''Most Valuable Player'' of the season.
Legersky participated as playing-coach at the
IIHF Continental Cup 2013 - Group A matches in
Miercurea Ciuc, Romania,
and scored four goals in three games for Başkent Yıldızları.
In the 2013-2014 season, he was transferred by İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK,
which finished the league season unbeaten champion. He was named the ''Most Valuable Player'' of the season again.
International
A scandal arose on February 8, 2014 when the
Turkish Ice Hockey Federation allowed him to play in the friendly match against
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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in the jersey of
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although he does not possess Turkish citizenship, and he was declared as an assistant coach only for the game.
The President of the Turkish Federation stated that Legersky's participation in the game as player was in fully compliance with the Bosnian and Herzegovinian officials in exchange for their also non-citizen coaching player.
Coaching career
Denis Legersky was appointed playing coach at Başkent Yıldızları in the 2012-13 season, one year after he joined the team.
For the
2014 IIHF World Championship Division II - Group B matches, he was admitted to the
Turkey men's national ice hockey team as the assistant coach.
Honors
Individual
* ''Most Valuable Player'' 2012–13 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League with Başkent Yıldızları
* ''Top Scorer'' 2012–13 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League with Başkent Yıldızları
* ''Most Valuable Player'' 2013–14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League with İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK
Club
* Champion 2012–13 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (TBHSL) with Başkent Yıldızları
* Champion 2013–14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (TBHSL) with İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK
References
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1987 births
Sportspeople from Liptovský Mikuláš
Slovak ice hockey left wingers
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš players
Expatriate ice hockey players in Turkey
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Başkent Yıldızları players
Slovak ice hockey coaches
Living people
Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland