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Mark Popovic (born October 11, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career

As a youth, Popovic played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.[1]

Popovic was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005.[2] Over the course of his North American career, Popovic appeared in 81 NHL games for 7 points.[citation needed]

On September 21, 2010, Popovic again left the NHL after a single season with the Thrashers and signed a one-year deal with HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A.[3]

After three seasons in Switzerland on June 6, 2013, it was announced that he signed a free agent contract with Croatian team KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the KHL.[4]

On June 21, 2015, Popovic left Croatia and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, EC KAC in the EBEL.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Mississauga Chargers OPJHL 51 10 16 26 32 — — — — —
1998–99 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 60 6 26 32 46 — — — — —
1999–2000 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 68 11 29 40 68 — — — — —
2000–01 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 61 7 35 42 54 18 3 5 8 22
2001–02 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 58 12 29 41 42 15 1 11 12 10
2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 73 3 21 24 46 — — — — —
2003–04 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 74 4 10 14 63 9 1 2 3 4
2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 74 1 17 18 47 11 2 3 5 6
2005–06 Chicago Wolves AHL 73 12 26 38 66 — — — — —
2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 65 16 24 40 51 15 3 6 9 4
2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 33 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
2008–09 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 52 8 14 22 40 3 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 37 2 2 4 10 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 33 4 12 16 20 — — — — —
2011–12 SCL Tigers NLA 24 3 9 12 14 — — — — —
2012–13 SCL Tigers NLA 11 1 4 5 29 — — — — —
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 39 2 7 9 20 4 0 0 0 4
2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 46 2 6 8 20 — — — — —
2015–16 EC KAC AUT 46 5 10 15 31 7 0 2 2 2
2016–17 EC KAC AUT 50 4 16 20 12 10 1 2 3 0
AHL totals 359 36 98 134 273 35 6 11 17 14
NHL totals 81 2 5 7 20 — — — — —
KHL totals 137 12 28 40 80 7 0 0 0 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 0 0 0 0
2001 Canada WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 2 2 6
2002 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 17 0 3 3 8

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Thrashers, Mighty Ducks make swap". theahl.com. August 25, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mark Popovic to Lugano" (in Italian). hockeyfans.ch. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "Mark Popovic agree to contract with the Bears" (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "Mark Popovic from the KHL to KAC". EC KAC. June 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
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