Jan Mikel (born 14 April 1975) is a Czech former

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Career

Mikel played nine games for Vsetínská hokejová of the

Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created by the 1993 split of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League following the breakup of Czechoslovakia. The leag ...

during the 2004–05 season. He had previously played in Italy's

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for

SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievement ...

and HC Milano Saima, the British

Ice Hockey Superleague The British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL, also known as the Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague from 1998 to 1999 for sponsorship reasons) was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Devised in 1995, it replaced ...

for the

Ayr Scottish Eagles The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena (Prestwick), Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and t ...

, the British National League for the

Dundee Stars The Dundee Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in the Scottish city of Dundee. They were formed in 2001 and play their home games at the Dundee Ice Arena, situated off the city's main Kingsway dual carriageway. The current title sp ...

and the French Super 16 for

Brest Albatros Hockey Brest Albatros Hockey is an ice hockey team in Brest, France. They were founded in 1991, and currently play in the FFHG Division 1, the top level of ice hockey in France. Albatros won the league championship in 1996 and 1997. The team also previo ...

. Mikel returned to France in 2005 with

Dragons de Rouen Rouen Hockey Élite 76 (also known as the Dragons de Rouen (Rouen Dragons)) is a French ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix. History Only 3 years aft ...

before playing the remainder of his career in the Czech 1. Liga for

HC Kometa Brno HC Kometa Brno ("Comet" in English) is a professional ice hockey team based in Brno, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga. Kometa is the most successful ice hockey club in the Czech Republic with 13 Czechoslovak (and Czech) league ch ...

and

HC Olomouc HC Olomouc is an ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga (first-level league) from Olomouc. They won the Extraliga championship in the 1993/1994 season. In 1997 the club sold the Extraliga license to HC Karlovy Vary, and was thus relegated to t ...

. He retired in 2012 to become a coach for Kometa Brno's U20 team.Jan Mikel has finished his rich career and will become a coach
(in Czech)

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* 1975 births Living people Ayr Scottish Eagles players Brest Albatros Hockey players SG Cortina players Czech ice hockey defencemen Dragons de Rouen players Dundee Stars players HC Kometa Brno players HC Olomouc players Rochester Mustangs players Ice hockey people from Brno VHK Vsetín players Czech expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Czech expatriate sportspeople in France Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland Expatriate ice hockey players in France Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub