Dominik Lakatoš (born 8 April 1997) is a
Czech
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professional
ice hockey
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player. He is currently playing for
HC Vítkovice Ridera
HC Vítkovice Ridera is a professional ice hockey team based in Vítkovice, the Moravian-part of Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays at Ostravar Aréna.
The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of S ...
of the
Czech Extraliga
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(ELH).
He was selected by the
New York Rangers
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in the sixth round, 157th overall, of the
2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Lakatoš made his
Czech Extraliga
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debut playing with
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Bílí Tygři Liberec (English: ''Liberec White Tigers'') are a professional ice hockey club based in Liberec, Czech Republic. The team competes in the Czech Extraliga, the highest level of play in professional Czech ice hockey.
History
The firs ...
during the
2014–15 Czech Extraliga season
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.
In the 2018–19 season, Lakatoš was unable to reproduce his previous offensive output with Liberec before he was loaned to fellow ELH club,
PSG Berani Zlín
RI Okna Berani Zlín is an ice hockey team in the Chance Liga. Their home arena is Trinity Bank Arena Luďka Čajky in Zlín (The biggest city in the Zlín Region). They won the Extraliga in 2004 and 2014. , for the remainder of the campaign on 14 November 2018. In his stint with Zlín, Lakatoš regained his scoring touch to compile 4 goals and 13 points in 20 games before he was recalled from his loan by Liberec prior to the ELH trade deadline on 31 January 2019.
On 7 May 2019, Lakatoš left Liberec to sign a two-year contract with fellow ELH club, HC Vítkovice.
Personal life
He is of
Roma
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origin.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
*
1997 births
Living people
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players
Czech ice hockey forwards
Czech Romani people
Romani sportspeople
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PSG Berani Zlín players
New York Rangers draft picks
SaiPa players
Ice hockey people from Liberec
HC Vítkovice players
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
21st-century Czech sportsmen
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