Mark Popovic (born October 11, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Mark Popovic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 11, 1982 Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Atlanta Thrashers SKA St. Petersburg HC Lugano SCL Tigers KHL Medveščak Zagreb EC KAC | ||
| NHL draft |
35th overall, 2001 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2017 | ||
| Website | popovichockey.com | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Popovic played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.[1]
Popovic was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005.[2] Over the course of his North American career, Popovic appeared in 81 NHL games for 7 points.[citation needed]
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.[3]
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.[4]
On June 21, 2015, Popovic left Croatia and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, EC KAC in the EBEL.[5]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Mississauga Chargers | OPJHL | 51 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 60 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | AUT | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | EC KAC | AUT | 50 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 359 | 36 | 98 | 134 | 273 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 81 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 137 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2002 Pardubice | |
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2001 Moscow | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Canada | U18 | 
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Canada | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Canada | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Thrashers, Mighty Ducks make swap". theahl.com. August 25, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "Mark Popovic to Lugano" (in Italian). hockeyfans.ch. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
- ^ "Mark Popovic agree to contract with the Bears" (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Mark Popovic from the KHL to KAC". EC KAC. June 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database