Marek Hrivík

Marek Hrivík (born on August 28, 1991 in Čadca) is a Slovak professional ice hockey center/left winger who is currently playing with the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL.

Club career
Hrivík began his junior career with the MsHK Žilina organisation. He made his senior debut with the HK Orange 20 of the Slovnaft Extraliga.

In 2009 - 2012 played Hrivík with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL. Hrivík won the President's Cup in the 2009-10 season. After the completion of the 2011-12 season with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL where he played 54 regular season games and 4 play-off games in his last season, Hrivík finished the 2011-12 season with the Connecticut Whale of the AHL where he played 8 regular season games and 9 play-off games. On May 30, 2012, Hrivík signed his first NHL contract on a three-year entry level contract with the New York Rangers.

In 2012 - 2015, Hrivík continued with the Connecticut Whale (since the 2013-14 season called the Hartford Wolf Pack) of the AHL.

He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers in a game against the Detroit Red Wings on February 21, 2016. All in all, in the 2015-16 season, Hrivík played 5 games with the New York Rangers of the NHL and 68 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack.

In the 2016-17 season, he played 16 games with the New York Rangers of the NHL and 56 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL.

On July 1, 2017, after five full seasons within the Rangers organisation, Hrivík left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames organisation. In the 2017-18 season, he was first assigned to AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat. Having suffered through injury, Hrivík responded to produce 30 points in 32 games. He was later recalled to appear in 3 scoreless games with the Calgary Flames of the NHL.

Opting to leave the Flames in the off-season, Hrivík continued his career abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Vityaz Podolsk of the KHL on July 1, 2018. In the 2018-19 season, Hrivík added 8 goals and 15 points in 26 games with the Vityaz Podolsk before his season was cut short due to injury.

As a free agent, Hrivík left the KHL and agreed to a one-year deal with the newly promoted Leksands IF of the SHL, on August 16, 2019. After the 2019-20 season, Hrivík and the Leksands IF agreed on a one-year extension. In the 2020-21 season, Hrivík won the Guldhjälmen for the SHL Most Valuable Player as he was not only the foreigner with most points scored but also the best point-scorer in the whole SHL with 51 points recorded. He also had most assists (37) in the SHL.

In 2021, Hrivík signed a one-year contract with the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL.

International career
Hrivík played with the Slovak National Team at the 2008 and 2009 World U18 Championship s, 2009 and 2011 World Junior Championship s and at the 2014 World Championship.