Gašper Kopitar
| Gašper Kopitar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
13 August 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 | 2012–present | ||
Gašper Kopitar (born 13 August 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 25 April 2012, he began his senior career, when he signed a 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 5 January 2014 against the San Francisco Bulls, winning the game 3-2 in overtime.
On 1 October 2014, Kopitar agreed to return to the Reign in signing a standard player contract for the 2014–15 season.[2]
On 28 July 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, when he participated in the 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 55 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 52 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Mora IK | J20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Mora IK | Allsv | 42 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Mora IK | J20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Mora IK | Allsv | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 32 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 41 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 57 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 42 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Allsv totals | 55 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 172 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
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
- ↑ "Mora secure Kopitar to contract" (in Swedish). Mora IK. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ↑ "Reign bring back Kopitar, Register". Ontario Reign. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ↑ "Monarchs ink initial four to contracts". Manchester Monarchs. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
