Jakub Kovář (born 19 July 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga. He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 4th round (109th overall) of the

2006 NHL Entry Draft The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 24, 2006. The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006. The draft was ...

. He is the older brother of Jan Kovář.

Playing career

Kovar played major junior hockey in the North American Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires. He later returned home to continue his professional career with HC České Budějovice in the Czech Extraliga. He has also played for ZSC Lions in the National League (NL). He has also played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with the Severstal Cherepovets and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

International play

Kovar participated at the

2011 IIHF World Championship Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''E ...

as a member of the Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team.

References

External links

* 1988 births Living people Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players Czech ice hockey goaltenders Motor České Budějovice players SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic Oshawa Generals players Sportspeople from Písek Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Severstal Cherepovets players HC Tábor players Windsor Spitfires players ZSC Lions players HC Sparta Praha players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-goaltender-stub