Matej Paulovič

Matej Paulovič (born 13 January 1995) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fifth round, 149th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Matej Paulovič
Born	(1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 30) Topoľčany, Slovakia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Right
ELH team Former teams	HC Dynamo Pardubice HC Nové Zámky HK Nitra Mountfield HK
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	149th overall, 2013 Dallas Stars
Playing career	2016–present

Playing career

Paulovič signed as a free agent to a three-year optional contract with Mountfield HK of the ELH, on May 23, 2018. He joined the Czech club after spending his first two professional seasons in Slovakia with HC Nové Zámky and HK Nitra of the Tipsport Liga (Slovak).^[1]

International play

Paulovič competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	HC Topoľčany	SVK U18		39	17	16	33	26		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Topoľčany	SVK U18		42	33	29	62	34		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HK Nitra	SVK U20		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Färjestad BK	J18		17	11	17	28	12		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Färjestad BK	J18 Allsv		16	6	6	12	39		6	2	1	3	2
2011–12	Färjestad BK	J20		12	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Färjestad BK	J18		5	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Färjestad BK	J18 Allsv		3	2	3	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Färjestad BK	J20		34	5	12	17	6		7	1	1	2	6
2013–14	Peterborough Petes	OHL		18	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL		29	6	10	16	39		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL		51	17	33	50	79		12	3	5	8	12
2015–16	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL		49	20	33	53	50		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HC Nové Zámky	Slovak		56	12	12	24	8		5	3	0	3	2
2017–18	HK Nitra	Slovak		53	28	25	53	22		8	5	5	10	2
2018–19	Mountfield HK	ELH		43	12	10	22	22		4	0	0	0	0
2019–20	Mountfield HK	ELH		26	2	4	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	LHK Jestřábi Prostějov	Czech.1		4	3	1	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	HC Dynamo Pardubice	ELH		16	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Dynamo Pardubice	ELH		48	10	22	32	14		8	1	2	3	2
2020–21	HC Vrchlabí	Czech.1		3	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC Dynamo Pardubice	ELH		55	8	15	23	32		8	2	1	3	14
ELH totals				188	33	54	87	76		20	3	3	6	16
Slovak totals				109	40	37	77	30		13	8	5	13	4

Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2015 Canada

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Slovakia	U17	10th		5	0	0	0	4
2011	Slovakia	IH18	8th		4	0	2	2	4
2012	Slovakia	WJC18 D1A	11th		5	1	1	2	6
2012	Slovakia	IH18	8th		4	0	1	1	6
2015	Slovakia	WJC			7	0	1	1	0
2018	Slovakia	OG	11th		3	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					20	1	5	6	16
Senior totals					3	0	0	0	0