Milan JurÄina
Milan Jurcina ( born June 7, 1983 in Liptovsky Mikulas, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who plays for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League since July 2010.
Career
The 1.93 m tall defender started his career with the Slovakian Extra division MHk 32 Liptovsky Mikulas, for whom he played in the Junior Extraliga. At age 18, he moved to the Halifax Mooseheads in the Canadian Junior Football League QMJHL before he selected the NHL Entry Draft in 2001 as a 241 in the eighth round by the Boston Bruins ( drafted ) was.
The right-handed shooter first played at the Providence Bruins, an AHL farm team of Boston for the Boston Bruins, he came for the first time in the season 2005/ 06 are used. After his good performances in the lockout year before he was almost over the entire duration of the season to their NHL strain squad.
On 1 February 2007 Milan Jurcina was transferred in exchange for a fourth- round pick in the NHL Entry Draft in 2008 to the Washington Capitals. This gave him on 28 December 2009 from jointly with Chris Clark to Columbus Blue Jackets. In return, Jason Chimera moved to Washington. In early March 2010 brought him the Capitals back to the capital. In July 2010 he moved to de New York Islanders.
Internationally
Milan Jurcina was a member of the Slovak national team at the 2006 Olympics ( 5th place) and at the Ice Hockey World Championship 2006 in Latvia ( 8th place). As a junior player, he took part in the U18 World Cup in 2001, the U20 and U20 World Cup 2002 World Cup 2003 part.
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )