Mark Popovic
| Mark Popovic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 11, 1982 Stoney Creek, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
EC KAC Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Atlanta Thrashers SKA St. Petersburg HC Lugano SCL Tigers KHL Medveščak Zagreb | ||
| NHL Draft |
35th overall, 2001 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
| Website | popovichockey.com | ||
Mark Popovic (born October 11, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Playing career
Popovic was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He signed with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005. Over the course of his North American career, Popovic appeared in 81 NHL games for 7 points.
On September 21, 2010, Popovic again left the NHL after a single season with the Thrashers and signed a one-year deal with HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A.[1]
After three seasons in Switzerland on June 6, 2013, it was announced that he signed a free agent contract with Croatian team KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the KHL.[2]
On June 21, 2015, Popovic left Croatia and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, EC KAC in the EBEL.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 60 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 68 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 61 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 2001–02 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 58 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 74 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 74 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 73 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 65 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Lugano | NLA | 33 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | EC KAC | EBEL | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 81 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Pardubice | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2001 Moscow | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Canada | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Canada | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Mark Popovic to Lugano" (in Italian). hockeyfans.ch. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ↑ "Mark Popovic agree to contract with the Bears" (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "Mark Popovic from the KHL to KAC". EC KAC. 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
External links
- Mark Popovic's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Mark Popovic's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database