Milan Jurčina

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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team=Washington Capitals
former_teams = Boston Bruins
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 245
nickname =
nationality = SVK
birth_date = Birth date and age|1983|6|7|mf=y
birth_place = Liptovský Mikuláš, CS
draft = 241st overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Boston Bruins
career_start = 2005

Milan Jurčina (IPA2|ˈmɪlan jurˈt͡ʃɪna) (born June 7, 1983 in Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia now Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman currently with the Washington Capitals of the NHL. The 6-foot-4 Slovak was drafted by the Boston Bruins 241st overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After spending 3 seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL, Jurčina began his AHL career with the Providence Bruins in 2003-04 season and was brought into the main Boston Bruins roster during the 2005-06 NHL Season.

On February 1, 2007, he was traded to the Washington Capitals for a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2008. [cite web |url=http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=316457&page=NewsPage&service=page |title=Capitals Acquire Defenseman Milan Jurcina from Boston |accessdate=2007-07-27 |publisher= Washington Capitals] Jurčina was re-signed to a two year deal by the Washington Capitals on July 27, 2007. [cite web |url=http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=335436&page=NewsPage&service=page |title= Capitals Re-Sign Defenseman Milan Jurcina |accessdate=2007-07-27 |publisher= Washington Capitals]

References

External links

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* [http://www.nhl.com/lineups/player//8469684.html Milan Jurčina at the NHL official page]
* [http://www.washingtoncaps.com/team/player.asp?player_id=132 Milan Jurčina at the Washington Capitals page]