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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Vincent Lukac
Selected in 10th round
No. 202 overall
by Quebec Nordiques
Born February 14, 1954
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Right Wing
Height: 5-9 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
Birthplace: Kosice, Czechoslovakia
Hometown:
Kosice, Slovakia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1971-72 |
Kosice | Czech. | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1972-73 |
Kosice | Czech. | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1973-74 |
Kosice | Czech. | -- |
27 | 11 |
38 | -- |
| 1974-75 |
Kosice | Czech. | -- |
25 | 8 |
33 | -- |
| 1975-76 |
Kosice | Czech. | 28 |
17 | 11 |
28 | 12 |
| 1976-77 |
Kosice | Czech. | -- |
48 | 26 |
74 | -- |
| 1977-78 |
Kosice | Czech. | 42 |
36 | 25 |
61 | 51 |
| 1978-79 |
Kosice | Czech. | 38 |
27 | 25 |
52 | 21 |
| 1979-80 |
Kosice | Czech. | 41 |
43 | 24 |
67 | 36 |
| 1980-81 |
Kosice | Czech. | 35 |
29 | 29 |
58 | 12 | | 1981-82 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
37 | 22 |
10 | 32 |
21 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Olympics: 1980 (fifth place)
Czechoslovakia Championship: 1982 (Jihlava)
World Championships: 1977 (gold medal), 1982 (silver medal)
Czechoslovakia Goals Leader: 1979-80 (Kosice) (43 goals)
Miscellaneous: Was eligible for the draft at age 28 because NHL had
ruled that all Europeans, regardless of age, would have to enter the league
through the entry draft rather than as unrestricted free agents. ... Played
on line with his brothers, Imrich Lukac and Jozef Lukac, for Kosice in
1970s. ... Played on line with Darius Rusnak and Igor Liba for Team
Czechoslovakia in late 1970s and early 1980s. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kosice (Czechoslovakia);
Rosenheim (West Germany); Vienna (Austria); Fife, Streatham (Great Britain)
Olympics: 1984
(silver medal)
Canada Cup: 1984 (fifth place)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996
(Slovakia) (seventh place) (asst. coach)
World Championships: 1983
(silver medal), 1985 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Czechoslovakia Golden Stick Award (MVP): 1982-83 (Kosice)
Czechoslovakia Goals Leader: 1982-83 (Kosice) (49 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Five (Great Britain) player-assistant coach
prior to 1988-89 season and remained in that position through 1988-89
season. ... Named Streatham (Great Britain) player-assistant coach prior to
1989-90 season and held position through 1989-90 season. ... Coached several
Slovakian national teams as well as Slovakian league teams during 1990s. ...
Named Zilina (Slovakia) head coach prior to 2000-01 season and remained in
that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Nearly signed with Quebec after Czech officials
expressed willingness to release him in 1983, but got into dispute over
money and never ended up coming to North America. ... Helped organize a
Stanley Cup tour of Slovakia in August 2003, marking the first time the
Stanley Cup had ever been in that country.
Personal: Younger brother of former European player Imrich Lukac. ...
Older brother of former European player Jozef Lukac. ... Father-in-law of NHL player Jiri Bicek. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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