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ján laco with lev poprad in 2012 lev poprad donbass donetsk 6 190 liptovský mikuláš -lrb- svk -rrb- , czechoslovakia 260px barys astana goaltender left khl 1 december 1981 0 ján khl-game . jpeg laco and alexander krysanov 2012-01-10 amur -- lev ján laco
 undrafted svk 2000
ján laco

ján laco -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born december 1 , 1981 -rrb- is a slovak ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the barys astana in the kontinental hockey league .
he played for slovakia at the 2012 ice hockey world championships where he won a silver medal and was named the tournament 's top goaltender .
he won the iihf continental cup 2013 with hc donbass and was named the best goaltender in the tournament .
laco was named slovak goaltender of the year in 2012 and best world championship 2012 goalie .
laco was also chosen to the slovakian squad for the ice hockey at the 2014 winter olympics , and took part in one group stage game , the last group stage game against russia .
slovakia lost the game on penalties , but laco got a lot of positive comments for his game and the big number of saves he made .
laco also took part in the 5-3 loss game to the czech republic .
on june 30 , 2014 , laco signed one year contract with barys astana .
