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Slovakia Juraj Valach
#44 HKM Zvolen / Slovakia - 25/26
1-time Czech Extraliga Best Defenseman 1
1-time Slovakian Extraliga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 01, 1989
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'8" / 202 cm
Place of Birth
Topolcany, SVK
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Slovakia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
HKM Zvolen
Contract
25/26

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Juraj Valach Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 HKm Zvolen U18 Slovakia U18 20* 0* 1* 1* 4* 6* |
HKm Zvolen U18 Slovakia U18 2 24* 8* 3* 11* 22* 24* |
HKM Zvolen U16 Slovakia U16 15* 4* 9* 13* 26* 22* |
2004-05 HKm Zvolen U18 Slovakia U18 35* 9* 5* 14* 44* 14* |
HKm Zvolen U18 Slovakia U18 2 4* 2* 3* 5* 0* 17* |
HKM Zvolen U20 Slovakia U20 16* 0* 1* 1* 6* 1* |
2005-06 HKm Zvolen U18 Slovakia U18 18* 1* 11* 12* 53* 14* |
HKM Zvolen U20 Slovakia U20 40* 7* 7* 14* 54* 25* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
HKM Zvolen Slovakia 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Slovakia U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 3* 4* 10* -* |
Slovakia U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 0* 0* 8* 0* |
2006-07 Tri-City Americans WHL 58* 7* 23* 30* 75* 11* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 12 -1
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 0* 0* 8* -1* |
2007-08 Vancouver Giants WHL 3* 1* 3* 4* 6* 4* |
Regina Pats WHL 38* 6* 11* 17* 44* 0* |
Red Deer Rebels WHL 30* 4* 8* 12* 38* -7* |
2008-09 HKM Zvolen U20 Slovakia U20 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
HKM Zvolen Slovakia 46* 0* 2* 2* 63* -2* | Playoffs 13 1 1 2 16 5
HC Detva Slovakia2 2* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
Slovakia U20 “A” WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 16* -4* |
Slovakia (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
2009-10 HKM Zvolen Slovakia 44* 8* 7* 15* 143* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 -5
Slovakia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
2010-11 HKM Zvolen Slovakia 56* 1* 8* 9* 80* -3* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 20 -3
2011-12 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 24* 1* 3* 4* 53* 3* |
HC Slavia Praha Czechia 20* 1* 3* 4* 18* 2* | Relegation 11 0 0 0 16 0
2012-13 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 46* 2* 5* 7* 22* -8* | Relegation 5 0 0 0 0 -4
2013-14 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 47* 11* 11* 22* 52* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 -8
Slovakia WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 4* 0* |
Slovakia (all) International 12* 0* 5* 5* 8* -1* |
2014-15 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 43* 6* 7* 13* 68* -16* | Relegation 6 1 1 2 4 2
HC Slavia Praha Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 9 0 3 3 6 -3
Slovakia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2015-16 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 25* 0* 1* 1* 26* -1* |
Piráti Chomutov Czechia 19* 2* 2* 4* 20* -6* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 12 1
2016-17 Piráti Chomutov Czechia 51* 5* 13* 18* 46* 6* | Playoffs 16 5 1 6 18 -3
2017-18 Piráti Chomutov Czechia 52* 2* 11* 13* 89* -12* | Relegation 6 0 2 2 0 -1
Slovakia OG 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Slovakia (all) International 13* 2* 1* 3* 8* 0* |
2018-19 Piráti Chomutov Czechia 44* 3* 5* 8* 28* -7* |
2019-20 Black Wings Linz EBEL 32* 1* 8* 9* 30* 2* |
2020-21 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 45* 1* 8* 9* 34* 6* | Playoffs 10 0 3 3 18 3
2021-22 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 46* 2* 12* 14* 56* 11* | Playoffs 16 2 6 8 16 7
2022-23 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 25* 1* 7* 8* 22* 11* |
HK Spisska Nova Ves Slovakia 12* 2* 6* 8* 8* 2* | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 12 1
2023-24 HK Spisska Nova Ves “A” Slovakia 43* 2* 6* 8* 53* -4* | Playoffs 15 2 2 4 8 2
2024-25 HK Spisska Nova Ves Slovakia 46* 3* 11* 14* 34* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -2
2025-26 HKM Zvolen “A” Slovakia 27* 4* 9* 13* 14* 4* |
Projected Slovakia 49* 7* 16* 23* 25* 7* |

Juraj Valach Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 HC Kometa Brno ET 8* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
2012-13 HC Kometa Brno ET 6* 1* 0* 1* 6* -* |
2014-15 Slovakia Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2017-18 Slovakia Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2021-22 HC Slovan Bratislava Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -5* |
2022-23 HC Slovan Bratislava Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -4* |

Juraj Valach Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 11* 0* 2* 2* 0.18* 4* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 8 346* 33* 60* 93* 0.27* 396* -29* | 7 54 6 * 4 * 10 * 0.19 * 58 * -13 *
Czechia Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 9 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.33 * 6 * -3 *
Deutschland Cup 2 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 14* 1* 0* 1* 0.07* 12* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 32* 1* 8* 9* 0.28* 30* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 34* 2* 7* 9* 0.26* 18* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 25* 0* 1* 1* 0.04* 26* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia 10 391* 24* 76* 100* 0.26* 507* 43* | 8 85 6 * 17 * 23 * 0.27 * 98 * 8 *
Slovakia U16 1 15* 4* 9* 13* 0.87* 26* 22* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia U18 3 73* 10* 17* 27* 0.37* 101* 34* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia U18 2 2 28* 10* 6* 16* 0.57* 22* 41* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia U20 3 60* 7* 9* 16* 0.27* 62* 26* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
Slovakia2 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 7* 0* 3* 3* 0.43* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 129* 18* 45* 63* 0.49* 163* 8* | 1 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 12 * -1 *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 0* 3* 3* 0.23* 24* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Juraj Valach Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/12/2025
05/12/2025 Confirmed HK Spisska Nova Ves HKM Zvolen
12/16/2023
12/16/2023 Extension HK Spisska Nova Ves HK Spisska Nova Ves
06/01/2023
06/01/2023 Extension HK Spisska Nova Ves HK Spisska Nova Ves
01/26/2023
01/26/2023 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava HK Spisska Nova Ves
12/31/2021
12/31/2021 Extension HC Slovan Bratislava HC Slovan Bratislava
05/03/2021
05/03/2021 Extension HC Slovan Bratislava HC Slovan Bratislava
08/27/2020
08/27/2020 Confirmed Black Wings 1992 HC Slovan Bratislava
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed Piráti Chomutov Black Wings Linz
05/21/2017
05/21/2017 Extension Piráti Chomutov Piráti Chomutov
06/13/2016
06/13/2016 Extension Piráti Chomutov Piráti Chomutov
12/30/2015
12/30/2015 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava Piráti Chomutov
07/27/2015
07/27/2015 Confirmed HC Slavia Praha HC Slovan Bratislava
05/21/2013
05/21/2013 Confirmed HC Kometa Brno HC Slavia Praha
12/07/2011
12/07/2011 Loan HC Kometa Brno HC Slavia Praha
05/02/2011
05/02/2011 Confirmed HKM Zvolen HC Kometa Brno
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2006, 1 #20 overall by Tri-City Americans in the CHL Import Draft