Michal Hreus

Michal Hreus
Born	(1973-03-09)March 9, 1973 Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Slovak Extraliga team	HC Slovan Bratislava
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1990–present

Michal Hreus (born March 9, 1973) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played most matches with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga.

As a junior, he played for Sparta Prague. He was also an active player in a few German teams (Mannheim and Krefeld). He returned to Slovakia in 1998/99 and played in the Slovak Extraliga in Skalica. In the following year he won a championship with the Slovan Bratislava club, where he played 1999 - 2002. During this period he also transferred to the Finnish Rauma Lukko. After playing for the Czech team Litvinov he returned to his home town and started a successful career path at Mshk Žilina. Hreus was one of the team's key players to gain the championship debut. His former club Slovan Bratislava expressed an interest in Hreus and Mshk Žilina released him until 30 April (along with defender Dalibor Kusovský). During this time Hreus won his third championship.

Awards

• 1999/00 HC Slovan Bratislava
• 2005/06 MsHK Žilina
• 2006/07 HC Slovan Bratislava
• 2007/08 HC Slovan Bratislava

Career statistics

				Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Club	League		GP	G	A	Pts	TM	+/-		GP	G	A	Pts	TM	+/-
1990/1991	Sparta Prague	ČSHL		11	1	0	1	4
1994/1995	Mad Dogs Munich	DEL		27	7	5	12	12
1994/1995	Adler Mannheim	DEL		14	7	7	14	0			10	1	5	6	12
1995/1996	Adler Mannheim	DEL		50	17	13	30	40			3	0	0	0	4
1996/1997	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		48	14	11	25	24
1997/1998	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		39	5	5	10	20	+2
1998/1999	HK 36 Skalica	SE		42	13	16	29	58	+7		6	1	4	5	0	0
1999/2000	Slovan Bratislava	SE		51	9	40	49	22	+31		8	5	1	6	0	+8
2000/2001	Slovan Bratislava	SE		40	10	18	28	36	+16		8	8	8	16	2	+6
2001/2002	Slovan Bratislava	SE		27	8	8	16	8	+6
2001/2002	Lukko Rauma	SM-liiga		23	2	5	7	22	-6
2002/2003	MsHK Žilina	SE		39	6	20	26	53			4	1	3	4	2
2003/2004	MsHK Žilina	SE		26	8	12	20	14	+11
2003/2004	HC Litvínov	ČE		23	4	7	11	6	-1
2004/2005	HC Litvínov	ČE		17	1	1	2	6	-1
2004/2005	MsHK Žilina	SE		32	9	12	21	50	+9		5	2	1	3	8	0
2005/2006	MsHK Žilina	SE		53	10	16	26	38	+13		17	7	8	15	10	+11
2006/2007	MsHK Žilina	SE		40	8	15	23	58	-6
2006/2007	Slovan Bratislava	SE		13	3	8	11	16	+6		14	3	5	8	+8	14
2007/2008	Slovan Bratislava	SE		53	11	32	43	32	+40		18	6	6	12	+9	30

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database