Milan Jurčina

Milan Jurčina (born June 7, 1983 in Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia now Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman currently with the Washington Capitals of the NHL. 
== Playing career ==
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 the 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. Jurčina was re-signed to a two year deal by the Washington Capitals on July 27, 2007.
== Career statistics ==
 	 	 		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
2000–01 	Halifax Mooseheads 	QMJHL 		68 	0 	5 	5 	56 		6 	0 	2 	2 	12
2001–02 	Halifax Mooseheads 	QMJHL 		61 	4 	16 	20 	58 		13 	5 	3 	8 	10
2002–03 	Halifax Mooseheads 	QMJHL 		51 	15 	13 	28 	102 		25 	6 	6 	12 	40
2003–04 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		73 	5 	12 	17 	52 		2 	0 	1 	1 	2
2004–05 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		79 	6 	17 	23 	92 		17 	1 	3 	4 	30
2005–06 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		7 	0 	3 	3 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		51 	6 	5 	11 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		40 	2 	1 	3 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		30 	2 	7 	9 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		75 	1 	8 	9 	30 		7 	0 	0 	0 	6
2008–09 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		79 	3 	11 	14 	68 		14 	2 	0 	2 	12
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		275 	14 	32 	46 	196 		21 	2 	0 	2 	18
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International play ==
Played for Slovakia in:
* 2002- World Junior Championships
* 2003- World Junior Championships
* 2006- Winter Olympics 
* 2006- World Championships 
* 2007- World Championships 
 
=== International statistics ===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002 	Slovakia 	WJC 	7 	1	1	2 	14
2003 	Slovakia 	WJC 	1 	0	0	0 	0
2006 	Slovakia 	OG 	6 	0	1	1 	8
2006 	Slovakia 	WC 	7 	2	1	3 	8
2007 	Slovakia 	WC 	7 	1	1	2 	8
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	8 	1	1	2 	14
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	20	3	3	6 	24
== External links ==
* 
* Milan Jurčina at the NHL official page
* Milan Jurčina at the Washington Capitals page
Category:Born in 1983
Category:Boston Bruins draft picks
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Halifax Mooseheads alumni
Category:Providence Bruins player
Category:Slovak hockey players
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:2006 Olympian