Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Positions Winger Name Denis Legersky | Playing career Shoots Right | |
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Born March 25, 1987 (age 37)
Liptovsky Mikulas, Czechoslovakia ( 1987-03-25 ) Weight 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb) team 2003-2007 MHk 32 Liptovsky Mikulas
2006-2007 MHK Ruzomberok
2007-2008 HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava
2008-2010 HC Dukla Senica
2010-2011 MHk 32 Liptovsky Mikulas
2011-2013 Baskent Yildizlari
2013-2014 Izmir Buyuksehir Belediyesi SK | ||
Denis Legersky (born March 25, 1987 in Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey player and coach. Currently, he plays in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (TBHSL) for Izmir BB GSK and serves as the assistant coach of the Turkey men's national ice hockey team. The 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) tall left wing player at 89 kg (196 lb) shoots right-handed.
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Club
Denis Legersky played in the U-18 team of Slovak club MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš between 2003-2005, and in the U-20 team from 2005 to 2007 before he became member of the senior team in the Slovak Extraliga. After playing a short time for MHK Ružomberok in the Slovak 1.Liga, he transferred to HK Ruzinov 99 Bratislava to take part in the U-20 and seniors team. Between 2008 and 2010, Legersky was with HC Dukla Senica, and then in the 2010-11 season with his first club MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš in the Slovak 1.Liga.
In 2011, he moved to Turkey to play for the Ankara-based Başkent Yıldızları, which competes in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (TBHSL). His team finished the 2012–13 season as league champion, and he was named Top Scorer with 75 points (42 goals, 33 assists) as well as the Most Valuable Player of the season. Legersky participated as playing-coach at the IIHF Continental Cup 2013 - Group A matches in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, and scored four goals in three games for Başkent Yıldızları. In the 2013-2014 season, he was transferred by İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK, which finished the league season unbeaten champion. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the season again.
International
A scandal arose on February 8, 2014 when the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation allowed him to play in the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the jersey of Ogün Uzunali, although he does not possess Turkish citizenship, and he was declared as an assistant coach only for the game. The President of the Turkish Federation stated that Legersky's participation in the game as player was in fully compliance with the Bosnian and Herzegovinian officials in exchange for their also non-citizen coaching player.
Coaching career
Denis Legersky was appointed playing coach at Başkent Yıldızları in the 2012-13 season, one year after he joined the team. For the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II - Group B matches, he was admitted to the Turkey men's national ice hockey team as the assistant coach.