Martin Gernát

Martin Gernát
Martin Gernát
Born	11 April 1993 (age 31); Košice, Slovakia
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
KHL team; Former teams	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl; HC Sparta Praha; HC Košice; Lausanne HC; HC Oceláři Třinec
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	122nd overall, 2011; Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2013–present

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]

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

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Slovakia	WJC18	10th	6	0	1	1	2
2012	Slovakia	WJC	6th	6	1	1	2	2
2017	Slovakia	WC	14th	7	2	0	2	6
2021	Slovakia	WC	8th	8	1	1	2	2
2021	Slovakia	OGQ	Q	3	1	2	3	0
2022	Slovakia	OG		7	0	2	2	4
Junior totals				12	1	2	3	4
Senior totals				25	4	5	9	12