Michal Chovan

Michal Chovan (born November 23, 1987) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga.^[1]

Michal Chovan
Born	(1987-11-23) November 23, 1987 (age 37) Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
Slovak team Former teams	HC Košice HKM Zvolen HC 07 Detva HC Oceláři Třinec Mountfield HK HK Poprad HC Neman Grodno Motor České Budějovice
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2006–present

Career

Chovan grew up in Zvolen, playing minor and junior ice hockey for the local club.^[2] He was never drafted. He made his Extraliga debut in the 2005–06 season. He was scoring leader of HKm in 2010–11 season, earning 41 points in 49 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Bold indicates led league

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	HKM Zvolen	Slovak-Jr.		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HKM Zvolen	Slovak-Jr.		43	20	17	37	63		2	0	2	2	4
2005–06	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		7	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HKM Zvolen	Slovak-Jr.		19	9	10	19	42		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		16	0	2	2	14		8	0	0	0	0
2006–07	HC 07 Detva	Slovak.1		4	0	1	1	18		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HKM Zvolen	Slovak-Jr.		25	16	28	44	62		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		44	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		53	18	26	44	86		12	4	9	13	10
2009–10	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		38	13	19	32	34		5	1	2	3	2
2010–11	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		49	12	29	41	26		7	1	4	5	8
2011–12	HC Oceláři Třinec	Czech		20	0	4	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC VCES Hradec Králové	Czech.1		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HK Poprad	Slovak		15	6	9	15	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		41	14	43	57	62		17	1	6	7	12
2013–14	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		44	19	19	38	73		3	0	0	0	55
2014–15	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		43	13	31	44	32		7	4	3	7	6
2015–16	HC Neman Grodno	BHL		9	0	3	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Motor České Budějovice	Czech.1		31	7	15	22	10		9	2	5	7	4
2016–17	Motor České Budějovice	Czech.1		40	15	17	32	28		5	4	3	7	2
2017–18	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		34	12	23	35	12		12	1	9	10	2
2018–19	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		56	20	48	68	34		12	0	10	10	2
2019–20	HC Košice	Slovak		44	15	33	48	20		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Košice	Slovak		45	12	44	56	22		4	0	0	0	26
2021–22	HC Košice	Slovak		49	14	31	45	24		13	1	7	8	4
2022–23	HC Košice	Slovak		39	12	28	40	8		17	3	4	7	14
Czech totals				20	0	4	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
Slovak totals				617	181	389	570	457		117	16	54	70	141

Awards and honors

Award	Year
Slovak
Champion	2013, 2023