# Jerguš Bača

Jerguš Bača (born 4 January 1965) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman.

## Career

Bača was drafted in the seventh round, 141st overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played ten games in the National Hockey League with the Whalers: nine in the 1990–91 season and one more in the 1991–92 season. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
In May 2023, Bača became the manager of HK MŠK Indian Žiar nad Hronom ahead of the 2023–24 season of Tipos SHL.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1979–80 | Partizán Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Partizán Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Partizán Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Partizán Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Partizán Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | TJ VSŽ Košice | CSSR | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | TJ VSŽ Košice | CSSR | 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 1989–90 | TJ VSŽ Košice | CSSR | 47 | 9 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 57 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
| 1991–92 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 64 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 1992–93 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 73 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993–94 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 67 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1994–95 | Leksands IF | SEL | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 1995–96 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 130 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1996–97 | HC Košice | SVK | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | HC Olomouc | CZE | 50 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | HC Košice | SVK | 44 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | HC VSŽ Košice | SVK | 53 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Revierlöwen Oberhausen | DEL | 49 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Revierlöwen Oberhausen | DEL | 60 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2001–02 | Revierlöwen Oberhausen | DEL | 58 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2003–04 | HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK | 53 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2004–05 | HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK | 50 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 109 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| CSSR totals | CSSR totals | CSSR totals | 120 | 16 | 28 | 44 | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| SVK totals | SVK totals | SVK totals | 259 | 27 | 59 | 86 | 320 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1994 | Slovakia | OG | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WCH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1997 | Slovakia | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 57 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 68 |