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Martin Gernat is a Slovak hockey defenseman who has played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl since 2023, won two Gagarin Cups (2025, 2026) and won a bronze medal at the 2022 Olympic Games as a member of the Slovak national team.
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Martin Gernat signed a contract with the Swiss Davos.
The defender’s agreement with the Davos club runs until the end of the 2026/2027 season.
MOSCOW, September 22 - RIA Novosti. Slovak defender Martin Gernat has signed a contract with the Swiss Davos, according to the hockey team’s website.
The 33-year-old defender’s agreement with the new club runs until the end of the 2026/27 season.
Gernat has played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl since 2023, his contract with the railway workers expired at the end of the 2025/26 season.
In total, he played 249 matches in the KHL and scored 108 (33 goals + 75 assists) points. Together with the Yaroslavl club, Gernat won the Gagarin Cup twice (2025, 2026). He also won bronze at the 2022 Olympic Games as part of the Slovakian national team.

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