Mark Popovic
Mark Popovic ( born October 11, 1982 in Stoney Creek, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is under contract with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb in the Kontinental Hockey League since May 2013.
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Career
Mark Popovic began his career as a hockey player with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, for by 2002 he was active from 1998 in the Canadian Junior Football League Ontario Hockey League. During this period, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2001 in the second round than a total of 35 players from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, for whom he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 2003/04 season. He remained point - and impunity at its sole use. The rest of the time from 2002 to 2005 spent the defender at Anaheim's farm team, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, in the American Hockey League.
On 23 August 2005 Popovic was released to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Kip Brennan. After two seasons in which he mainly for their AHL farm team, which was Chicago Wolves on the ice, playing the former youth international players in the 2007/ 08 season exclusively in the NHL for Atlanta. He had two assists in 33 games. For the 2008/09 season the Canadians joined the SKA St. Petersburg of the newly formed Continental Hockey League, for whom he scored 22 points scorer in a total of 55 games. Since he still had a valid contract with the Thrashers, the links Sagittarius then returned to the Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL back.
In September 2010, the defensive player signed at Lugano in the National League A. On 18 November 2011, he moved within the NLA to the SCL Tigers. In March 2012, his contract was extended for one season until the end of the season 2012/13, in which he lost with the Tigers the League Relegation against Lausanne HC and the team descended into the National League B. Then Popovic was taken from the KHL Medveščak Zagreb from the Kontinental Hockey League contract.
Internationally
For Canada, Popovic took part in the U20 World Junior Championships in 2001 and 2002.
Awards and achievements
- 2001 OHL Third All-Star Team
- 2002 OHL First All -Star Team
- 2002 CHL Third All-Star Team
Internationally
- 2001 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2002 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 Junior World Championship 2001
- U20 Junior World Cup 2002
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )