Ed Jovanovski
Canadian defenceman who played for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, and Phoenix Coyotes, and won Olympic gold in 2002.
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Ed Jovanovski (born June 26, 1976), nicknamed "JovoCop", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, and Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL, and won a gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Quick Facts
- Played for
- Florida Panthers
- Vancouver Canucks
- Phoenix Coyotes
- Position
- Defence
- Shoots
- Left
- Born
- 26 June 1976
- Birthplace
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Draft
- 1st overall
- Drafted by
- Florida Panthers
Lore & Background
Jovanovski was born in Windsor, Ontario, and played major junior hockey for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL. He was selected first overall in the 1994 NHL entry draft by the Florida Panthers. In his rookie season, he helped the Panthers reach the Stanley Cup Final, where they lost to the Colorado Avalanche. After three-and-a-half seasons in Florida, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in a seven-player deal involving Pavel Bure. With Vancouver, he won the Babe Pratt Trophy as the team's best defenceman three consecutive years and led the club's defencemen in scoring four consecutive years. In July 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes, leading their defencemen in scoring in his first three seasons. He returned to the Florida Panthers for three seasons before retiring in 2015.
Reader's Guide
Jovanovski is known as a two-way defenceman. He recorded one 50-point season and three seasons of 40 or more points in the NHL. Internationally, he won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, gold at the 1995 World Junior Championship, silver at the 2005 and 2008 World Championships, and played in one game at the 2004 World Cup due to injury.
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