Michal Chovan

Michal Chovan
Michal Chovan
Born	November 23, 1987 (age 36); Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
Slovak team; Former teams	HC Košice; HKM Zvolen; HC 07 Detva; HC Oceláři Třinec; Mountfield HK; HK Poprad; HC Neman Grodno; Motor České Budějovice
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2006–present

Michal Chovan (born November 23, 1987) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga.^[1]

Career[edit]

Chovan grew up in Zvolen, playing minor and junior ice hockey for the local club.^[2] He was never drafted. He made his Extraliga debut in the 2005–06 season. He was scoring leader of HKm in 2010–11 season, earning 41 points in 49 games.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Bold indicates led league

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	HKM Zvolen	Slovak-Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HKM Zvolen	Slovak-Jr.	43	20	17	37	63	2	0	2	2	4
2005–06	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	7	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HKM Zvolen	Slovak-Jr.	19	9	10	19	42	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	16	0	2	2	14	8	0	0	0	0
2006–07	HC 07 Detva	Slovak.1	4	0	1	1	18	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HKM Zvolen	Slovak-Jr.	25	16	28	44	62	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	44	1	2	3	6	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	53	18	26	44	86	12	4	9	13	10
2009–10	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	38	13	19	32	34	5	1	2	3	2
2010–11	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	49	12	29	41	26	7	1	4	5	8
2011–12	HC Oceláři Třinec	Czech	20	0	4	4	8	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC VCES Hradec Králové	Czech.1	3	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HK Poprad	Slovak	15	6	9	15	4	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	41	14	43	57	62	17	1	6	7	12
2013–14	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	44	19	19	38	73	3	0	0	0	55
2014–15	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	43	13	31	44	32	7	4	3	7	6
2015–16	HC Neman Grodno	BHL	9	0	3	3	6	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Motor České Budějovice	Czech.1	31	7	15	22	10	9	2	5	7	4
2016–17	Motor České Budějovice	Czech.1	40	15	17	32	28	5	4	3	7	2
2017–18	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	34	12	23	35	12	12	1	9	10	2
2018–19	HKM Zvolen	Slovak	56	20	48	68	34	12	0	10	10	2
2019–20	HC Košice	Slovak	44	15	33	48	20	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Košice	Slovak	45	12	44	56	22	4	0	0	0	26
2021–22	HC Košice	Slovak	49	14	31	45	24	13	1	7	8	4
2022–23	HC Košice	Slovak	39	12	28	40	8	17	3	4	7	14
Czech totals			20	0	4	4	8	—	—	—	—	—
Slovak totals			617	181	389	570	457	117	16	54	70	141

Awards and honors[edit]

Award	Year
Slovak
Champion	2013, 2023

References[edit]

^ "Oceliari posilňujú útočné rady aj obranu. Zmluvy dnes podpísali Dávid Skokan, Michal Chovan a Jurij Repe". hckosice.sk (in Slovak).
^ "Chovan opúšťa Zvolen". hkmzvolen.sk (in Slovak).

External links[edit]

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Oceliari posilňujú útočné rady aj obranu. Zmluvy dnes podpísali Dávid Skokan, Michal Chovan a Jurij Repe". hckosice.sk (in Slovak).

[2] "Chovan opúšťa Zvolen". hkmzvolen.sk (in Slovak).

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