Mario Novak

Mario Novak
Date of birth	May 8, 1983
place of birth	Zagreb , SR Croatia
size	168 cm
Weight	67 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2000-2004	KHL Zagreb
since 2004	KHL Mladost Zagreb

Mario Novak (born May 8, 1983 in Zagreb , SR Croatia ) is a Croatian ice hockey player who has been under contract with the KHL Mladost Zagreb since 2004 .

Career

Mario Novak began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown at KHL Zagreb , for which he participated in the Croatian ice hockey championship from 2000 to 2004 . Then the attacker moved to the town neighbors KHL Mladost , he for the seasons 2005/06 and 2008/09 in the Slovenian Hockey League aground. In addition, he was Croatian champion for the first time with Mladost in 2008 and won the Pannonian League with the team in the same year . After being in the 2009/10 season in parallel for Mladost in the newly formed Slohokej League played, he ran in the following season mostly for the team Zagreb , the new joint project of the Zagreb top clubs in which Slohokej League and played in the Croatian Championship continues for Mladost.

International

For Croatia , Novak took part in the junior division of the U18 World Cup in Division II 2001 and the U20 World Cup in Division II in 2001 and 2002 and Division I in 2003 . In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the World Championships in Division II in 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2011 and 2012 as well as Division I in 2002 , 2006 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 and 2014 . At the 2010 and 2011 World Championships, he was assistant captain and in 2012 team captain of Croatia. He also represented his colors at the qualifying tournaments for the Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006 , in Vancouver in 2010 and in Pyeongchang in 2018 .

Inline hockey

Novak is also internationally active in inline hockey for Croatia. He took part in the 2013 World Cup in Division I with the Croatian national inline hockey team, where he finished fifth with his team.

Achievements and Awards

• 2008 Croatian champion with the KHL Mladost Zagreb
• In 2008 he won the Pannonian League with the KHL Mladost Zagreb

International

• 2002 Promotion to Division I at the U20 Junior World Championship of Division II
• 2005 Promotion to Division I at the World Championship Division II, Group A.
• 2007 Promotion to Division I at the World Championship Division II, Group A.

Web links

• Mario Novak at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Mario Novak at eurohockey.com