Robin Kovacs

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Robin Kovacs
Robin Kovacs 1.jpg
Kovacs with AIK in 2016
Born (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 27)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 Lausanne HC
AIK
Rögle BK
Luleå HF
Örebro HK
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 Lausanne HC of the Swiss National League (NL). He was drafted 62nd overall by the New York Rangers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

He made his Elitserien debut playing with AIK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season. [1] Kovacs, who is of Hungarian descent[ citation needed ], 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 (see Personal life), and under performing in at the Rangers 2017 training camp, Kovacs failed to 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] In April 2022 he signed a tree-year contract with Lausanne HC in Switzerland. [8]

Personal life

Kovacs has a neuropsychiatric disability, with ADHD and dyslexia. He has credited the conditions in helping progress his professional career. [9]

Kovacs was found guilty and later fined for reckless driving in a fatal traffic accident involving a friend, in June 2017. [10]

He and his partner, retired Swedish national team goaltender Minatsu Murase, have three children – born in October 2018, September 2020, and November 2022. [11] [12] [13] [14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11Flemingsbergs IK J18 13651110—————
2011–12 AIK J1817771420—————
2011–12AIKJ18 Allsv18591441—————
2012–13AIKJ181818163459—————
2012–13AIKJ18 Allsv181416302454488
2012–13AIK J20 6224410000
2012–13 AIK SEL 10000—————
2013–14AIKJ18100012—————
2013–14AIKJ18 Allsv625739—————
2013–14AIKJ20401513286221126
2013–14 AIKSHL30000—————
2014–15AIKJ20955108—————
2014–15 AIK Allsv 5217112863—————
2015–16 AIKAllsv4421133454713429
2015–16 Rögle BK SHL40110—————
2016–17 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 722101220—————
2017–18 Luleå HF SHL441314272032020
2018–19 Luleå HFSHL5211223338102356
2019–20 Luleå HFSHL328111914—————
2019–20 Örebro HK SHL18481218—————
2020–21 Örebro HKSHL511721384291564
2021–22 Örebro HKSHL522120412661560
2022–23 Lausanne HC NL 4413162924—————
SHL totals2577497171158286131914

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2013 Sweden U17 Gold medal icon.svg61014
2013 Sweden IH18 7th41012
Junior totals102026

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References

  1. ↑ "2012-13 AIK IF player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "McDavid tops NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings". The Sports Network. 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kovacs nappade men Rögle tappade sin back". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). 29 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Robin Kovacs". New York Rangers. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "First cuts of Rangers training camp announced". blueshirtbanter.com. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Robin Kovacs placed on unconditional waivers for purposes of contract termination". blueshirtbanter.com. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ny forward till Luleå Hockey". www.luleahockey.se (in Swedish). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Gauci, Antoine (27 April 2022). "Robin Kovacs rejoint le Lausanne Hockey Club". Lausanne HC (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rangers' Robin Kovacs takes disability to advantage". bluelinestation.com. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hockeystärna dömd efter dödsolyckan". Aftonbladet . 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (1 November 2018). "Hockeyparets stora babylycka: "När jag såg honom första gången blev jag tårögd"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  12. ↑ Fredriksson, Emelie (16 April 2021). "OS-målvakten gör comeback efter barnafödande". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  13. ↑ Gustafsson, Mathilda (20 September 2019). "Murase och Kovács – hockeyparet i toppen av den svenska eliten". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Kovács, Robin [@robiinkovacs] (11 November 2022). "Nu är lillebror här och hela familjen samlade😍 tänk vilken super mamma jag har till mina barn, du är bäst @minatsumurase ❤️" (in Swedish). Lausanne . Retrieved 18 December 2022– via Instagram.


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