Shoots Left Weight 72 kg Height 1.83 m | Name Robin Kovacs Playing career Positions Winger | |
Born November 16, 1996 (age 27)
Stockholm, Sweden ( 1996-11-16 ) SHL team (P)
Cur. team Rogle BK
New York Rangers (NHL) NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2015
New York Rangers |
Robin Kovacs 17/18 SHL Highlights | Luleå Hockey
Robin Kovacs (born November 16, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently under contract as a prospect to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 62nd overall by the Rangers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
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He made his Elitserien debut playing with AIK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season. Kovacs, who is of Hungarian descent, was seen as one of the top twenty international skaters for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft according to the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.
Kovacs played in four games with Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) during the 2015–16 season. After being loaned for the majority of the campaign back with AIK, Kovacs signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers on July 18, 2016.
Kovacs was found guilty to negligence in a fatal traffic accident in June 2017.