Milan Lucic (pronounced [mǐlan lûːtʃitɕ]; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and an alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played major junior hockey with the Vancouver Giants in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for three seasons and captured a Memorial Cup, while being named tournament MVP in 2007. He was selected 50th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and made the Boston Bruins\' roster as a 19-year-old in 2007–08. Three years later, he won a Stanley Cup with the Bruins. He spent the first eight seasons of his NHL career with Boston prior to joining the Los Angeles Kings in June 2015.\n', '

Internationally, Lucic captained the Canadian national junior team at the 2007 Super Series. He plays physically in the style of a power forward.\n', '

Lucic was born in East Vancouver to Serbian couple Dobrivoje "Dobro" Lučić and Snežana Kesa. His father, a longshoreman, emigrated from Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) when he was 27, while his mother arrived from Yugoslavia (now Croatia) with her family at age two. He has a younger brother named Nikola and an older brother named Jovan. His maternal uncle, Dan Kesa, is a retired NHL right winger who played for the Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars.\n', '

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