Robin Kovacs
| Robin Kovacs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kovacs with AIK in 2016 | |||
| Born |
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 |
Örebro HK AIK Rögle BK Luleå HF | ||
| 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 Örebro HK 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[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]
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 | ||
| 2018–19 | Luleå HF | SHL | 52 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Luleå HF | SHL | 32 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 136 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sweden | U17 | 
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "2012-13 AIK IF player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "McDavid tops NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings". The Sports Network. 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Kovacs nappade men Rögle tappade sin back". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). 29 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Robin Kovacs". New York Rangers. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "First cuts of Rangers training camp announced". blueshirtbanter.com. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Robin Kovacs placed on unconditional waivers for purposes of contract termination". blueshirtbanter.com. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Ny forward till Luleå Hockey". www.luleahockey.se (in Swedish). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Rangers' Robin Kovacs takes disability to advantage". bluelinestation.com. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Hockeystärna dömd efter dödsolyckan". Aftonbladet. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1996 births
- AIK IF players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Living people
- Luleå HF players
- New York Rangers draft picks
- Rögle BK players
- Swedish ice hockey right wingers
- Swedish ice hockey player stubs