Milan Lucic
| Milan Lucic | |||
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Lucic during his time with the Bruins | |||
| Born |
June 7, 1988 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 236 lb (107 kg; 16 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
50th overall, 2006 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Milan Lucic (born June 7, 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. He currently plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lucic played hockey in the WHL for 3 seasons with the Vancouver Giants. He has a banner in the Giants' Hall of Fame that hangs in the stands. He has been criticized for frequent unsportsmanlike conduct, most recently his "spearings" of Alexei Emelin in May[1] and Danny DeKeyser in April of 2014. Lucic responded to the criticism, "I’ve been in the league for seven years and I think I’ve only done that three times. I don’t know why I did it.”[2]
Awards
- He won the President's Cup with the Vancouver Giants in 2006.
- He won the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants in 2007.
- He won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy in 2007
- He was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team in 2007.
- He was named to the NHL YoungStars Game in 2008.
- He was chosen to play in the NHL YoungStars Game in 2009 but did not play due to an injury.
References
- ↑ "Milan Lucic spears Alexei Emelin, calls him a chicken, denies spear despite video evidence". 25 March 2014.
- ↑ "Milan Lucic fined $5000 for groin spear, points out he only does this once every 2.3 years". sports.yahoo.com. 19 April 2014.
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