JK
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Czech ice hockey player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
20 March 1990(Písek)
Family:
Siblings:
Jakub Kovář
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jan Kovář (born March 20, 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He made his professional debut with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga during the 2008–09 season. Before moving to Russia for the 2013–14 KHL season in signing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk and claiming the Gagarin Cup.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Plzeň | Czech | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Klatovy | CZE.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Plzeň | Czech | 38 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | KLH Chomutov | CZE.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Plzeň | Czech | 50 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi | CZE.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Plzeň | Czech | 52 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Piráti Chomutov | CZE.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Plzeň | Czech | 52 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 66 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 54 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 60 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 58 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 10 | ||
| Czech totals | 236 | 60 | 102 | 162 | 200 | 59 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 34 | ||||
| KHL totals | 172 | 67 | 121 | 188 | 157 | 54 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 42 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC18-D1 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 35 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| KHL | |
 Gagarin Cup | 2014, 2016 |
| KHL All-Star Game | 2014, 2016 |
| Golden Helmet Award All-Star team | 2015–16 |
| Three Snipers Award Most goal-scoring line | 2013–14 |