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==Early life==

Lučić was born on June 7, 1988 in [[East Vancouver]] to [[Serbia]]n parents<ref>{{cite news |title =Bruins believe additions are pluses|url =http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2006/06/26/bruins_believe_additions_are_pluses/|author =Marrapese-Burrell, Nancy|publisher =[[Boston Globe]]|date =2006-06-26|accessdate =2008-04-06}}</ref> Dobrivoje Lučić and Snežana Kesa with a younger brother named Nikola and an older brother named Jovan.<ref>{{cite news |title =Lucky Lucic|url =http://www.hockeyjournal.com/Article.php?ArtID=233|author =Luedeke, Kirk|publisher =New England Hockey Journal|date =2006-06-30|accessdate =2008-11-05}}</ref> His maternal uncle, [[Dan Kesa]], played for the [[Vancouver Canucks]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], and [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=Milan Lucic Player Profile|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/11737/la_id/1/ss_id/18613/player_id/10350/step/4.htm|accessdate=2008-11-29|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]}}</ref> His father, a [[longshoreman]], immigrated from Serbia when he was 27, while his mother arrived in Canada with her family at the age of two.<ref name=endearing/>

Growing up, Lučić attended [[Killarney Secondary]]<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lucic steps up again and again|url=http://www.bchockey.com/story.aspx?c=20&id=761|accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref> and was diagnosed with [[Scheuermann's disease]], a condition that causes the upper back to curve, at the age of 15.<ref name=endearing/> He played [[minor hockey]] in [[Vancouver]], but nearly quit hockey all together after being passed up in the [[2003 WHL Bantam Draft]].<ref name=quit/> He was invited to play for the [[Burnaby Express]] of the Junior A [[British Columbia Hockey League]] (BCHL), but was further demoralized when he initially failed to make the team out of rookie camp. He agreed to play, instead, for the Junior B [[Delta Ice Hawks]], but later played his way onto the Express during the season.<ref name=quit>{{citeweb|title=Lucic almost quit in 2003|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=b151de18-09c6-4893-82ae-061261a4c9b4|accessdate=2008-11-08|date=2008-10-28|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref>His dentist is Dominic Ciarnello, uncle of fellow NHL player [[Karl Alzner]].

==Playing career==