Robin Kovacs

Robin Kovacs
Born (1996-11-16) November 16, 1996
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
AIK
Rögle BK
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2015
New York Rangers
Playing career 2013–present

Robin Kovacs (born November 16, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently under contract as a prospect to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 62nd overall by the Rangers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

He made his Elitserien debut playing with AIK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1] Kovacs of Hungarian descent was seen as one of the top ten 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 July 18, 2016.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 AIK IF J20 6 2 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
2012–13 AIK IF SEL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 AIK IF J20 40 15 13 28 62 2 1 1 2 6
2013–14 AIK IF SHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 AIK IF J20 9 5 5 10 8 — — — — —
2014–15 AIK IF Allsv 52 17 11 28 63 — — — — —
2015–16 AIK IF Allsv 44 21 13 34 54 7 1 3 4 29
2015–16 Rögle BK SHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
SHL totals 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Sweden U17 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 1 0 1 4
2013 Sweden IH18 7th 4 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 10 2 0 2 6

References

  1. ↑ "2012-13 AIK IF player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. ↑ "McDavid tops NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings". The Sports Network. 2015-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Kovacs nappade men Rögle tappade sin back" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Robin Kovacs". New York Rangers. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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