Daniel Vukovic

Daniel Vukovic
Born (1986-02-19) February 19, 1986
North York, Ontario, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NLA team Genève-Servette HC
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Spengler Cup
2015 Davos

Daniel Vukovic (born February 19, 1986) is a Canadian-Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for and is an alternate captain of Genève-Servette HC of the National League A. He has dual citizenship in Canada and Switzerland.[1]

Career

A native of North York, Ontario and a graduate of St. Michael's College School in Toronto, Ontario, Vukovic enrolled at Michigan State University in 2004 and won the men’s national collegiate ice hockey championship with the Spartans in 2007.[2] As a senior (2007–08), he earned All-CCHA Honorable Mention status and won the hardest shot competition at the NCAA Skills Challenge.[3] He graduated in 2008. Subsequently he turned pro and signed with Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA). He made his debut for the club during the 2008–09 NLA season.[4] Vukovic reached the NLA playoffs with Servette in 2009-10 and in 2013 and 2014, he won the Spengler Cup with the team. In June 2015, he signed a new contract extension that will keep him at the club through the 2018-19 season.[5]

National team

In December 2015, Vukovic won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Club, www.gshc.ch, GSHC - Site officiel du Genève-Servette Hockey. "Vukovic débarque aux Vernets - Genève-Servette Hockey Club". www.gshc.ch. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Congressional Record Senate Articles". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Vukovic Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ↑ http://www.bluewin.ch/fr/sport/hockey/2015/6/9/daniel-vukovic-prolonge-3-ans-a-geneve-servette-bd.html
  5. ↑ Club, www.gshc.ch, GSHC - Site officiel du Genève-Servette Hockey. "Daniel Vukovic fidèle trois ans de plus - Genève-Servette Hockey Club". www.gshc.ch. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  6. ↑ "Team Canada downs HC Lugano to win Spengler Cup for 13th time | The Hockey News". www.thehockeynews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.

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