Milan Lučić (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian
professional ice hockey player playing for the
Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He was raised in East Vancouver and is of Serbian
descent. He was selected 50th overall by the Bruins
in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He
was the team captain of the Vancouver Giants in the
Western Hockey League (WHL).
Lučić was named Most Valuable Player of the 2007
Memorial Cup after tallying seven points in five
games and helping the Giants win the 2007 Memorial
Cup.
On August 2, 2007, Lučić signed an entry-level
contract with the Bruins. Later that month, he was
named captain of Team Canada for the 2007 Super
Series against Russia.
Lučić played in his first NHL game on October 5,
2007, in a 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars. He played
for 6:53 and received a 5-minute major for fighting.
His first goal came against the Los Angeles Kings a
week later, on October 12, while recording a Gordie
Howe hat trick during the same game.
On October 26, 2007, the Boston Bruins decided to
keep Lučić on their roster, thus not sending him
back to junior with the Vancouver Giants for the
rest of the 2007-08 NHL season.
Lučić was selected to play in the 2007-08 NHL
YoungStars game in Atlanta, Georgia.
Milan, the son of Dobrivoje Lučić and Snežana Kesa,
has a younger brother, Nik, and an older brother,
Jovan. His maternal uncle, Dan Kesa, played for the
Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay
Lightning and Dallas Stars.
