Lukáš Galvas (born March 28, 1979) is a

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former professional

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who played in 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 ...

(ELH).

Playing career

Galvas played with

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in the

during the

2010–11 Czech Extraliga season The 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season was the 18th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993. In the regular season, HC Oceláři Třinec finished atop ...

. During the 2016–17 Czech Extraliga season, Galvas made history with his son

Jakub Galvas Jakub Galvas (born 15 June 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey Defenseman (ice hockey), defenseman who currently plays with the HC Oceláři Třinec. Galvas was selected 150th overall (5th round) by the Blackhawks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draf ...

by being the first father and son in league history to play against one another. In the following 2017–18 season, Galvas signed as a free agent with

HC Olomouc HC Olomouc is a professional ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga, from the city of Olomouc. They won the Extraliga championship in the 1993/1994 season. In 1997, the club sold the Extraliga license to HC Karlovy Vary, and was thus relegated ...

, in order to play alongside his son, Jakub. In his final professional season of his 21-year career, he was paired defensively alongside his son recording 7 points in 38 games.

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