Minatsu Kovács (born 23 June 1995) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender, playing in the Swiss Women's Hockey League B (SWHL B) with Lausanne HC Féminin.
She represented Sweden in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Kovács played her first regular season in the (renamed SDHL in 2016) in 2012, as a 17-year-old, with AIK Hockey. The following year, she claimed the starting job as the club won the SDHL championship. She was named Best Goaltender of the for the 2015âÂÂ16 season.
Kovács missed most of 2018âÂÂ19 season due to pregnancy. In the summer of 2019, she left AIK to sign with LuleÃÂ¥ HF/MSSK.
In January 2020, Kovács announced that she was leaving LuleÃÂ¥ and joining HC ÃÂrnen in the men's Hockeyettan as they competed for promotion to HockeyAllsvenskan. She did not play during the following season, as she was pregnant with her second child.
Kovács made her return to the SDHL for the 2021âÂÂ22 season, announcing a one-year contract with AIK in April 2021.
She officially retired after the 2021âÂÂ22 season, explaining that trying to balance playing elite ice hockey and caring for her two young children wasnâÂÂt sustainable in a healthy way, particularly since she could not make a living as a player.
After sitting out the 2022âÂÂ23 regular season, Kovács joined the women's team of Lausanne HC in the SWHL B playoffs and chose to continue with the team in the 2023âÂÂ24 season.
She was named Best Goaltender at the 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, as Sweden won bronze.
She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Kovács and her husband, professional ice hockey forward Robin Kovács, have three children â born in October 2018, September 2020, and November 2022.