Peter Veselovský

Peter Veselovský
Born (1964-11-11)11 November 1964
Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Died 2 August 2025(2025-08-02) (aged 60)
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for HC Košice
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
Drakkars de Caen
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
HK 36 Skalica
HK Spišská Nová Ves
National team  Czechoslovakia
Playing career 1985–2003
Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Ice hockey

Peter Veselovský (11 November 1964 – 2 August 2025) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player.

Biography

Peter Veselovský was born on 11 November 1964 in Liptovský Mikuláš. He started playing hockey in his hometown and already as a 17 years old he was a part of the A team. After mandatory military service, Veselovský had offers from multiple Slovak team. He opted for HC Košice for which he played for in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and the Slovak Extraliga from 1987 to 1996. With Košice, he won the federal championship in 1988 and two Slovak championships (1995 and 1996).[1] He also played for MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš, Drakkars de Caen, Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák, HK 36 Skalica and HK Spišská Nová Ves.

He also played on the Olympic Bronze Medal winning ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia in 1992.[2]

After retiring from ice hockey, he worked in the U. S. Steel Košice steel mill in Košice for 12 years.[1]

Death

Veselovský died on 2 August 2025, at the age of 60.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 VTJ MEZ Michalovce SVK II — 30 14 44 — — — — — —
1986–87 VTJ MEZ Michalovce SVK II — 20 26 46 — — — — — —
1987–88 TJ VSŽ Košice TCH 39 5 11 16 — — — — — —
1988–89 TJ VSŽ Košice TCH 42 16 16 32 59 — — — — —
1989–90 TJ VSŽ Košice TCH 41 11 19 30 — — — — — —
1990–91 HC VSŽ Košice TCH 51 30 24 54 42 — — — — —
1991–92 HC VSŽ Košice TCH 42 9 21 30 — — — — — —
1992–93 HC Košice TCH 39 5 22 27 — — — — — —
1993–94 HC Košice SVK 44 17 28 45 — — — — — —
1994–95 HC Košice SVK 44 7 22 29 — — — — — —
1995–96 HC Košice SVK 36 10 18 28 89 — — — — —
1996–97 HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary CZE II 36 13 12 25 — — — — — —
1997–98 HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš SVK 32 7 15 22 84 — — — — —
1998–99 Hockey Club de Caen FRA 39 10 30 40 26 — — — — —
1999–2000 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák IEHL 15 2 7 9 8 — — — — —
1999–2000 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák HUN 6 5 8 13 2 — — — — —
2000–01 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák IEHL 18 9 15 24 14 — — — — —
2000–01 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák HUN 15 11 24 35 8 — — — — —
2002–03 HK 36 Skalica SVK 8 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2002–03 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK 17 5 10 15 32 — — — — —
TCH totals 254 76 113 189 — — — — — —
SVK totals 181 46 95 141 — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Czechoslovakia OG 8 1 0 1 2
1992 Czechoslovakia WC 3 0 0 0 25
Senior totals 11 1 0 1 27

References

  1. ^ a b "Zomrel hokejista Peter Veselovský, s Košicami získal tituly, s reprezentáciou bronz". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Navždy nás opustil Peter Veselovský". hckosice.sk. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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