Nicol Lucák Čupková (born 4 November 1992) is a Slovak

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and member of the Slovak national ice hockey team. She most recently played with Agidel Ufa during the 2021–22 season of the

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(ZhHL) until leaving the team in early March, shortly after the

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began.

International career

Lucák Čupková represented

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in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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. She played in all five games and tied for the team lead in scoring with three points.IIHF – Team Slovakia Stats – 2010 Olympics
/ref> She also played in all three games of the 2010 Olympic qualification tournament.IIHF – Team Slovakia Stats – 2010 Olympic Qualifier
/ref> Lucák Čupková has also appeared for Slovakia at five

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s across two divisions. Her first appearance came in

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. She appeared at the Top Division championships in

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and

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.IIHF – Team Slovakia Stats – 2009 World Championship Division I
/ref>IIHF – Team Slovakia Stats – 2011 World Championship
/ref>IIHF – Team Slovakia Stats – 2012 World Championship
/ref> She competed in two

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for the Slovak national U18 team, winning Division I bronze medals in the

and

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, earning recognition as the top scorer of the 2009 tournament.IIHF – Team Slovakia Stats – 2009 World Championship Under-18 Division I
/ref>IIHF – Team Slovakia Stats – 2010 World Championship Under-18 Division I
/ref>

Career statistics

International

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Čupková, Nicol 1992 births Living people Slovak women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia Ice hockey people from Košice HC Agidel Ufa players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia