Martin Chovan

Martin Chovan (born 20 August 1986) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC Nové Zámky of the Slovak Extraliga.

Martin Chovan
Born	(1986-08-20) 20 August 1986 (age 37) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
Slovak team Former teams	HC Nové Zámky ŠHK 37 Piešťany HK 36 Skalica HC Dukla Senica LHK Jestřábi Prostějov HK Dukla Trenčín HC Košice MsHK Žilina Saryarka Karagandy Yertis Pavlodar HC 07 Detva HK Poprad Bratislava Capitals^[1]
Playing career	2004–present

Career Edit

Chovan began playing at junior level for HC Oceláři Třinec before turning pro with ŠHK 37 Piešťany of the Slovak 1. Liga in 2004. The following season, Chovan made his Tipsport Liga debut for HK 36 Skalica during the 2005–06 season where he played three games.^[2]

After spells in the Slovak 1. Liga with Piešťany and HK 91 Senica as well in the Czech 1. Liga for LHK Jestřábi Prostějov, Chovan joined HK Dukla Trenčín in 2008. He spent three and a half years with Trenčín, Chovan moved to HC Košice during the 2011–12 season. He then moved to MsHK Žilina during the 2013–14 season.

The following season, Chovan moved to Kazakhstan, splitting the season with Saryarka Karagandy in the Supreme Hockey League and Yertis Pavlodar in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. He then returned to Slovakia with HC Nové Zámky of the 1. Liga on September 4, 2015. On October 3, 2017, Chovan left Nové Zámky^[3] and joined HC 07 Detva three days later.

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

^ "Bratislavu Capitals posilnili obrancovia Šedivý a Chovan". hockeyslovakia.sk (in Slovak).
^ HK 36 Skalica 2005-06 roster and statistics
^ Nové Zámky opúšťa obranca Martin Chovan (in Slovak)

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

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