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Canada Croatia Mark Popovic

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Date of Birth
Oct 11, 1982
Position
D
Age
40
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Stoney Creek, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada / Croatia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Wexford Raiders
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 2 #35 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Second All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Mississauga Chargers OPJHL 51 10 16 26 32 - |
1998-99 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 60 6 26 32 46 -27 |
1999-00 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 68 11 29 40 68 -11 |
2000-01 Toronto St. Michael's Majors “C” OHL 61 7 35 42 54 24 | Playoffs 18 3 5 8 22 -1
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 0 2 2 6 3 |
2001-02 Toronto St. Michael's Majors “C” OHL 58 12 29 41 42 34 | Playoffs 15 1 11 12 10 1
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 0 1 1 2 7 |
2002-03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 73 3 21 24 46 8 |
2003-04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 74 4 10 14 63 0 | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 4 -2
2004-05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 74 1 17 18 47 16 | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 6 2
2005-06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 7 0 0 0 0 -5 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 73 12 26 38 66 8 |
2006-07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 3 0 1 1 0 1 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 65 16 24 40 51 5 | Playoffs 15 3 6 9 4 5
2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 33 0 2 2 10 -4 |
2008-09 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 52 8 15 23 40 8 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 1
2009-10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 37 2 2 4 10 0 |
2010-11 HC Lugano NLA 33 4 12 16 20 -9 | Relegation 4 0 4 4 2 2
2011-12 SCL Tigers NLA 24 3 9 12 14 -3 | Relegation 4 0 3 3 2 1
2012-13 SCL Tigers NLA 11 1 4 5 29 -6 | Relegation 5 0 1 1 4 1
SCL Tigers NLA Q - - - - - - | Qualification 1 0 1 1 0 -2
2013-14 Medvescak Zagreb KHL 39 2 7 9 20 -4 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 0
2014-15 Medvescak Zagreb “A” KHL 46 2 6 8 20 -5 |
2015-16 EC-KAC EBEL 46 5 10 15 31 18 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -2
2016-17 EC-KAC EBEL 50 4 16 20 12 12 | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 0 -1
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Toronto Young Nationals QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1998-99 Team Ontario CWG 6 0 2 2 4 - |
1999-00 Canada U18 Nations Cup 3 0 0 0 0 - |
2003-04 Team Canada Spengler Cup 5 1 0 1 2 2 |
2010-11 Team Canada Spengler Cup 5 0 0 0 2 - |
2014-15 Medvescak Zagreb Spengler Cup 3 0 0 0 2 -2 |
2015-16 EC-KAC Champions HL 4 0 0 0 2 1 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 359 36 98 134 0.37 273 37 | 3 35 6 11 17 0.49 14 5
Champions HL 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 | 0
CWG 1 6 0 2 2 0.33 4 - | 0
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
EBEL (ICEHL) 2 96 9 26 35 0.36 43 30 | 2 17 1 4 5 0.29 2 -3
KHL 3 137 12 28 40 0.29 80 -1 | 2 7 0 0 0 0.00 6 1
NHL 5 81 2 5 7 0.09 20 -8 | 0
NLA (NL) 3 68 8 25 33 0.49 63 -18 | 3 13 0 8 8 0.62 8 4
NLA Q 1 - - - - - - - | 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 0 -2
OHL 4 247 36 119 155 0.63 210 20 | 2 33 4 16 20 0.61 32 0
OPJHL (OJHL) 1 51 10 16 26 0.51 32 - | 0
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Spengler Cup 3 13 1 0 1 0.08 6 0 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 0 3 3 0.21 8 10 | 0
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Player Period Teams
Brad Boyes (F) 1995-2002 5 Canada U18, Canada U20, Team Ontario, Toronto Young Nationals
Jim Slater (F) 2005-2010 4 Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Wolves
Pascal Pelletier (F) 2010-2015 4 Langnau, Medvescak Zagreb, Team Canada
Steve McCarthy (D) 2000-2008 4 Atlanta Thrashers, Canada U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/13/2017
04/13/2017 Confirmed EC-KAC Retired
06/22/2015
06/22/2015 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb EC-KAC
04/27/2014
04/27/2014 Extension Medvescak Zagreb Medvescak Zagreb
06/06/2013
06/06/2013 Confirmed SCL Tigers Medvescak Zagreb
03/03/2012
03/03/2012 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
12/14/2011
12/14/2011 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
11/18/2011
11/18/2011 Confirmed No team SCL Tigers
09/21/2010
09/21/2010 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers HC Lugano
09/03/2009
09/03/2009 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Atlanta Thrashers
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Drafted 1998, 1 #4 overall by Toronto St. Michael's Majors in the OHL Priority Selection

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