Martin Gernát

Martin Gernát (born 11 April 1993) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Martin Gernát
Gernát with HC Oceláři Třinec in 2019
Born	(1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 32) Košice, Slovakia
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC Sparta Praha HC Košice Lausanne HC HC Oceláři Třinec
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	122nd overall, 2011 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2013–present

Playing career

Gernát was drafted in the fifth round, 122nd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. After his draft selection, he would spend two seasons in the junior Western Hockey League with the Edmonton Oil Kings before signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Oilers on April 20, 2013.^[1] He spent the next three seasons playing in the American Hockey League for the Oklahoma City Barons and the Bakersfield Condors before he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on February 29, 2016 for Patrick Maroon.^[2] He would play just five games for the Ducks' AHL affiliate the San Diego Gulls before signing for HC Sparta Praha for the 2016–17 season.^[3] Gernát broke his contract with Sparta Praha in July 2017.

On 7 June 2023, Gernát signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Russian club, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, for the 2023–24 season.^[4]

International play

Gernát was selected to play for Slovakia at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2022 Beijing

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 Prešov 07	SVK.2 U18		41	6	28	34	36		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Prešov 07	SVK.2 U18		6	3	6	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Košice	SVK U18		41	4	24	28	22		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Košice	SVK U20		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	2
2010–11	HC Prešov 07	SVK U18		8	3	4	7	22		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Košice	SVK U18		9	3	4	7	24		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Košice	SVK U20		28	3	15	18	20		12	3	3	6	10
2011–12	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL		60	9	46	55	46		20	7	6	13	8
2012–13	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL		23	3	10	13	14		22	6	11	17	6
2013–14	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL		57	4	17	21	26		1	0	0	0	0
2013–14	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL		3	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL		54	1	8	9	32		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Bakersfield Condors	AHL		22	0	3	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	San Diego Gulls	AHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HC Sparta Praha	ELH		41	3	9	12	28		4	1	1	2	0
2017–18	HC Prešov Penguins	SVK.2		3	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Košice	Slovak		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Lausanne HC	NL		11	2	2	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		48	8	12	20	52		13	0	5	5	16
2019–20	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		50	6	28	34	36		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		50	13	28	41	28		16	1	6	7	14
2021–22	Lausanne HC	NL		46	13	16	29	24		8	4	1	5	9
2022–23	Lausanne HC	NL		46	8	19	27	55		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		64	8	18	26	27		20	5	5	10	12
2024–25	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		63	5	26	31	26		21	2	3	5	4
ELH totals				189	30	77	107	144		33	2	12	14	30

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Slovakia	WJC18	10th		6	0	1	1	2
2012	Slovakia	WJC	6th		6	1	1	2	2
2017	Slovakia	WC	14th		7	2	0	2	6
2021	Slovakia	WC	8th		8	1	1	2	2
2021	Slovakia	OGQ	Q		3	1	2	3	0
2022	Slovakia	OG			7	0	2	2	4
2024	Slovakia	OGQ	Q		3	1	1	2	2
Junior totals					12	1	2	3	4
Senior totals					28	5	6	11	14

Awards and honors

Award	Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup champion	2025	[5]