Kovacevic picked McGill athlete of the week

MONTREAL – Marko Kovacevic, a native of Belgrade, Serbia, is the McGill University athlete of the week for the period ending March 29, 2009.

The 6-foot-2, 218-pound forward was McGill’s leading scorer at the CIS national championship in Thunder Bay, Ont. Kovacevic, a 23-year-old management senior, scored twice and added an assist in McGill’s two games. He netted the game-winner in a 4-3 win over the Western Ontario Mustangs.

Kovacevic finished the season with 18 goals and 35 points in 39 games overall and will graduate with a career total of 46-46-92 in 150 contests at McGill. He joined the Redmen in 2005 out of St. Andrew’s College, after a stint with the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves.

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