Mark Popovic

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships

Mark Popovic
Mark Popovic
Born	October 11, 1982 (age 41); 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 was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005.^[2] Over the course of his North American career, Popovic appeared in 81 NHL games for 7 points.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

On June 21, 2015, Popovic left Croatia and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, EC KAC in the EBEL.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Mississauga Chargers	OPJHL	51	10	16	26	32	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL	60	6	26	32	46	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	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	46	—	—	—	—	—
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	AUT	46	5	10	15	31	7	0	2	2	2
2016–17	EC KAC	AUT	50	4	16	20	12	10	1	2	3	0
AHL totals			359	36	98	134	273	35	6	11	17	14
NHL totals			81	2	5	7	20	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			137	12	28	40	80	7	0	0	0	6

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Canada	U18	3	0	0	0
2001	Canada	WJC	7	2	2	6
2002	Canada	WJC	7	1	1	2
Junior totals			17	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.
^ "Thrashers, Mighty Ducks make swap". theahl.com. August 25, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
^ "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.