Juraj Valach

Juraj Valach (born 1 February 1989) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HK Spišská Nová Ves in the Slovak Extraliga.

Career After playing for Piráti Chomutov for four seasons in the Czech Extraliga, Valach became a free agent at the end of the 2018-19 season. He decided to sign his first contract in the EBEL and agreed to a one-year deal with EHC Black Wings Linz on 1 July 2019.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 HKm Zvolen SVK U18 20 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2003–04 HKm Zvolen SVK.2 U18 24 8 3 11 22 — — — — — 2004–05 HKm Zvolen SVK U18 35 9 5 14 44 — — — — — 2004–05 HKm Zvolen SVK.2 U18 4 2 3 5 0 — — — — — 2004–05 HKm Zvolen SVK U20 16 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2005–06 HKm Zvolen SVK U18 18 1 11 12 53 — — — — — 2005–06 HKm Zvolen SVK U20 40 7 7 14 54 2 0 0 0 0 2005–06 HKm Zvolen SVK 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Tri–City Americans WHL 58 7 23 30 75 6 1 1 2 12 2007–08 Vancouver Giants WHL 3 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2007–08 Regina Pats WHL 38 6 11 17 44 — — — — — 2007–08 Red Deer Rebels WHL 30 4 8 12 38 — — — — — 2008–09 HKm Zvolen SVK U20 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2008–09 HKm Zvolen SVK 46 0 2 2 63 13 1 1 2 16 2008–09 HC 07 Detva SVK.2 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2009–10 HKm Zvolen SVK 44 8 7 15 143 5 0 0 0 8 2010–11 HKm Zvolen SVK 56 1 8 9 80 7 0 0 0 20 2011–12 HC Kometa Brno ELH 24 1 3 4 53 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Slavia Praha ELH 20 1 3 4 18 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Kometa Brno ELH 46 2 5 7 22 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Slavia Praha ELH 47 11 11 22 52 5 0 0 0 8 2014–15 HC Slavia Praha ELH 43 6 7 13 68 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 25 0 1 1 26 — — — — — 2015–16 Piráti Chomutov ELH 19 2 2 4 20 5 0 0 0 12 2016–17 Piráti Chomutov ELH 51 5 13 18 46 16 5 1 6 18 2017–18 Piráti Chomutov ELH 52 2 11 13 89 — — — — — 2018–19 Piráti Chomutov ELH 44 5 3 8 28 — — — — — 2019–20 EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz AUT 32 1 8 9 30 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 45 1 8 9 34 10 0 3 3 18 2021–22 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 46 2 12 14 56 16 2 6 8 16 2022–23 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 25 1 7 8 22 — — — — — 2022–23 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK 12 2 6 8 8 13 1 4 5 12 2023–24 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK 43 2 6 8 53 15 2 2 4 8 2024–25 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK 46 3 11 14 34 6 0 1 1 0 2025–26 HKm Zvolen SVK 45 6 15 21 28 4 0 1 1 6 SVK totals 409 26 82 108 521 89 6 18 24 104 ELH totals 346 33 60 93 396 26 5 1 6 38

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Slovakia U17 9th 5 1 3 4 10 2006 Slovakia WJC18 7th 6 0 0 0 8 2007 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 0 0 0 8 2009 Slovakia WJC 4th 7 0 3 3 16 2014 Slovakia WC 9th 7 0 3 3 4 2018 Slovakia OG 11th 3 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 24 1 6 7 42 Senior totals 10 0 3 3 6

Awards and honors Award Year Slovak Champion 2022