Roman Gavalier
Encyclopedia
Roman Gavalier is a Slovak
ice hockey defenceman
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Gavalier joined the Belfast Giants
in 2004, joining from his hometown HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad
, scoring 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points in 55 games. After spending a year in Poland
for Unia Oświęcim, Gavalier signed up to return to Belfast
for the 2006-07 Elite League season. His performances throughout the season earned him the Kingdom of the Giants Most Valuable Player Award, an award won the previous season by former NHL
superstar Theo Fleury. Gavalier's contract was not renewed after the 2007-08 season and Gavalier returned to Slovakia with MHK Kežmarok
.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
ice hockey defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
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Gavalier joined the Belfast Giants
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants are an ice hockey team from Belfast, Northern Ireland that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Home games are played at the 7,100-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast....
in 2004, joining from his hometown HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad
HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad
HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. They play their games in Poprad, Slovakia. Their greatest success was the 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006 and 2011.-Current squad:...
, scoring 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points in 55 games. After spending a year in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
for Unia Oświęcim, Gavalier signed up to return to Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
for the 2006-07 Elite League season. His performances throughout the season earned him the Kingdom of the Giants Most Valuable Player Award, an award won the previous season by former NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
superstar Theo Fleury. Gavalier's contract was not renewed after the 2007-08 season and Gavalier returned to Slovakia with MHK Kežmarok
MHK Kežmarok
MHK Kežmarok is a professional Slovak ice hockey team, currently for the first time playing in the Slovak Extraliga. They play their games at Winter Sports Stadium Kežmarok in the Slovak town of Kežmarok. The club was founded in 1931....
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