Martin Gernát

Martin Gernát (born 11 April 1993) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). Gernát was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and he was also selected by the Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 2012 KHL Junior Draft.
==Club career==
Gernát began his junior career with the HC Prešov organisation. In the 2009-10 season, after 6 games played with the HC Prešov under-18 team, he moved to the HC Košice organisation. He played there 41 games with the HC Košice under-18 team and 2 play-off games with the HC Košice under-20 team.
Gernát again began the 2010-11 season with the HC Prešov under-18 team where he played 8 games before moving to the HC Košice organisation. He finished there the season with 9 games played with the HC Košice under-18 team and 28 regular season games and 12 play-off games played with the HC Košice under-20 team.
In 2011 - 2013, Gernát played with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL. In the 2011-12 season, he became the WHL champion and was also the rookie who recorded most assists (46) in the WHL.
On April 20, 2013, the Edmonton Oilers organisation signed Gernát to a three-year entry level contract.Oilers agree to terms with Gernat - Edmonton Oilers - Transactions He started the 2013-14 season with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHLLoaded defense the strength of Edmonton Oilers prospect system - Hockey's Future, but on November 1, 2013 he was sent down to play with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHLHockeyBuzz.com - Matt Henderson - Oiler Mismanagement Of Defense Hindering Player Development. He played there only 3 games before he was sent back up to the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL where he played 57 regular season games and 1 play-off game in this season.
In the 2014-15 season, Gernát continued with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL.
Gernát also began the 2015-16 season with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL, but after 22 games played he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks organisation. He finished the season with the San Diego Gulls of the AHL. He played there 5 games.
In the 2016-17 season, Gernát played with the HC Sparta Praha of the Tipsport Extraliga.
Gernát then began the 2017-18 season with the HC Prešov of the St. Nicolaus 1. Hokejová Liga SR. He played there 3 games before he moved to the HC Košice of the Tipsport Liga. He played there only 2 games before he was loaned to the Lausanne HC of the NL for the remainder of the season. He played there 11 regular season games and 6 relegation games.
Since 2018, Gernát is playing with the HC Oceláři Třinec of the Tipsport Extraliga. In the 2018-19 season, he became the Czech champion. In the 2019-20 season, he was selected into the Spengler Cup All-Star Team. In the 2020-21 season, he became the Czech champion for the second time and was named the Tipsport Extraliga Defenceman of the Year as he was the defenceman who scored most points (41), most goals (13) and most assists (28) in the Tipsport Extraliga. He is currently signed with the HC Oceláři Třinec until the end of the 2021-22 season.
==International career==
Gernát played with the Slovak National Team at the 2011 World U18 Championship, 2012 World Junior Championship, 2017 World Championship, 2021 World Championship, and the 2022 Winter Olympics.
== Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2008–09 	HC Prešov 07 	SVK.2 U18 		41 	6 	28 	34 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Prešov 07 	SVK.2 U18 		6 	3 	6 	9 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Košice 	SVK U18 		41 	4 	24 	28 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Košice 	SVK U20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2010–11 	HC Prešov 07 	SVK U18 		8 	3 	4 	7 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	HC Košice 	SVK U18 		9 	3 	4 	7 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	HC Košice 	SVK U20 		28 	3 	15 	18 	20 		12 	3 	3 	6 	10
2011–12 	Edmonton Oil Kings 	WHL 		60 	9 	46 	55 	46 		20 	7 	6 	13 	8
2012–13 	Edmonton Oil Kings 	WHL 		23 	3 	10 	13 	14 		22 	6 	11 	17 	6
2013–14 	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL 		57 	4 	17 	21 	26 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Bakersfield Condors 	ECHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL 		54 	1 	8 	9 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Bakersfield Condors 	AHL 		22 	0 	3 	3 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	San Diego Gulls 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 		41 	3 	9 	12 	28 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0
2017–18 	HC Prešov Penguins 	SVK.2 		3 	0 	2 	2 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	HC Košice 	Slovak 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Lausanne HC 	NL 		11 	2 	2 	4 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		48 	8 	12 	20 	52 		13 	0 	5 	5 	16
2019–20 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		50 	6 	28 	34 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		50 	13 	28 	41 	28 		16 	1 	6 	7 	14
2021–22 	Lausanne HC 	NL 		46 	13 	16 	29 	24 		8 	4 	1 	5 	9
ELH totals	ELH totals 	ELH totals		189 	30 	77 	107 	144 		33 	2 	12 	14 	30
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
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	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		12	1	2	3 	4
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		25	4	5	9 	12
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1993 births
Category:Slovak ice hockey defencemen
Category:Edmonton Oilers draft picks
Category:HC Košice players
Category:Edmonton Oil Kings players
Category:Oklahoma City Barons players
Category:Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players
Category:Bakersfield Condors players
Category:San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
Category:HC Sparta Praha players
Category:HC Prešov players
Category:Lausanne HC players
Category:HC Oceláři Třinec players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Slovakia
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey