Vincent Lukáč (born 14 February 1954 in

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

) is a former professional Slovak

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player, coach and politician. He was a player of

HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a Slovak professional ice hockey club based in Košice that competes in the Slovak Extraliga, the top tier of Slovak ice hockey. It is the most successful hockey club in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia, having won th ...

(''the most successful player in history of the team'' - 14 seasons, 518 games, 393 goals),

HC Dukla Jihlava HC Dukla Jihlava, founded in 1956, is an ice hockey team in the Czech Republic. It won the Czechoslovak Extraliga title 12 times: six consecutive championships beginning in 1967, then in 1974, four consecutive championships beginning in 1982, an ...

, SC Rosenheim, WEV Wien,

Fife Flyers Fife Flyers is the oldest professional ice hockey club in the UK, established in 1938. The Flyers play their home games at Fife Ice Arena in Kirkcaldy which has a capacity of just over 3000 (seated and standing). They joined the EIHL in 2011. ...

of Scotland (alongside compatriots and ) and

Streatham Redskins Streatham IHC (formerly Streatham Redskins and RedHawks) is a British ice hockey club based in Streatham, London, England. Amongst the oldest British ice hockey teams still in existence, they were founded in 1932 as Streatham, and added the na ...

in London. He had been drafted by the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

at the age of 28, but never played the

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

. He was a coach of

, the Slovak national ice hockey team (assistant) and MsHK Žilina, Slovakia. Lukáč resides in Košice. He is the father-in-law of

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

-winning hockey player

Jiří Bicek Jiří Bicek (born December 3, 1978) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils between 2000 and 2004, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2003. The rest of his career, w ...

. In 2004, he was inducted into the

Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame The Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame (Slovak language, Slovak: ''Sieň slávy slovenského hokeja'') honors the contributions that individuals have made to the sport of ice hockey, hockey in Slovakia. It opened on November 30, 2002. The hall is located i ...

. Outside of ice hockey, he contested Let's Dance.

Political career

2010 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 12 June 2010. The elections were contested by eighteen parties, six of which passed the 5% threshold for sitting in parliament. Despite the incumbent Smer of Prime Minister Robert Fico winning a p ...

, he was elected to the National Council on the list of the

Slovak National Party The Slovak National Party ( sk, Slovenská národná strana, SNS) is a nationalist political party in Slovakia. The party characterizes itself as a nationalist party based on both social and the European Christian values. Since 1990 SNS has won ...

. He also served as a municipal deputy in the

Old Town In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...

borough of Košice. As an MP, he caused controversy by claiming he had good relationship with mafia members. After widespread criticism, Lukáč clarified it was meant to be a joke.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

Vincent Lukáč in the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukac, Vincent 1954 births Living people Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers Fife Flyers players HC Košice players HC Dukla Jihlava players Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Ice hockey people from Košice Quebec Nordiques draft picks Slovak ice hockey left wingers Slovak ice hockey coaches Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in England Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland Expatriate ice hockey players in England Expatriate ice hockey players in West Germany Slovakia men's national ice hockey team coaches Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2010-2012 Slovak National Party politicians