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Czechia Jan Kovář
#43 EV Zug / NL - 25/26
1-time Czech Extraliga Champion 1
1-time Czech Extraliga Player of the Year 1
2-time KHL First All-Star Team 2
2-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 2
1-time KHL Most Assists 1
2-time NL Champion 2
1-time NL Media All-Star Team 1
1-time NL Most Assists 1
1-time NL Most Points 1
1-time NL Most Valuable Player 1
Date of Birth
Mar 20, 1990
Position
C
Age
35
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Pisek, CZE
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
IHC Pisek
Contract
26/27
Agency
PREMIUM

A leader by example, Kovar's playmaking abilities - based on his high hockey IQ - are extraordinary. Has a great vision to bring linemates into a promising scoring-position. Effective in both ends of the rink and very resistant thanks to strong physique. Wins majority of his faceoffs. (by Reto Grimm, May 2021)

Brother: Jakub Kovar

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Jan Kovář Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 IHC Pisek U18 Czechia U18 47* 16* 4* 20* 44* -21* |
2005-06 IHC Pisek U18 Czechia U18 2 13* 17* 10* 27* 24* -* |
HC Plzen U18 Czechia U18 40* 10* 23* 33* 28* 16* | Playoffs 6 2 5 7 8 4
2006-07 HC Plzen U18 Czechia U18 41* 40* 39* 79* 79* 22* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 18 -3
HC Plzeň U20 Czechia U20 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 12* 4* 1* 5* 6* 0* |
2007-08 HC Plzeň U20 Czechia U20 45* 24* 34* 58* 60* 36* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 2 1
Czechia U18 WJC-18 D1 5* 1* 7* 8* 2* 3* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 23* 7* 7* 14* 16* -* |
2008-09 HC Plzeň U20 Czechia U20 13* 13* 13* 26* 24* 6* |
HC Plzeň Czechia 44* 2* 7* 9* 18* -5* | Playoffs 17 2 5 7 6 -5
SHC Klatovy Czechia3 4* 3* 1* 4* 4* -* |
2009-10 HC Plzeň 1929 U20 Czechia U20 4* 2* 3* 5* 0* 4* |
HC Plzeň 1929 Czechia 38* 4* 9* 13* 26* -1* | Playoffs 6 1 6 7 2 0
KLH Chomutov Czechia2 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 2 2
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 3* 6* 2* -1* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 4* 4* 8* 6* -* |
Czechia (all) International 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2010-11 HC Plzeň 1929 Czechia 50* 19* 19* 38* 38* 11* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 -1
HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi Czechia2 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 4 5
HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 5 2 1 3 4 0
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2011-12 HC Plzeň 1929 Czechia 52* 18* 33* 51* 52* 15* | Playoffs 12 2 6 8 10 -4
Piráti Chomutov Czechia2 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 3 3 0 1
Piráti Chomutov Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 1 0 0 0 0 0
Czechia (all) International 7* 2* 0* 2* 6* 0* |
2012-13 HC Plzeň Czechia 52* 17* 34* 51* 66* 10* | Playoffs 20 11 15 26 12 12
Czechia WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 14* 0* 0* 0* 18* -3* |
2013-14 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 54* 23* 45* 68* 46* 46* | Playoffs 21 8 18 26 16 12
Czechia WC 10* 0* 1* 1* 27* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 19* 1* 2* 3* 29* -2* |
2014-15 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 60* 24* 44* 68* 50* 15* | Playoffs 10 2 7 9 16 1
Czechia WC 10* 3* 6* 9* 6* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 19* 6* 7* 13* 6* 2* |
2015-16 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 58* 20* 32* 52* 61* 7* | Playoffs 23 8 15 23 10 13
Czechia WC 8* 1* 3* 4* 4* 4* |
Czechia (all) International 18* 2* 7* 9* 10* 0* |
2016-17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 59* 23* 40* 63* 22* 6* | Playoffs 18 10 15 25 22 11
Czechia “A” WC 8* 2* 3* 5* 0* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 15* 7* 10* 17* 4* 4* |
2017-18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk “A” KHL 54* 7* 28* 35* 80* -4* | Playoffs 11 4 4 8 4 3
Czechia “A” OG 6* 3* 2* 5* 2* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 12* 3* 7* 10* 4* 5* |
2018-19 Providence Bruins AHL 12* 4* 6* 10* 10* -11* |
HC Plzeň “A” Czechia 28* 7* 26* 33* 32* 11* | Playoffs 14 3 10 13 28 -1
Czechia WC 10* 5* 5* 10* 6* 11* |
Czechia (all) International 15* 8* 6* 14* 31* 12* |
2019-20 EV Zug NL 50* 14* 31* 45* 48* 19* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 2* 0* 2* 6* 0* |
2020-21 EV Zug “A” NL 52* 16* 47* 63* 58* 24* | Playoffs 13 1 14 15 22 5
Czechia “C” WC 7* 2* 3* 5* 2* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 8* 2* 3* 5* 2* -1* |
2021-22 EV Zug “C” NL 46* 9* 34* 43* 94* 4* | Playoffs 15 5 16 21 12 8
Czechia OG 4* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 7* 3* 3* 6* 4* 0* |
2022-23 EV Zug “C” NL 52* 20* 30* 50* 26* 4* | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 8 2
Czechia (all) International 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
2023-24 EV Zug “C” NL 47* 9* 19* 28* 40* 7* | Playoffs 10 1 5 6 8 -3
Czechia (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2024-25 EV Zug “C” NL 48* 10* 26* 36* 57* 10* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 4 1
2025-26 EV Zug “C” NL 30* 7* 16* 23* 10* -5* |
Projected NL 49* 11* 26* 37* 16* -8* |

Jan Kovář Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Czechia U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial -* 0* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2011-12 HC Plzeň 1929 ET 8* 1* 4* 5* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 0
Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2012-13 HC Plzeň ET 6* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |
Czechia EHT 8* 0* 0* 0* 16* -3* |
2013-14 Czechia EHT 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* -2* |
2014-15 Czechia EHT 5* 2* 0* 2* 0* -1* |
2015-16 Czechia “C” EHT 10* 1* 4* 5* 6* -2* |
2016-17 Czechia EHT 7* 5* 7* 12* 4* 5* |
2017-18 Czechia EHT 5* 0* 5* 5* 2* 5* |
2018-19 HC Plzeň Champions HL 3* 1* 2* 3* 4* 1* |
Czechia EHT 4* 3* 1* 4* 25* 0* |
2019-20 EV Zug Champions HL 10* 1* 4* 5* 6* 0* |
EV Zug Swiss Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Czechia “C” EHT 6* 2* 0* 2* 6* 0* |
2020-21 EV Zug Swiss Cup 2* 3* 1* 4* 0* -* |
Czechia EHT 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 EV Zug Champions HL 6* 3* 4* 7* 8* 4* |
Czechia (EHT) EHT 3* 3* 1* 4* 0* 1* |
2022-23 EV Zug “C” Champions HL 11* 0* 6* 6* 12* -1* |
Czechia EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
2023-24 Czechia EHT 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2025-26 EV Zug “C” Champions HL 8* 2* 4* 6* 2* 2* |

Jan Kovář Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 12* 4* 6* 10* 0.83* 10* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 5 38* 7* 20* 27* 0.71* 32* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 6 264* 67* 128* 195* 0.74* 232* 41* | 6 73 19 * 44 * 63 * 0.86 * 62 * 1 *
Czechia Q 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 2 6 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.50 * 4 * 0 *
Czechia U18 3 128* 66* 66* 132* 1.03* 151* 17* | 2 14 4 * 8 * 12 * 0.86 * 26 * 1 *
Czechia U18 2 1 13* 17* 10* 27* 2.08* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U20 4 63* 39* 51* 90* 1.43* 86* 46* | 1 5 2 * 4 * 6 * 1.20 * 2 * 1 *
Czechia2 3 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 3 9 4 * 7 * 11 * 1.22 * 6 * 8 *
Czechia3 1 4* 3* 1* 4* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 14 68* 19* 20* 39* 0.57* 65* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 14* 3* 6* 9* 0.64* 20* -* | 1 3 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * 0 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 -* 0* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 15 153* 38* 47* 85* 0.56* 122* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 47* 15* 12* 27* 0.57* 28* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 5 285* 97* 189* 286* 1.00* 259* 70* | 5 83 32 * 59 * 91 * 1.10 * 68 * 40 *
NL 7 325* 85* 203* 288* 0.89* 333* 63* | 5 51 7 * 40 * 47 * 0.92 * 54 * 13 *
OG 2 10* 3* 4* 7* 0.70* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 2 5* 4* 2* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 7 59* 13* 21* 34* 0.58* 47* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1 1 5* 1* 7* 8* 1.60* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 3* 3* 6* 1.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jan Kovář Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/05/2024
12/05/2024 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
09/22/2021
09/22/2021 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
02/17/2020
02/17/2020 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
06/18/2019
06/18/2019 Confirmed HC Plzeň EV Zug
12/05/2018
12/05/2018 Confirmed Providence Bruins HC Plzeň
10/18/2018
10/18/2018 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk Providence Bruins
10/10/2018
10/10/2018 Confirmed New York Islanders Unknown
07/09/2018
07/09/2018 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk New York Islanders
05/01/2015
05/01/2015 Extension Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk
04/25/2013
04/25/2013 Confirmed HC Plzeň Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for EV Zug