André Lakos (born July 29, 1979) is a professional

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, currently playing for

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of the

Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga () is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season (which all Slovak and ...

(CZE).

Playing career

In 1995 Lakos started playing for the Montreal Bourassa of the Quebec Midget AAA league, the next season he joined the

Shelburne Wolves The Shelburne Wolves were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League and Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. History In the late 1990s, the Metro ...

of the

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. For the 1997–98 season Lakos started playing

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when he joined the revived Toronto St. Michael's Majors franchise of the

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(OHL). The St. Michael's Majors struggled in their first season back in the OHL and finished last in the East Division, Lakos then joined the

Barrie Colts The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League (OHL), based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Colts play home games at the Sadlon Arena. The Colts joined the OHL in 1995, and previously competed at lower levels of junio ...

for the 1998–99 season. After having a successful season with the conference winning Colts Lakos was drafted, 95th overall, by the

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in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. On May 17, 2013, Lakos again left the Vienna Capitals and signed a contract as a free agent with

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of the

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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