Background
Ocskay was born in Budapest, but spent his childhood in Székesfehérvár, Fejér county and during his entire career he played for Alba Volán Székesfehérvár.
Ocskay was born in Budapest, but spent his childhood in Székesfehérvár, Fejér county and during his entire career he played for Alba Volán Székesfehérvár.
As the center of the first line, he played a huge part in his national team"s promotion to the 2009 World Championship. He died of a heart attack weeks before the start of the 2009 Championships. Among hockey fans in Hungary the pair was just known as "The Twins".
After long-time captain, Balázs Kangyal has left the team, he became his successor, but due to some difficulties at the end of the 2008-2009 EBEL regular season, he decided to give up this position.
However, he has been the real spiritual leader of the team for a long time. In 2004, he was diagnosed with a heart disease and sidelined for four months, but later has received a medical permission to continue his career.
After the shocking news of his death, both his club and the Hungarian Federation has decided to retire his famous #19 jersey from their teams. On the day of his funeral, the ice hall of Székesfehérvár has been named after him.
Ice hockey fans around the country have started to raise money to build a statue for him in front of the entrance of the ice hall.
Officially he has been a member of the club since 1983 and that time he has started to develop a famed on-ice relationship with right winger Krisztián Palkovics.
