Peter Veselovský
Ice hockey player
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Peter Veselovský (11 November 1964 – 2 August 2025) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player.
| Peter Veselovský | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
11 November 1964 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died | 2 August 2025 (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 | ||
 | 1992 Albertville | Ice hockey |
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 | |||
