Boris Brincko

Boris Brincko
Born (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 27)
Poprad, Slovakia
Height 6.2 ft 0 in (189 cm)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Slovak Extraliga team
Former teams		 HC Prešov
HK Poprad
Corsaires de Nantes
HK Dukla Michalovce
Nice hockey Côte d'Azur
HC 19 Humenné
AquaCity Pikes
HC Slovan Bratislava
HC TEBS Bratislava

Boris Brincko (born 13 April 1999) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC 21 Prešov of the Slovak Extraliga.

Career

Early career

Brincko debuted as a 19-year-old in his native club of Poprad, and later played with the Slovakia men's national under-20 ice hockey team. A year later, he transferred to French club Nice hockey Côte d'Azur. He spent three years at the club, where he would make a total of 106 appearances in the league. After impressing in the reserve team of AquaCity Pikes, he joined HK Poprad in 2022. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win against HK Nitra. Brincko would establish himself in the starting lineup of Poprad, playing 92 matches in two seasons, scoring 5 goals and providing 12 assists.

HC Slovan Bratislava

In June 2024, it was announced that Brincko would be joining HC Slovan Bratislava. He played in 30 games during the 2024–25 season, in which he recorded two assists. In the +/- points rating, he was the third most successful defender at Slovan with five pluses. In 2025, Brincko signed an extension to his contract with the club.

Later career

In the 2025–26 season, Brincko played for Slovan’s reserve team HC TEBS Bratislava. On 7 January 2026, it was announced that he had joined fellow league outfit HC 21 Prešov.

International career

In 2024, Brincko, alongside teammate Andrej Kukuča, were nominated for an unofficial camp of the Slovak national hockey team in preparation for the World Championship. He featured in 8 friendly matches, two against Germany and the remaining six in the Czech Republic.

Personal life

Brincko has a farther, Dušan Brincko. During his career, he played for Poprad, Dubnica, Žilina, Kežmarok, Trebišov, Mlada Boleslav, Ostrava, Besançon, Mulhouse, Mont Blanc, Caen and Clermon. He is also the former assistant manager of Poprad.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Do Slovana prichádza člen širšieho repre kádra Boris Brincko" (in Slovak). HC SLOVAN Bratislava. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  2. 1 2 Šport.sk (2024-06-22). "Jeho progres si všimol aj Craig Ramsay. Slovan sa posilnil o člena širšej reprezentácie". Šport.sk. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  3. 1 2 "Slovan získal ďalšiu posilu do defenzívy, z Popradu prichádza slovenský reprezentant". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  4. ↑ Šerý, Rudolf (2022-05-05). "Boris Brincko sa vracia do Popradu" (in Slovak). Hokejový klub Poprad. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  5. ↑ Šport.sk (2022-05-05). "Boris Brincko sa po troch rokoch strávených vo Francúzsku vracia do materského klubu". Šport.sk. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Mezei odohral 500. zápas v slovenskej extralige. Nepočítam to, reagoval". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  7. 1 2 "Boris Brincko pokračuje v Slovane" (in Slovak). HC SLOVAN Bratislava. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  8. ↑ "Slovan ohlásil NÁVRAT strateného syna: Prichádza šampión!". Športový Čas (in Slovak). 2026-01-07. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  9. ↑ "HC Prešov mení brankársku jednotku. Janus odchádza do Slovana, prichádzajú Vojvoda a Brincko". Prešovské novinky (in Slovak). 2026-01-07. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  10. ↑ Šerý, Rudolf (2024-04-02). "Brincko s Kukučom na neoficiálnom zraze reprezentácie". Hokejový klub Poprad (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  11. 1 2 "Brincko junior nasleduje otca, tiež hráva v obrane s Kolbom". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  12. ↑ HokejovýSvet (2024-08-19). "Žiadane slovenské miesto doplnil známy kormidelník, ktorý prebral mládež". Hokejový svet (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-21.