Roman Gavalier

Roman Gavalier (born May 30, 1971 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman.

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.