Juraj Mikúš

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.

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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

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 — — — — —

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 RefSlovakia Champion 2021