Mark Popovic

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships

Mark Popovic
Mark Popovic
Born	October 11, 1982; Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; Atlanta Thrashers; SKA St. Petersburg; HC Lugano; SCL Tigers; KHL Medveščak Zagreb; EC KAC
NHL Draft	35th overall, 2001; Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	2002–2017
Website	popovichockey.com

Mark Popovic (born October 11, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career

As a youth, Popovic played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.[1]

Popovic was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He signed with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005. Over the course of his North American career, Popovic appeared in 81 NHL games for 7 points.

On September 21, 2010, Popovic again left the NHL after a single season with the Thrashers and signed a one-year deal with HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A.[2]

After three seasons in Switzerland on June 6, 2013, it was announced that he signed a free agent contract with Croatian team KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the KHL.[3]

On June 21, 2015, Popovic left Croatia and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, EC KAC in the EBEL.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL	60	6	26	32	46	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL	68	11	29	40	68	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL	61	7	35	42	54	18	3	5	8	22
2001–02	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL	58	12	29	41	42	15	1	11	12	10
2002–03	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	73	3	21	24	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	74	4	10	14	63	9	1	2	3	4
2003–04	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	74	1	17	18	47	11	2	3	5	6
2005–06	Chicago Wolves	AHL	73	12	26	38	66	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	7	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Chicago Wolves	AHL	65	16	24	40	51	15	3	6	9	4
2006–07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	33	0	2	2	10	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	52	8	14	22	40	3	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	37	2	2	4	10	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Lugano	NLA	33	4	12	16	20	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	SCL Tigers	NLA	24	3	9	12	14	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	SCL Tigers	NLA	11	1	4	5	29	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL	39	2	7	9	20	4	0	0	0	4
2014–15	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL	46	2	6	8	20	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	EC KAC	EBEL	46	5	10	15	31	7	0	2	2	2
NHL totals			81	2	5	7	20	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Canada	WJC	7	2	2	6
2002	Canada	WJC	7	1	1	2
Junior totals			14	3	3	8

References

"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
"Mark Popovic to Lugano" (in Italian). hockeyfans.ch. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
"Mark Popovic agree to contract with the Bears" (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
"Mark Popovic from the KHL to KAC". EC KAC. June 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

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[1] "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

[2] "Mark Popovic to Lugano" (in Italian). hockeyfans.ch. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

[3] "Mark Popovic agree to contract with the Bears" (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

[4] "Mark Popovic from the KHL to KAC". EC KAC. June 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.