Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987)

Not to be confused with Juraj Mikuš (ice hockey, born 1988), defenceman.

Juraj Mikúš
Born (1987-02-22) 22 February 1987
Skalica, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
team
Former teams		 Free agent
HK 36 Skalica
Dinamo Riga
HC Spartak Moscow
HC Lev Poprad
HC TPS
HC Lev Praha
HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Olomouc
HC Litvínov
HKM Zvolen
HC Nové Zámky
HK Dukla Trenčín
National team  Slovakia
NHL draft 121st overall, 2005
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2003–present

Juraj Mikúš (born 22 February 1987) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre who most recently played for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga. He was selected in the fourth round, 121st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Mikúš was drafted by Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Spartak Moscow, 60th overall, in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft. Due to the team having more than the permitted number of foreign players, he signed for Dinamo Riga of the same league in 2010.[2] After playing 22 games for Riga, Mikúš returned to Spartak Moscow after two over their overseas players - Martin Cibak and Jaroslav Obsut- had left, putting the side under the foreign player quota.[3] He played 23 games for Moscow, as well as four in the playoffs before leaving after the 2010–11 season. Mikúš then signed for KHL side Lev Poprad, based in Slovakia, in August 2011.[4]

He split the 2017–18 season between HC Slovan Bratislava and HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga. He scored a goal on his Extraliga debut for Litvínov in a 4–1 loss against HC Sparta Praha in January 2018.[5] After the season, Mikúš opted to extend his tenure in the ELH, agreeing to a three-year optional contract with Litvínov on 18 May 2018.[6]

Personal life

Outside of his playing career, Mikúš is also active at various levels of politics, serving as a local councillor in Skalica and failed to run for parliament in 2023 on the KDH party list. He also ran for the 2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Bold indicates led league

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 HK 36 Skalica SVK U18 34 18 17 35 26 9 10 5 15 12
2003–04 HK 36 Skalica SVK U20 8 3 7 10 16 — — — — —
2003–04 HK 36 Skalica Slovak 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0
2004–05 HK 36 Skalica SVK U18 3 1 7 8 2 — — — — —
2004–05 HK 36 Skalica SVK U20 30 17 18 35 40 6 5 3 8 10
2004–05 HK 36 Skalica Slovak 46 6 6 12 16 — — — — —
2005–06 HK 36 Skalica SVK U20 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 2
2005–06 HK 36 Skalica Slovak 47 4 7 11 56 7 2 1 3 14
2006–07 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 60 29 42 71 36 4 1 1 2 4
2007–08 HK 36 Skalica Slovak 54 21 22 43 52 13 8 5 13 36
2007–08 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Slovak.1 — — — — — 2 1 3 4 0
2008–09 HK 36 Skalica Slovak 56 31 59 90 52 17 7 16 23 18
2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL 56 4 9 13 31 — — — — —
2010–11 Dinamo Rīga KHL 22 3 1 4 12 — — — — —
2010–11 Spartak Moscow KHL 23 2 3 5 14 4 0 0 0 6
2011–12 Lev Poprad KHL 44 12 16 28 46 — — — — —
2011–12 TPS SM-l 17 5 5 10 0 2 0 1 1 0
2012–13 HC Lev Praha KHL 27 4 8 12 18 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 4 2 2 4 8 4 0 1 1 4
2013–14 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 47 7 8 15 28 — — — — —
2014–15 Did not play
2015–16 Did not play
2016–17 HC Olomouc ELH 33 9 13 22 46 — — — — —
2017–18 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 49 7 6 13 22 — — — — —
2017–18 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 9 4 7 11 4 — — — — —
2018–19 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 44 11 13 24 34 — — — — —
2019–20 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 25 3 5 8 16 — — — — —
2019–20 HKm Zvolen Slovak 14 6 4 10 8 — — — — —
2020–21 HKm Zvolen Slovak 46 17 25 42 26 14 3 4 7 29
2021–22 HKm Zvolen Slovak 50 9 22 31 30 11 3 0 3 8
Slovak totals 315 95 145 240 240 66 23 26 49 105
KHL totals 216 37 43 80 148 8 0 1 1 10
ELH totals 111 27 38 65 100 — — — — —
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
2012 Finland/Sweden

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Slovakia WJC18 6th 6 0 7 7 12
2006 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 0 0 0 6
2007 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 5 1 6 0
2008 Slovakia WC 13th 2 0 0 0 0
2009 Slovakia WC 10th 6 0 1 1 2
2012 Slovakia WC 10 1 3 4 4
2014 Slovakia WC 9th 7 1 2 3 8
2018 Slovakia WC 9th 2 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 18 5 8 13 18
Senior totals 27 2 6 8 14

Awards and honors

Award Year Ref
Slovakia
Champion 2021

References

  1. ^ "2005 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 9 September 2005.
  2. ^ "Juraj Mikúš prestúpil do Dinama Riga". Sportnet (in Slovak). SITA. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Juraj Mikúš sa vracia do Spartaka Moskva". Sportnet (in Slovak). 30 November 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Mikúš podpísal zmluvu s popradským Levom". športweb (in Slovak). SITA. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Včera hral za Slovan, dnes skóroval v drese Litvínova: Mikúš sa uviedol gólom". športky.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Petružálek a Janus zpět, Mikúš pokračuje". HC Litvínov (Press release) (in Czech). 18 May 2018.
  7. ^ Baďová, Nikola (7 April 2024). "Hráči z KHL na MS? Stačí, že nám robí hanbu vláda, tvrdí hokejista a politik Mikúš". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press.
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