Jan Kovář
Jan Kovář HC Škoda Plzeň original.jpg
Born (1990-03-20) March 20, 1990
Písek, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams		 EV Zug
HC Plzeň
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Providence Bruins
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Jan Kovář[1] (born 20 March 1990) is Czech professional ice hockey forward who currently serves as captain of EV Zug of the National League (NL). He is the younger brother of Jakub Kovář.

Playing career

He made his professional debut with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga during the 2008–09 season.[2] Before moving to Russia for the 2013–14 KHL season in signing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk and claiming the Gagarin Cup.[3] Playing within the Czech national team he advanced to the semi-finals before being knocked out. In the bronze medal playoff, he scored against Canada, but the team could not win.[4]

As an undrafted free agent after five seasons in the KHL with Magnitogorsk, Kovář signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the New York Islanders, his first team in the NHL on 9 July 2018.[5] On 10 October, after failing to make the team following training camp he was placed on unconditional waivers by the Islanders with the intent of terminating his contract due to facing limited opportunities to continue his adaptation to the North American style if he reported to the AHL with affiliate, Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[6] With the intention to continue his career in North America, Kovář secured a professional try-out contract with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) on 18 October.[7] On 5 December, Kovář signed a one-month contract HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).[8]

After playing out the season in the ELH, Kovář left in the off-season, securing a one-year contract with Swiss club EV Zug of the NL on 18 June 2019. His contract included an NHL out-clause through 25 June.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 IHC Písek CZE U18 47 16 4 20 44 — — — — —
2005–06 IHC Písek CZE.2 U18 13 17 10 27 24 — — — — —
2005–06 HC Lasselsberger Plzeň CZE U18 40 10 23 33 28 6 2 5 7 8
2006–07 HC Lasselsberger Plzeň CZE U18 41 40 39 79 79 8 2 3 5 18
2006–07 HC Lasselsberger Plzeň CZE U20 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2007–08 HC Lasselsberger Plzeň CZE U20 45 24 34 58 60 5 2 4 6 2
2008–09 HC Lasselsberger Plzeň CZE U20 13 13 13 26 24 — — — — —
2008–09 HC Lasselsberger Plzeň ELH 44 2 7 9 18 17 2 5 7 6
2008–09 SHC Klatovy CZE.3 4 3 1 4 4 — — — — —
2009–10 HC Plzeň 1929 CZE U20 4 2 3 5 0 — — — — —
2009–10 HC Plzeň 1929 ELH 38 4 9 13 26 6 1 6 7 2
2009–10 KLH Chomutov CZE.2 — — — — — 2 2 0 2 2
2010–11 HC Plzeň 1929 ELH 50 19 19 38 38 4 0 2 2 4
2010–11 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi CZE.2 — — — — — 6 4 2 6 4
2011–12 HC Plzeň 1929 ELH 52 18 33 51 52 12 2 6 8 10
2011–12 Piráti Chomutov CZE.2 — — — — — 1 0 3 3 0
2012–13 HC Skoda Plzeň ELH 52 17 34 51 66 20 11 15 26 12
2013–14 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 54 23 45 68 46 21 8 18 26 16
2014–15 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 60 24 44 68 50 10 2 7 9 16
2015–16 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 58 20 32 52 61 23 8 15 23 10
2016–17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 59 23 40 63 22 18 10 15 25 22
2017–18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 54 7 28 35 80 11 4 4 8 4
2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 12 4 6 10 10 — — — — —
2018–19 HC Skoda Plzeň ELH 28 7 26 33 32 14 3 10 13 28
2019–20 EV Zug NL 50 14 31 45 48 — — — — —
2020–21 EV Zug NL 52 16 47 63 58 13 1 14 15 22
2021–22 EV Zug NL 46 9 34 43 94 15 5 16 21 12
ELH totals 264 67 128 195 232 73 19 44 63 62
KHL totals 285 97 189 286 259 83 32 59 91 68

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Czech Republic WJC18 D1 11th 5 1 7 8 2
2010 Czech Republic WJC 7th 6 3 3 6 2
2013 Czech Republic WC 7th 6 0 0 0 2
2014 Czech Republic WC 4th 10 0 1 1 27
2015 Czech Republic WC 4th 10 3 6 9 6
2016 Czech Republic WC 5th 8 1 3 4 4
2017 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 2 3 5 0
2018 Czech Republic OG 4th 6 3 2 5 2
2019 Czech Republic WC 4th 10 5 5 10 6
2021 Czech Republic WC 7th 7 2 3 5 2
2022 Czech Republic OG 9th 4 0 2 2 4
Junior totals 11 4 10 14 4
Senior totals 59 16 25 41 53

Awards and honors

Award Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup 2014, 2016
All-Star Game 2014, 2016
Golden Helmet Award
All-Star team		 2016
Three Snipers Award
Most goal-scoring line		 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Jan Kovar player profile". HC Plzeň. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "HC Plzen team roster". Eliteprospects.com. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kontinental Hockey League – Official Website – KHL.RU – official site – Players". Kontinental Hockey League. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Burns, Dan (24 February 2018). "Olympics-Ice hockey-Canadian men beat Czechs to claim bronze". Reuters. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kovar agrees to terms on one-year contract". New York Islanders. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Isles waive Kovar, will terminate contract". TSN.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Mark Divver (18 October 2018). "Providence signs Jan Kovar to PTO". Twitter. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jan Kovář podepsal s HC Škoda Plzeň měsíční smlouvu". hcskoda.cz (in Czech). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jan Kovar signs with EV Zug" (in German). EV Zug. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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