Aleš Sova[1] (born September 24, 1991) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for Orli Znojmo of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.

Aleš Sova
Born (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 33)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
EBEL team
Former teams
Orli Znojmo
HC Kometa Brno
HC Asiago
Herning Blue Fox
Quad City Mallards
Kansas City Mavericks
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Frederikshavn White Hawks
Anglet Hormadi Élite
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2023

Playing career

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Sova played with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga playoffs whilst also enduring a loan a stint in the 1. národní hokejová liga with HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod[2] Sova later moved to play with Czech outfit, Orli Znojmo, who competed in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Following parts of two seasons in Denmark with Herning Blue Fox of the Metal Ligaen, Sova as a free agent opted to pursue a career in North America. He signed a one-year ECHL contract with the Quad City Mallards on September 11, 2017.[3]

After an unsuccessful tenure in the ECHL, Sova returned to Denmark in joining the Frederikshavn White Hawks for the remainder of the season on January 31, 2018.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi U18 Czech U18 38 1 7 8 26
2007–08 HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi U18 Czech U18 45 2 11 13 52
2007–08 HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi U20 Czech U20
2008–09 HC Kometa Brno U20 Czech U20 43 2 5 7 68
2009–10 HC Kometa Brno U20 Czech U20 37 3 10 13 69 3 1 1 2 0
2009–10 HC Kometa Brno Czech
2009–10 LHK Jestřábi Prostějov Czech3 10 0 4 4 8
2010–11 HC Kometa Brno U20 Czech U20 6 2 2 4 12
2010–11 HC Kometa Brno Czech
2010–11 HC Havlíčkův Brod Czech2 36 1 3 4 18 14 0 1 1 12
2011–12 HC Kometa Brno U20 Czech U20 1 1 0 1 2
2011–12 HC Kometa Brno Czech 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 HC Havlíčkův Brod Czech2 25 1 2 3 20
2011–12 Orli Znojmo EBEL 7 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Orli Znojmo EBEL 43 1 3 4 22 5 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Orli Znojmo EBEL 44 2 4 6 30 5 0 1 1 10
2014–15 Orli Znojmo EBEL 36 3 2 5 34 5 0 1 1 0
2015–16 LHK Jestřábi Prostějov Czech2 19 1 1 2 18
2015–16 HC Asiago Italy 2 0 1 1 2
2015–16 Herning Blue Fox Denmark 13 1 1 2 8 20 0 2 2 2
2016–17 Herning Blue Fox Denmark 36 1 11 12 68 5 0 0 0 29
2017–18 Quad City Mallards ECHL 16 0 1 1 2
2017–18 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 6 0 0 0 4
2017–18 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 6 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Frederikshavn White Hawks Denmark 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Anglet Hormadi Élite Ligue Magnus 41 3 14 17 46
2019–20 Orli Znojmo EBEL 50 5 12 17 43 3 0 0 0 6
2020–21 LHK Jestřábi Prostějov Czech2 10 1 2 3 6
2020–21 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 14 1 2 3 6
2021–22 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 38 3 10 13 12 13 0 2 2 6
2022–23 HC Frýdek-Místek Czech2 48 2 8 10 54 2 0 0 0 6
ECHL totals 28 0 1 1 8
Czech totals 1 0 0 0 0
Czech2 totals 138 6 16 22 116 16 0 1 1 18
Denmark totals 107 6 26 32 94 39 0 4 4 37
EBEL totals 180 11 21 32 133 22 0 2 2 18

References

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  1. ^ "Aleš Sova - profil hráče" (in Czech). HC Kometa Brno - Official website. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  2. ^ "HC Kometa Brno season stats". eliteprospects.com. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  3. ^ "Mallards strengthen blueline corps". Quad City Mallards. 2017-09-11. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
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