Jan Kovář

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

Jan Kovář[1] (born 20 March 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who currently plays under contract with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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 was unable to win.[4]

As an undrafted free agent after five seasons in the KHL with Magnitorogsk, Kovář signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the New York Islanders, his first team in the NHL on July 9, 2018.[5] On October 10, 2018, after failing to make the team following training camp he was placed on unconditional waivers with the intent of terminating his contract when he did not report to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers where he was assigned.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 HC Plzeň ELH 44 2 7 9 18 17 2 5 7 6
2008–09 HC Klatovy Czech.2 4 3 1 4 4 — — — — —
2009–10 HC Plzeň ELH 38 4 9 13 26 6 1 6 7 2
2009–10 KLH Chomutov Czech.1 — — — — — 2 2 0 2 2
2010–11 HC Plzeň ELH 50 19 19 38 38 4 0 2 2 4
2010–11 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi Czech.1 — — — — — 6 4 2 6 4
2011–12 HC Plzeň ELH 52 18 33 51 52 12 2 6 8 10
2011–12 Piráti Chomutov Czech.1 — — — — — 1 0 3 3 0
2012–13 HC 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
ELH totals 236 60 102 162 200 59 16 34 50 34
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
Junior totals 11 4 10 14 4
Senior totals 38 9 15 24 41

Awards and honors

Award Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) 2014, 2016 [7]
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. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  2. ↑ "HC Plzen team roster". Eliteprospects.com. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Kontinental Hockey League – Official Website – KHL.RU – official site – Players". Kontinental Hockey League. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  4. ↑ Olympics-Ice hockey-Canadian men beat Czechs to claim bronze Reuters. Dan Burns. 24/02/18. Retrieved: 17/05/18
  5. ↑ "Kovar agrees to terms on one-year contract". New York Islanders. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Isles waive Kovar, will terminate contract". TSN.com. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Magnitogorsk wins 2nd Gagarin Cup in 3 years". rt.com. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
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