Daniel Vukovic

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Daniel Vukovic
Date of birth February 19, 1986
place of birth North York , Ontario , Canada
size 190 cm
Weight 100 kg
position defender
number # 55
Shot hand Right
Career stations
2002-2004 St. Michael's Buzzers
2004-2008 Michigan State University
2008-2019 Genève-Servette HC
since 2019 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

Template: Infobox ice hockey player / file type

Daniel Vukovic (born February 19, 1986 in North York , Ontario ) is a Canadian - Swiss ice hockey player who has been under contract with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the National League since 2019 .

Vukovic is considered a defensive-oriented defender, whose strengths are particularly hard body play and his leadership qualities within the team. In addition to being a Canadian citizen, he also has a Swiss passport and is therefore not subject to the quota of foreigners in the NLA.

Career

Vukovic began his career in the 2002/03 season with the St. Michael's Buzzers in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League in his home province. Between 2004 and 2008, he was on the ice for the Michigan State University team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , which is part of the NCAA's game operations . In 2007 he won the college championship with the "Spartans".

In the summer of 2008, Vukovic opted for a move to Europe and signed a contract with Swiss club Genève-Servette HC from the National League A . There he was able to establish itself in the squad of defenders due to his solid defensive game at first as a regular player and reached Geneva the play-off - Final in the 2009/10 season as well as winning the prestigious Spengler Cup in the years 2013 and 2014 . The right shooter acts since the season 2014/15 as assistant captain of the team and held after several contract extensions a contract until the end of season 2018/19.

After the end of the 2018/19 season, after a total of eleven years and 551 games for the club, he left Servette and moved to SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2002/03 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 42 15th 15th 30th 68
2003/04 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 39 6th 18th 24 61
2004/05 Michigan State CCHA 20th 1 0 1 8th
2005/06 Michigan State CCHA 43 0 4th 4th 14th
2006/07 Michigan State CCHA 42 7th 5 12 18th
2007/08 Michigan State CCHA 42 3 19th 22nd 24
2008/09 Genève-Servette HC NLA 44 0 5 5 16 4th 0 0 0 20th
2009/10 Genève-Servette HC NLA 44 1 1 2 28 20th 0 1 1 20th
2010/11 Genève-Servette HC NLA 48 2 6th 8th 32 6th 0 0 0 12
2011/12 Genève-Servette HC NLA 37 2 9 11 44 - - - - -
2012/13 Genève-Servette HC NLA 50 1 10 11 54 7th 1 1 2 4th
2013/14 Genève-Servette HC NLA 50 4th 7th 11 16 12 1 4th 5 8th
2014/15 Genève-Servette HC NLA 50 5 10 15th 34 12 1 1 2 2
2015/16 Genève-Servette HC NLA 40 4th 6th 10 22nd 11 1 0 1 0
2016/17 Genève-Servette HC NLA 39 1 4th 5 6th 2 0 0 0 27
2017/18 Genève-Servette HC NL 33 0 2 2 8th 5 0 2 2 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Daniel Vukovic  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stupak, Bart: Text - H.Res.325 - 110th Congress (2007-2008): Commending the Michigan State University Spartans for their victory in the 2007 NCAA Hockey Championship. In: www.congress.gov. May 7, 2007, accessed March 10, 2016 .
  2. ^ Daniel Vukovic fidèle trois ans de plus. In: gshc.ch. Retrieved March 10, 2016 .
  3. ↑ https://www.planetehockey.com/news-daniel-vukovic-s-engage-avec-rapperswil,82594.html
  4. ↑ https://www.lakers.ch/news/club-news/964-daniel-vukovic-wechselelt-zu-den-scrj-lakers
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personal data
SURNAME Vukovic, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH North York , Ontario, Canada