Juraj Šiška (born 17 May 1996) is a Slovak professional ice hockey

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for HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga.

Career

Šiška began his career with HK Nitra's academy and made his senior debut for the team during the 2012–13 season. He then went on to the

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and was drafted 9th overall by the

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of the

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in the 2013

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. However, he would return to Slovakia to rehabilitate neck and back injuries and would eventually sit out the entire 2013–14 season. He spent the following season with the Sea Dogs before returning to Slovakia. In the tail-end of the 2015–16 season, Šiška moved to

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of the Kontinental Hockey League and would play 39 games for the teamProfile at KHL.ru
/ref> over parts of two seasons before rejoining HK Nitra in 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* 1996 births Living people HK Levice players HK Nitra players Saint John Sea Dogs players Slovak ice hockey forwards HC Slovan Bratislava players Ice hockey people from Nitra HK Trnava players HKM Zvolen players HC Nové Zámky players Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade Winter World University Games medalists in ice hockey FISU World University Games silver medalists for Slovakia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada {{slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub