Vincent Lukáč

Vincent Lukáč (born 14 February 1954 in Košice) is a former professional Slovak ice hockey player, coach and politician.

He was a player of HC Košice (the most successful player in history of the team - 14 seasons, 518 games, 393 goals), HC Dukla Jihlava, SC Rosenheim, WEV Wien, Fife Flyers of Scotland (alongside compatriots Milan Figala and Jindřich Kokrment) and Streatham Redskins in London. He had been drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in 1982 at the age of 28, but never played the NHL.

He was a coach of HC Košice, the Slovak national ice hockey team (assistant) and MsHK Žilina, Slovakia.

Lukáč resides in Košice. He is the father-in-law of Stanley Cup-winning hockey player Jiří Bicek. In 2004, he was inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame. Outside of ice hockey, he contested Let's Dance.

Political career
In 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Council on the list of the Slovak National Party. He also served as a municipal deputy in the Old Town borough of Košice. As an MP, he caused controversy by claiming he had good relationship with mafia members. After widespread criticism, Lukáč clarified it was meant to be a joke.