NHL players of Yugoslavian descent

[Ivan94]

Maradona have some croat descent too.

There is a little bit croatia in everyone.

 

[Sundinisagod]

John cena is also of Croat/Albanian heritage

The wrestler?

On the topic of wrestlers, Nikolai Volkoff is Croatian.

 

[pedis]

Christopher Tanev, Jose Theodore, Mike Angelidis, Andy Anderoff, Dan Jancevski, Steve Staios, Chris Phillips(surprisingly Macedonian ancestry changed last name), Zigomanis (from Banitsa Aegean Macedonia) to name a few others of Macedonian decent, to add from the players previously mentioned.
BRAVO!

 

[crobro]

Christopher Tanev, Mike Angelidis, Andy Anderoff, Dan Jancevski, Steve Staios, Chris Phillips(surprisingly Macedonian ancestry changed last name), Zigomanis (from Banitsa Aegean Macedonia) to name a few others of Macedonian decent, to add from the players previously mentioned.
BRAVO!

Where's Jovo and Stamkos?

 

[pedis]

Where's Jovo and Stamkos?

thought those were the obvious two and left them out haha

 

[pedis]

Any updates on any young prospects that fit the description?

 

[maxim84]

I think Jack Roslovic might be but there are no records of it... The surname is similar to Rosović wich is very common in Croatia and there was actor Rick Rossovich in Top Gun

 

[crobro]

Bo Horvat is Croatian

 

[mattihp]

Bo Horvat is Croatian

Pretty sure he is canadian of Croatian ancestry

Horvat, that must mean Croat, right?

 

[crobro]

Pretty sure he is canadian of Croatian ancestry

Horvat, that must mean Croat, right?

Both his parents are second generation Croatian Canadians as is his cousin who plays for philadelphia(name escapes me at the moment)

 

[CraigEhlo]

Cory Sarich - NHL player
Mitchell - Vlasic
Alex Petrovic - Serbian

 

[Mr Zappalanche]

Anybody know if Tyler Bozak is of croatian descent?

 

[mattihp]

Anybody know if Tyler Bozak is of croatian descent?

Could be. There are croats with that last name; but it is also a decently common name among ashkenazi in eastern Europe; particularly in what is today Poland and the Ukraine.

 

[mattihp]

Both his parents are second generation Croatian Canadians as is his cousin who plays for philadelphia(name escapes me at the moment)

I was thinking about the name; Horvat. Sounds alot like hrvat.

 

[Mr Zappalanche]

Could be. There are croats with that last name; but it is also a decently common name among ashkenazi in eastern Europe; particularly in what is today Poland and the Ukraine.

Yeap, that is why I ask. I am croatian and my surname is very similar (Bosak) but there is Božak surname in northern Croatia too that might be his original surname . And Horvat literally means Croat (Hrvat) in archaic croatian, and few other slavic languages.

And I have to ask, you know a lot about croatian surnames for a Finnish (or Swede?) . How is that?

 

[TomB]

According to this, Bozak is Ukrainian.

 

[Albatros]

Yes, Bozak apparently has Ukrainian roots both on paternal and maternal side. His grandfather also had a long career in sports.

 

[Gainesvillain]

Both his parents are second generation Croatian Canadians as is his cousin who plays for philadelphia(name escapes me at the moment)

Yes, Travis Konecny.

 

[Eye of Ra]

not an nhler, but modo have a young player with croatian roots:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/290242/tomislav-lovric

 

[Pasha71]

Anyone mentioned Peter Zezel and Ivan Boldirev?

 

[carjackmalone]

Macklin Celebrini Croatian Father

 

[carjackmalone]

Anybody know if Tyler Bozak is of croatian descent?

Slovenian I would have guessed but apparently Ukrainian-Vlach

 

[SallyBalls]

Macklin Celebrini Croatian Father

wowee. Is this confirmed or is it because he played for Croatia FC?

**Looks like he's from the island of Krk Croatia! Should have known really, when a kid is that good he must have some Croat in him

 

[Albatros]

Though Krk or Veglia in Italian used to be a part of Venice for centuries, after which most Italians gradually left, some to North America. The Celebrinis can probably be counted as such.

 

[SallyBalls]

Though Krk or Veglia in Italian used to be a part of Venice for centuries, after which most Italians gradually left, some to North America. The Celebrinis can probably be counted as such.

Maybe, or the Celebrini's have lived in Croatia centuries consider themselves Croatians. Most likely have mixed with other Croatians in the area making them 100% Croatian. Seeing his father played for Croatia FC, this would most likely be the case.