Daniel Vukovic
Canadian ice hockey player
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| Intro | Canadian ice hockey player | |
| Places | Switzerland | |
| is | Athlete Ice hockey player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 19 February 1986, North York | |
| Age | 38 years | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Daniel Vukovic (born February 19, 1986) is a Canadian-Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for and is an alternate captain of Genève-Servette HC of the National League A. He has dual citizenship in Canada and Switzerland.
Career
A native of North York, Ontario and a graduate of St. Michael's College School in Toronto, Ontario, Vukovic enrolled at Michigan State University in 2004 and won the men’s national collegiate ice hockey championship with the Spartans in 2007. As a senior (2007–08), he earned All-CCHA Honorable Mention status and won the hardest shot competition at the NCAA Skills Challenge. He graduated in 2008. Subsequently he turned pro and signed with Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA). He made his debut for the club during the 2008–09 NLA season. Vukovic reached the NLA playoffs with Servette in 2009-10 and in 2013 and 2014, he won the Spengler Cup with the team. In June 2015, he signed a new contract extension that will keep him at the club through the 2018-19 season.
National team
In December 2015, Vukovic won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada.