Matej Paulovič

Matej Paulovič
Born (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29)
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

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.

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
Bronze medal – third place 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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

References

  1. ^ "Matej Paulovic added to the attack". Mountfield HK (in Czech). 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile: Matej PAULOVIC – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". pyeongchang2018.com. 2018-01-02. Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-02.


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