Milan Lucic

Milan Lucic
Milan Lucic
	; Lucic during his time with the Bruins
Born	June 7, 1988 (age 36); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 an 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.

Milan Lucic Media

Lucic's banner in the Giants' Ring of Honour
Lucic during his rookie season with the Bruins in January 2008
Lucic (left foreground) engaged in a fight with Jarkko Ruutu of the Pittsburgh Penguins, February 2008
Lucic celebrates with the Stanley Cup following the Bruins' Game 7 win against the Vancouver Canucks.
Lucic warming up with the Kings during the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

References

Other websites

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Milan Lucic spears Alexei Emelin, calls him a chicken, denies spear despite video evidence".

[2] "Milan Lucic fined $5000 for groin spear, points out he only does this once every 2.3 years". sports.yahoo.com.

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Milan Lucic
Lucic during his time with the Bruins
Born	(1988-06-07) June 7, 1988 (age 36) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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