Ľubomír Vaic

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Ľubomír Vaic
Born (1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 (age 46)
Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Vancouver Canucks
National teamFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
NHL Draft 227th overall, 1996
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19972017

Ľubomír Vaic (born 6 March 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player who spent most of his career in the Slovak Extraliga. After several years in Slovakia Vaic joined the Canucks in 1999, and played 9 games for them over two seasons. He returned to Europe in 2000, and continued to play in various leagues before retiring in 2017. Internationally Vaic played for the Slovakian national team at several tournaments at both the junior and senior level, and won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championship.

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Biography

As a youth, Vaic played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Poprad. [1]

Drafted by the Canucks 227th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Vaic came to North America a year later. He scored 27 points in 50 games for the Syracuse Crunch, Vancouver's AHL affiliate. He also earned a 5-game callup to the Canucks, where he scored his only NHL goal, and added an assist.[ citation needed ]

Vaic returned to Slovakia for another year before returning to the Canucks organization for the 1999–2000 season. However, he would find himself in much the same situation, scoring 42 points in 63 games for Syracuse, and being held pointless in 4 NHL games in Vancouver. Following the season he returned to Europe, signing with Eisbären Berlin. [2]

Vaic became something of a nomad, appearing with five clubs in five different major European leagues over the next five seasons. He was, however, a consistent offensive performer, and helped Metallurg Magnitogorsk to the Russian league championship in 2003–04. He would finally find a long-term home in the Czech Extraliga, after signing with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in 2004. In 2005–06, he finished 2nd in scoring in the Extraliga, and helped Liberec to the league championship. At the end of the 2006–07 season he joined HC Sparta Prague.[ citation needed ]

Vaic has appeared in 9 NHL games, recording a goal and an assist for two points. He has also represented Slovakia at three World Championships, winning a silver medal in 2000 and a bronze medal in 2003.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Medal record
Representing Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Russia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Finland

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 ŠKP Poprad SVK 281061610
1994–95 ŠKP PopradSVK205492
1995–96 Košice SVK497263316
1995–96 VTJ Spišská Nová Ves SVK-2 20224
1996–97 KošiceSVK4315122728
1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51122
1997–98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 501215272230004
1998–99 KošiceSVK4622254750
1999–00 Vancouver CanucksNHL40000
1999–00 Syracuse CrunchNHL631329424240338
2000–01 Eisbären Berlin DEL 2616770
2001–02 Vsetín CZE 3410182828
2001–02 SaiPa FIN 22741130
2002–03 SaiPaFIN5616233928
2003–04 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUS 49121426241223516
2004–05 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE51131427621245912
2005–06 Bílí Tygři LiberecCZE5220325210150446
2006–07 Bílí Tygři LiberecCZE4599184871126
2007–08 Sparta Prague CZE52109196940000
2008–09 Slovan Bratislava SVK55143751401227916
2009–10 Slovan BratislavaSVK4615395430155141920
2010–11 Slovan BratislavaSVK3311122343
2010–11 VIK Västerås SWE-2 1256118
2011–12 PopradSVK541833515961346
2012–13 Spišská Nová Ves SVK-23020204040
2012–13 PopradSVK257121937702227
2013–14 PopradSVK246612450222
2013–14 Spišská Nová VesSVK-210112
2014–15 Spišská Nová VesSVK-2421333466913681410
2016–17 Spišská Nová VesSVK-2431328418831122
SVK totals423130212342319458283671
NHL totals91122

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1994 Slovakia EJC-C 61061620
1994 Slovakia WJC-C 43252
1995 SlovakiaEJC-B5610164
1996 SlovakiaWJC624625
1997 SlovakiaWJC617810
2000 Slovakia WC 90334
2003 SlovakiaWC60110
2006 SlovakiaWC70002
Junior totals2722295161
Senior totals220446

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. "EHC - Presse: Archiv - Index". Eisbären Berlin (in German). Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved May 19, 2023. 4.Mai 2000 Eisbären verpflichten Vaic