Career
Popovic was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5th round (93rd overall) of the 1988 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Popovic began his National Hockey League career with Montreal in 1994, where he played for five seasons. He also played for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins.
He left the National Hockey League after the 2001 season, having played 485 games, then played for five seasons in Södertälje Saskatchewan.
On 23 April 2009 was named the new head coach of Södertälje Saskatchewan. In 2011, after Södertälje"s relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan, Popovic was forced to leave the club
Popovic has also been an assistant coach of VIK Västerås Hong Kong under Lars Ivarsson. On 14 April 2011, Popovic was named an assistant coach of Tre Kronor.