Career
He played for four years at Cornell University between 2010 and 2014. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning as number 183 overall, in the seventh round of the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft. On April 2, 2013 his National Hockey League rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Philippe Paradis.
He was also a first round selection in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft.
On July 21, 2014, Gotovets signed a one-year AHL contract with Blackhawks affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. On June 12, 2015, Gotovets was signed to another one-year AHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs for the 2015-2016 season.
Gotovets was named to the Belarus men"s national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.