Mário Kurali

Mário Kurali (born January 17, 1992) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman playing for MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš of the Tipsport Liga.

Mário Kurali
Born (1992-01-17) January 17, 1992
Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Tipsport Liga team
Former teams		 MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
HK Poprad
MsHK Žilina
Aigles de Nice
HKM Zvolen
Playing career 2011–present

Kurali began his career with HK Poprad, playing in their U18 and U20 teams from 2006 to 2010. He was then drafted 45th overall by the Acadie–Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in the 2010 CHL Import Draft.[1] He played two seasons with the Titan with a spell with HK Orange 20 in between before returning to Poprad.

Kurali would spend the next three seasons with Poprad before joining MsHK Žilina on July 7, 2015.[2] He returned to Poprad once more a year later before moving to Aigles de Nice in France's Ligue Magnus on December 12, 2016.[3] On June 29, 2017, Kurali went back to Slovakia and signed for MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš.[4]

On February 10, 2020, Kurali moved to HKM Zvolen for the remainder of the 2019–20 Tipsport Liga season[5] which would eventually end prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] On July 21, 2020, Kurali returned to MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš.

Kurali played in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships for Slovakia, playing all six games in the competition without scoring a point.[7]

References
  1. 2010 CHL Import Draft
  2. Žilina has concluded contracts with five players (in Slovak)
  3. Mario Kurali joins the Eagles (in French)
  4. Obrancovia Tabaček a Kurali posilami Liptovského Mikuláša (in Slovak)
  5. Other shifts in the staff (in Slovak)
  6. Tipsport Liga announces the end of the season (in Slovak)
  7. Slovakia 2012 WJC-20 roster and statistics
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