Ján Brejčák (born 29 June 1989) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who currently playing for HK Poprad of the Slovak Extraliga.[2]
| Ján Brejčák | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Brejčák in 2013 | |||
| Born |
29 June 1989 Poprad, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Slovak team Former teams |
HK Poprad HK Orange 20 MHK Kežmarok HC Litvínov HC Stadion Litoměřice HC Slovan Bratislava HC Davos Modo Hockey HC '05 Banská Bystrica[1] HPK Düsseldorfer EG Storhamar Ishockey Stavanger Oilers | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Career edit
Brejčák came through the youth ranks of HK Poprad. He made his men's team debut during the 2006-07 season. In 2011, he joined the Czech team HC Litvinov, where he spent two years. From 2013 to 2015, Brejčák turned out for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League.
After a tryout with HC Davos of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA), Brejčák was signed by HCD in August 2015.[3]
National team edit
Brejčák made his debut on Slovakia's men's national team in 2011 and represented his country at the 2014 World Championships in Belarus.[4]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Poprad | Slovak-Jr. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Poprad | Slovak-Jr. | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Poprad | Slovak-Jr. | 35 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Orange 20 | Slovak | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Poprad | Slovak-Jr. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Orange 20 | Slovak | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||
| 2009–10 | MHK Kežmarok | Slovak.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 49 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 130 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Litvínov | Czech | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Stadion Litoměřice | Czech.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Litvínov | Czech | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Davos | NLA | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 37 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 49 | ||
| 2018–19 | HPK | Liiga | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 42 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Storhamar | Norway | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2022–23 | Stavanger Oilers | Norway | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| KHL totals | 60 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Slovak totals | 262 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 545 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 132 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Slovakia | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Do HC ´05 Banská Bystrica sa vracia Ján Brejčák". hc05.sk (in Slovak).
- ^ "HK Poprad obnovil spoluprácu s Jánom Brejčákom". hkpoprad.sk (in Slovak).
- ^ "HCD verpflichtet Jan Brejcak | Hockey Club Davos". www.hcd.ch. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "Slovakia - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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