Jerguš Bača (born 4 January 1965) is a Slovak former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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.
Career
Bača was drafted in the seventh round, 141st overall, by the
Hartford Whalers
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in the
1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played ten games in the
National Hockey League
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with the Whalers: nine in the
1990–91 season and one more in the
1991–92 season. He also competed in the
men's tournament at the
1994 Winter Olympics
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.
In May 2023, Bača became the manager of
HK MŠK Indian Žiar nad Hronom ahead of the 2023–24 season of
Tipos SHL.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen
Slovak ice hockey defencemen
Slovak ice hockey coaches
Ice hockey people from Liptovský Mikuláš
Hartford Whalers draft picks
Hartford Whalers players
Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Leksands IF players
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš players
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia
Revier Löwen players
HC Košice players
HC Olomouc players
HK Dukla Trenčín players
Springfield Indians players
HK MŠK Indian Žiar nad Hronom coaches
Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people
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