Milan Jurčina

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Position Defence
Shoots Right
Height
Weight		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
245 lb (111 kg/17 st 7 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Washington Capitals
Boston Bruins
Nationality Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Born June 7, 1983 (1983-06-07) (age 25),
Liptovský Mikuláš, CS
NHL Draft 241st overall, 2001
Boston Bruins
Pro career 2005 – present

Milan Jurčina (IPA: [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.[1] Jurčina was re-signed to a two year deal by the Washington Capitals on July 27, 2007.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Capitals Acquire Defenseman Milan Jurcina from Boston. Washington Capitals. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
  2. ^ Capitals Re-Sign Defenseman Milan Jurcina. Washington Capitals. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.

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