Gašper Kopitar

Gašper Kopitar
Born (1992-08-13) August 13, 1992
Jesenice, Slovenia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Right
ECHL team
Former teams
Manchester Monarchs
Mora IK
Ontario Reign
National team  Slovenia
Playing career 2012present

Gašper Kopitar (born August 13, 1992), is a Slovenian professional ice hockey player currently with the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL. He is the younger brother of Anže Kopitar, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Kopitar was born in Jesenice, to Matjaž and Mateja Kopitar. In his youth, Kopitar played for the youth team of his hometown, HK Acroni Jesenice. In 2008 he moved to USA and played the rest of his junior years there. On April 25, 2012, he began his senior career, when he signed contract in Europe with Swedish club Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[1] In December 2013 he contracted with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL. Kopitar scored his first goal with the Reign on January 5, 2014 against the San Francisco Bulls, winning the game 3-2 in overtime.

On October 1, 2014, Kopitar agreed to return to the Reign in signing a standard player contract for the 2014–15 season.[2]

On July 28, 2015, Kopitar remained within the Los Angeles Kings ECHL affiliation, signing a one-year contract with the Manchester Monarchs.[3]

International play

He played his first senior tournament for his country in 2013, he participated in Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which Slovenia won.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Portland Winterhawks WHL 100000
2010–11 Portland Winterhawks WHL 21010
2010–11 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 5512122445
2011–12 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 5224153916 40000
2012–13 Mora IK J20 20222
2012–13 Mora IK Allsv 4286144
2013–14 Mora IK J20 11120
2013–14 Mora IK Allsv 130002
2013–14 Ontario Reign ECHL 32812204 40110
2014–15 Ontario Reign ECHL 4111142517 190220
Allsv totals 5586146

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Slovenia WJC-D1 5 0 1 1 4
2011 Slovenia WJC-D1 5 2 2 4 2
2012 Slovenia WJC-D1 5 3 2 5 4
2013 Slovenia OGQ 3 0 0 0 0
2013 Slovenia WC 4 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 15 5 5 10 10
Senior totals 7 0 1 1 0

References

  1. "Mora secure Kopitar to contract" (in Swedish). Mora IK. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  2. "Reign bring back Kopitar, Register". Ontario Reign. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  3. "Monarchs ink initial four to contracts". Manchester Monarchs. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2015-07-28.

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