Matic Kralj

Matic Kralj
Born January 15, 1983
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Ligue Magnus team
Former teams 		Ours de Villard-de-Lans
Lubbock Cotton Kings
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Rocky Mountain Rage
HK Slavija Ljubljana
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
HDK Maribor
Newcastle Vipers
Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
Coventry Blaze
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–present

Matic Kralj (born January 15, 1983) is a Slovenian Ice hockey player, currently playing for Ours de Villard-de-Lans of the Ligue Magnus.

Playing career

Kralj began his playing career playing for the Slovenian under-18 and under-20's teams before moving to the American Central Hockey League (CHL). He played for several clubs in the CHL between 2002 and 2007 as well as making several appearances for his hometown team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana during that time.

In 2007 Kralj moved to the Slohokej Liga, a multinational league in Eastern Europe, where he played for HK Slavija Ljubljana, and HDK Maribor the following season.

Kralj entered the British Elite Ice Hockey League in 2009 with Newcastle Vipers,[1] where he posted 72 points in 58 games before leaving for French Ligue Magnus team Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz,[2] producing an equally impressive record of 32 points in 29 games.

In 2011 he returns to the EIHL with Coventry Blaze.[3]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000-01 Slovenia U18 WJC-18 D2 4 7 8 15 26 - - - - -
2001-02 Slovenia U20 WJC-20 D1 5 2 2 4 20 - - - - -
2002-03 Lubbock Cotton Kings CHL 64 17 24 41 58 - - - - -
Olimpija Ljubljana U20 Slovenia U20 1 1 0 1 2 - - - - -
Olimpija Ljubljana II Slovenia 4 6 0 6 31 - - - - -
2003-04 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees CHL 64 20 25 45 76 3 0 1 1 2
2004-05 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees CHL 60 15 25 40 89 - - - - -
2004-05 Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 6 0 0 0 10 - - - - -
2005-06 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees CHL 56 18 24 42 84 6 2 2 4 6
2006-07 Rocky Mountain Rage CHL 60 15 22 37 75 - - - - -
2007-08 HK Slavija Ljubljana Slohokej Liga 16 10 17 27 69 - - - - -
Székesfehérvár Austria 6 1 0 1 6 - - - - -
Székesfehérvár Hungary 2 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
2008-09 HDK Maribor Slohokej Liga 34 23 42 65 93 7 3 4 7 12
2009-10 Newcastle Vipers EIHL 56 29 41 70 58 2 1 1 2 6
2010-11 Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz Ligue Magnus 26 16 13 29 48 3 0 3 3 0

References

  1. ↑ "Kralj can be a hit, says Wilson". Newcastle Vipers.
  2. ↑ "Deux Slovènes à Morzine". Hockey Hebdo.
  3. ↑ "Thompson swoops for Kralj". Coventry Blaze.

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