Ján Laco
| Ján Laco | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ján Laco with Lev Poprad in 2012 | |||
| Born |
1 December 1981 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| Played for |
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš HKm Zvolen HK Nitra Lev Poprad Donbass Donetsk Barys Astana Piráti Chomutov HC Sparta Praha HC Košice | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Ján Laco (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjaːn ˈlatsɔ]; born 1 December 1981) is a former Slovak ice hockey goaltender.
Career
[edit]He won the 2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup with HC Donbass and was named the best goaltender in the tournament.[1] On June 30, 2014, Laco signed one-year contract with Barys Astana.[2]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Slovakia
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| World Championships | ||
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2012 Finland/Sweden | |
He played for Slovakia at the 2012 Ice Hockey World Championships where he won a silver medal and was named the tournament's top goaltender. Laco was named Slovak goaltender of the year in 2012[3] and best World Championship 2012 Goalie.[4] Laco was also chosen to the Slovak squad for the Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and took part in one group stage game, the last group stage game against Russia. Slovakia lost the game on penalties, but Laco got a lot of positive comments for his game and the big number of saves he made.[5][6] Laco also took part in the 5-3 loss game to the Czech Republic.
References
[edit]- ^ "Donbass dethrones Dragons". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "KHL: HC Barys sign Slovak goalie". inform.kz. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ "Ян Лацо - лучший вратарь Словакии - Чемпионат.com". www.championat.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Battle for bronze". www.iihf.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-23.
- ^ "Russia survives shootout to beat Slovakia". USA Today. February 16, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ "Radulov, Kovalchuk lead Russia to shootout win". National Hockey League. February 16, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- HC '05 Banská Bystrica players
- Barys Astana players
- HC 07 Detva players
- HC Donbass players
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- HC Košice players
- MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš players
- HC Lev Poprad players
- HK Nitra players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia
- Ice hockey people from Liptovský Mikuláš
- Piráti Chomutov players
- Slovak ice hockey goaltenders
- HC Sparta Praha players
- HKM Zvolen players
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Ukraine
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan
- Slovak ice hockey biography stubs