Robin Kovacs

Robin Kovacs
Robin Kovacs
	Kovacs with AIK in 2016
Born	16 November 1996 (age 28); 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.

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 wife, 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	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010–11	Flemingsbergs IK	J18	13	6	5	11	10	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	AIK	J18	17	7	7	14	20	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	AIK	J18 Allsv	18	5	9	14	41	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	AIK	J18	18	18	16	34	59	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	AIK	J18 Allsv	18	14	16	30	24	5	4	4	8	8
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	J18	1	0	0	0	12	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	AIK	J18 Allsv	6	2	5	7	39	—	—	—	—	—
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	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Örebro HK	SHL	18	4	8	12	18	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Örebro HK	SHL	51	17	21	38	42	9	1	5	6	4
2021–22	Örebro HK	SHL	52	21	20	41	26	6	1	5	6	0
2022–23	Lausanne HC	NL	44	13	16	29	24	—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals			257	74	97	171	158	28	6	13	19	14

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	Pts	PIM
2013	Sweden	U17		6	1	1	4
2013	Sweden	IH18	7th	4	1	1	2
Junior totals				10	2	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.
^ Gauci, Antoine (27 April 2022). "Robin Kovacs rejoint le Lausanne Hockey Club". Lausanne HC (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "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.
^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (1 November 2018). "Hockeyparets stora babylycka: "När jag såg honom första gången blev jag tårögd"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Fredriksson, Emelie (16 April 2021). "OS-målvakten gör comeback efter barnafödande". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ Gustafsson, Mathilda (20 September 2019). "Murase och Kovács – hockeyparet i toppen av den svenska eliten". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ 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.

External links

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

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[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.

[:0-12] 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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