Matic Kralj
| Matic Kralj | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 January 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 Guildford Flames | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Matic Kralj (born January 15, 1983) is a Slovenian Ice hockey player, currently playing for Guildford Flames of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.
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]
On 26 May 2015 Guildford Flames announced they had agreed a deal that would see Kralj join the EPIHL team for the 2015/2016 season.
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
- ↑ "Kralj can be a hit, says Wilson". Newcastle Vipers.
- ↑ "Deux Slovènes à Morzine". Hockey Hebdo.
- ↑ "Thompson swoops for Kralj". Coventry Blaze.
External links
- Matic Kralj's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Matic Kralj's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database