Miroslav Lipovský

Miroslav Lipovský
Date of birth	November 19, 1976
place of birth	Skalica , Czechoslovakia
size	174 cm
Weight	81 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
1996-2001	HK 36 Skalica
2001-2002	MsHK Žilina
2002-2003	HK 36 Skalica
2003-2004	MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
2004-2005	Neftjanik Leninogorsk HK Nitra
2005-2006	MsHK Žilina
2006-2009	HC Košice
2009-2011	MsHK Žilina
2011	HK Poprad
2011–2012	Frederikshavn White Hawks
2012	HK Spišská Nová Ves
since 2012	HK 36 Skalica

Miroslav Lipovský (born November 19, 1976 in Skalica , Czechoslovakia ) is a Slovak ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with HK 36 Skalica in the Slovak Extraliga since December 2012 .

Career

Miroslav Lipovský began his career as a hockey player in his hometown at HK 36 Skalica , for whose professional team he made his debut in the first division , the second Slovak division, in the 1996/97 season . With the team, as a regular goalkeeper in his rookie year , he immediately achieved promotion to the Slovakian extra league , in which he spent the following four years with Skalica. The 2001/02 season he spent at league rivals MsHK Žilina , but returned to Skalica for the following season . It was followed by a year at the Extraliga rival MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš . At the beginning of the 2004/05 season he was active for the first time in his career abroad when he stood in 18 games between the posts for Neftjanik Leninogorsk from the Vysschaya League , the second Russian division. However, he ended the season again in his Slovak homeland at HK Nitra .

In the 2005/06 season Lipovský won the Slovak championship title for the first time in his career with his ex-club MsHK Žilina . He himself had a large share in this success with good performances and was elected to the All-Star Team of the Extraliga. Shortly after the start of the 2006/07 season , the former national player was signed by the top club HC Košice , with whom he was also Slovak champion in the 2008/09 season . This was followed by another year and a half at MsHK Žilina and towards the end of the 2010/11 season a brief engagement at HK Nitra . In the 2011/12 season , the Slovak ran for the Frederikshavn White Hawks in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen .

For the 2012/13 season he was committed by the Slovak second division club HK Spišská Nová Ves before returning to his home club in December 2012.

International

Lipovský took part in the 2000 World Cup for Slovakia . As a substitute goalkeeper without commitment, he won the silver medal with his team.

Achievements and Awards

• 1997 promotion to the Slovak extra league with the HK 36 Skalica
• 2000 silver medal at the world championship
• 2006 Slovak champion with the MsHK Žilina
• 2006 All-Star Team of the Slovak Extra League
• 2009 Slovak champion with HC Košice

Web links

• Miroslav Lipovský at hockeydb.com (English)
• Miroslav Lipovský at eliteprospects.com (English)