Martin Gernát Explained

Martin Gernát
Birth Date:11 April 1993
Birth Place:Košice, Slovakia
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:187
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
League:KHL
Team:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Former Teams:HC Sparta Praha
HC Košice
Lausanne HC
HC Oceláři Třinec
Ntl Team:SVK
Draft:122nd overall
Draft Year:2011
Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Career Start:2013

Martin Gernát (born 11 April 1993) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Gernát was drafted in the fifth round, 122nd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. After his draft selection, he would spend two seasons in the junior Western Hockey League with the Edmonton Oil Kings before signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Oilers on April 20, 2013.[1] He spent the next three seasons playing in the American Hockey League for the Oklahoma City Barons and the Bakersfield Condors before he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on February 29, 2016 for Patrick Maroon.[2] He would play just five games for the Ducks' AHL affiliate the San Diego Gulls before signing for HC Sparta Praha for the 2016–17 season.[3] Gernát broke his contract with Sparta Praha in July 2017.

On 7 June 2023, Gernát signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Russian club, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, for the 2023–24 season.[4]

International play

Gernát was selected to play for Slovakia at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2008–09HC Prešov 07SVK.2 U18416283436
2009–10HC Prešov 07SVK.2 U1863696
2009–10HC KošiceSVK U18414242822
2009–10HC KošiceSVK U2020002
2010–11HC Prešov 07SVK U18834722
2010–11HC KošiceSVK U18934724
2010–11HC KošiceSVK U202831518201233610
2011–12Edmonton Oil KingsWHL6094655462076138
2012–13Edmonton Oil KingsWHL23310131422611176
2013–14Oklahoma City BaronsAHL57417212610000
2013–14Bakersfield CondorsECHL30116
2014–15Oklahoma City BaronsAHL5418932
2015–16Bakersfield CondorsAHL2203314
2015–16San Diego GullsAHL50002
2016–17HC Sparta PrahaELH4139122841120
2017–18HC Prešov PenguinsSVK.230226
2017–18HC KošiceSlovak20002
2017–18Lausanne HCNL112248
2018–19HC Oceláři TřinecELH4881220521305516
2019–20HC Oceláři TřinecELH506283436
2020–21HC Oceláři TřinecELH50132841281616714
2021–22Lausanne HCNL461316292484159
2022–23Lausanne HCNL468192755
2023–24Lokomotiv YaroslavlKHL64818262720551012
ELH totals 1893077107144332121430

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2011SlovakiaWJC1810th60112
2012SlovakiaWJC6th61122
2017SlovakiaWC14th72026
2021SlovakiaWC8th81122
2021SlovakiaOGQQ3 1 2 3 0
2022SlovakiaOG7 0 2 2 4
Junior totals 121234
Senior totals2545912

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/oilers-agree-to-terms-with-gernat/c-666763 Oilers agree to terms with Gernat
  2. https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-acquire-gernat-and-2016-fourth-round-pick-from-edmonton-in-exchange-for-maroon/c-871446 Ducks Acquire Gernat and 2016 Fourth-Round Pick from Edmonton in Exchange for Maroon
  3. https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/218056/sparta-praha-ziskala-dalsieho-slovenskeho-obrancu-zo-zamoria/# Sparta Praha získala ďalšieho slovenského obrancu zo zámoria
  4. Web site: Martin Gernat joins Lokomotiv . . 7 June 2023 . 7 June 2023 . Russian.