Robin Kovacs

Robin Kovacs
Born (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Luleå HF
AIK
Rögle BK
Hartford Wolf Pack
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2015
New York Rangers
Playing career 2013–present

Robin Kovacs (born 16 November 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted 62nd overall by the New York Rangers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

He made his Elitserien debut playing with AIK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1] Kovacs, who is of Hungarian descent, was seen as one of the top twenty international skaters for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft according to the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[2]

Kovacs played in four games with Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) during the 2015–16 season.[3] After being loaned for the majority of the campaign back with AIK, Kovacs signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers on 18 July 2016.[4]

In his first North American season in 2016–17, Kovacs struggled to adapt offensively in playing with the Rangers American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. He appeared in 72 of 76 games with the Wolf Pack totalling just 2 goals and 12 points. Having endured a troubling off-season in Sweden, and under performing in at the Rangers 2017 training camp, Kovacs failed play in a pre-season game as he was amongst the first roster cuts reassigned to Hartford on 19 September 2017.[5] On 1 October 2017, Kovacs was placed on unconditional waivers in order to terminate the remainder of his contract with the Rangers and return to Sweden.[6] On 7 October 2017, he signed a two-year deal with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[7]

Personal life

Kovacs has a neuropsychiatric disability, with ADHD and Dyslexia. He has credited the conditions in helping progress his professional career.[8]

Kovacs was found guilty and later fined for reckless driving in a fatal traffic accident involving a friend, in June 2017.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 AIK J20 6 2 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
2012–13 AIK SEL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 AIK J20 40 15 13 28 62 2 1 1 2 6
2013–14 AIK SHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 AIK J20 9 5 5 10 8 — — — — —
2014–15 AIK Allsv 52 17 11 28 63 — — — — —
2015–16 AIK Allsv 44 21 13 34 54 7 1 3 4 29
2015–16 Rögle BK SHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 72 2 10 12 20 — — — — —
2017–18 Luleå HF SHL 44 13 14 27 20 3 2 0 2 0
SHL totals 52 13 15 28 20 3 2 0 2 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Sweden U17 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 1 0 1 4
2013 Sweden IH18 7th 4 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 10 2 0 2 6

References

  1. ↑ "2012-13 AIK IF player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. ↑ "McDavid tops NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings". The Sports Network. 2015-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Kovacs nappade men Rögle tappade sin back" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Robin Kovacs". New York Rangers. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  5. ↑ "First cuts of Rangers training camp announced". blueshirtbanter.com. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  6. ↑ "Robin Kovacs placed on unconditional waivers for purposes of contract termination". blueshirtbanter.com. 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  7. ↑ "Ny forward till Luleå Hockey". www.luleahockey.se (in Swedish). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Rangers' Robin Kovacs takes disability to advantage". bluelinestation.com. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  9. ↑ "Hockeystärna dömd efter dödsolyckan". Aftonbladet. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-21.


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