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Miloš Melicherík (born 7 October 1974) is a retired Slovakian ice hockey forward from Považská Bystrica.

Playing career

Melicherík began his career in 1993 with HC Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga where he played until 2000 when he moved to Czech Extraliga to play for HC Havířov Panthers, during that season he also appeared in games for Czech 1.liga sides HK Jestřábi Prostějov and Šumperk.

He then played one year for EHC Wolfsburg in the German 2nd Bundesliga. Melicherík returned to Slovakia for one more season which he split between Dukla Trenčín and MHC Martin.

In 340 games in the Slovak Extraliga Melicherík scored 77 goals and added 110 assists for 187 points.

Melicherík was then lured to play in Britain for Guildford Flames in the BNL. He helped the team to a play-off championship in his first year in 2003/2004, scoring 22 points in 14 play-off games. He remained with the Flames for the next 3 years playing again in the BNL and most recently 2 seasons with them in the EPIHL scoring 98 and 93 points in 05/06 and 06/07 respectively.

During the 2007/08 season he took extra responsibility as Player/Assistant Coach. He Currently sits 2nd in All-time Flames scoring, leading (or joint leading) the team in scoring 6 seasons in a row from 2003-09. On the 14th of February Melicherík became the 3rd Flames player to score 500 points with an assist against the Peterborough Phantoms.

At the start of the 2009/10 season it was announced that Melicherik would become the club's Under 18's coach as well as being the assistant and bench coach. This meant he would be carried on the team’s roster as a spare import and only play when others were unavailable under the import restrictions. A spree of injuries that prompted Head Coach Paul Dixon to say "We have half a dozen players out. I've not known a situation quite like this.",^[1] meant that Melicherik still played in over half of the team’s games that year.

In August 2014, Melicherik announced his retirement from playing. He will remain with the Flames in the capacity as an assistant coach for the top team and the head coach for the junior team.^[2]

Melicherík

Miloš Melicherík
Miloš Melicherík
Born	7 October 1974 (age 49); Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Dukla Trenčín; HC Havířov Panthers; HC Šumperk; HK Jestřábi Prostějov; Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams; MHC Martin; Guildford Flames
Playing career	1993–2014

Awards and medals

BNL Play-off Champions 03/04
EPIHL League Champions 05/06, 07/08
EPIHL Cup Champions 06/07, 09/10
EPIHL Playoff Champions 10/11

Play-offs Top Scorer BNL 03/04
Named to BNL 2nd All-Star Team 03/04
Named to EPIHL 2nd All-Star Team 05/06, 07/08

Slovak extraleague Champions 93/94, 96/97 Surrey Sport Personality of the Year Award 2013

Career statistics

As of 07/08 (All competitions including playoffs)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Club	League	Year	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
HK Dukla Trenčín	Extraliga (SVK)	93/94	24	2	2	4	0
Team Slovakia	WJC C	94	4	2	1	3	0
HK Dukla Trenčín	Extraliga (SVK) & Playoffs	94/95	39	8	11	19	4
HK Dukla Trenčín	Extraliga (SVK)	95/96	48	9	9	18	24
HK Dukla Trenčín	Extraliga (SVK)	96/97	52	17	23	40	22
HK Dukla Trenčín	Extraliga (SVK) + EHL	97/98	50	14	20	34	30
HK Dukla Trenčín	Extraliga (SVK)	98/99	32	7	6	13	53
HK Dukla Trenčín	Extraliga (SVK)	99/00	61	19	27	46	38
HC Havířov Panthers	Extraliga (CZE)	00/01	29	2	2	4	12
HC Šumperk	1.liga (CZE)	00/01	1	0	1	1	0
HC Prostějov	1.liga (CZE) & Playoffs	00/01	15	4	5	9	22
Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams	2. Bundesliga	01/02	54	11	19	30	69
HK Dukla Trenčín	Extraliga (SVK)	02/03	42	3	11	14	14
HC Martimex ZTS Martin	Extraliga (SVK) & Playoffs	02/03	11	1	5	6	10
Guildford Flames	British National League, Findus Cup & Playoffs	03/04	69	38	50	88	96
Guildford Flames	BNL, Winter Cup, Crossover League & Playoffs	04/05	70	19	55	74	94
Guildford Flames	English Premier League, EPL Cup & Playoffs	05/06	56	29	69	98	80
Guildford Flames	EPL, EPL Cup & Playoffs	06/07	52	26	67	93	104
Guildford Flames	EPL, EPL & K.O. Cups & Playoffs	07/08	59	29	61	90	92
Guildford Flames	EPL, EPL Cup & Playoffs	08/09	57	22	56	78	40
Guildford Flames	EPL, EPL Cup & Playoffs	09/10	35	20	37	57	22
Totals (Multiple Seasons)			GP	G	A	Pts.	PiMs
Extraliga Svk. Totals			340	77	110	187	177
U.K. (EPL/BNL) Totals			398	183	395	578	528

External links

References

^ "[1]". January 13th 2010. Retrieved April 12th 2010.
^ "Melicherik and Potts Complete Coaching Staff". guildfordflames.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

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[1] "[1]". January 13th 2010. Retrieved April 12th 2010.

[2] "Melicherik and Potts Complete Coaching Staff". guildfordflames.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

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 | birth_place = [[Považská Bystrica]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
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+|career_end = 2014|played_for = [[HC Dukla Trenčín]]<br>[[HC Havířov Panthers]]<br>[[HC Šumperk]]<br>[[HK Jestřábi Prostějov]]<br>[[Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams]]<br>[[MHC Martin]]<br>[[Guildford Flames]]}}
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-'''Miloš Melicherík''' (born 7 October 1974) is a [[Slovakia]]n [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]] from [[Považská Bystrica]]. Currently playing for [[Guildford Flames]] of the [[English Premier Ice Hockey League|EPIHL]].
+'''Miloš Melicherík''' (born 7 October 1974) is a retired [[Slovakia]]n [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]] from [[Považská Bystrica]].
 ==Playing career==
-Melicherík began his career in 1993 with [[HC Dukla Trenčín]] of the [[Slovak Extraliga]] where he played until 2000 when he moved to [[Czech Extraliga]] to play for [[HC Havířov Panthers]], during that season he also appeared in games for [[Czech 1.liga]] sides [[HC HC Prostějov]] and [[Šumperk]].
+Melicherík began his career in 1993 with [[HC Dukla Trenčín]] of the [[Slovak Extraliga]] where he played until 2000 when he moved to [[Czech Extraliga]] to play for [[HC Havířov Panthers]], during that season he also appeared in games for [[Czech 1.liga]] sides [[HK Jestřábi Prostějov]] and [[Šumperk]].
-He then played one year for [[EHC Wolfsburg]] in the German [[2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)|2nd Bundesliga]]. Melicherík returned to Slovakia for one more season which he split between Dukla Trenčín and [[Martimex ZTS Martin]].
+He then played one year for [[EHC Wolfsburg]] in the German [[2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)|2nd Bundesliga]]. Melicherík returned to Slovakia for one more season which he split between Dukla Trenčín and [[MHC Martin]].
 In 340 games in the Slovak Extraliga Melicherík scored 77 goals and added 110 assists for 187 points.
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 At the start of the 2009/10 season it was announced that Melicherik would become the club's Under 18's coach as well as being the assistant and bench coach. This meant he would be carried on the team’s roster as a spare import and only play when others were unavailable under the import restrictions. A spree of injuries that prompted Head Coach [[Paul Dixon (ice hockey)|Paul Dixon]] to say "We have half a dozen players out. I've not known a situation quite like this.",<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/ice_hockey/8457114.stm]". January 13th 2010. Retrieved April 12th 2010.</ref> meant that Melicherik still played in over half of the team’s games that year.
+In August 2014, Melicherik announced his retirement from playing.  He will remain with the Flames in the capacity as an assistant coach for the top team and the head coach for the junior team.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.guildfordflames.com/melicherik_and_potts_complete_coaching_staff|title = Melicherik and Potts Complete Coaching Staff|date = |accessdate = August 27, 2014|website = guildfordflames.com|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
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 ==Awards and medals==