Gašper Kopitar

Gašper Kopitar (born 13 August 1992), is a Slovenian former professional ice hockey player who last played 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 the 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. In December 2013 he signed a contract 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, signing a standard player contract for the 2014–15 season.
On 28 July 2015, Kopitar remained within the Los Angeles Kings' ECHL affiliate, signing a one-year contract with the Manchester Monarchs.
Kopitar remained within the Kings' ECHL affiliates through parts of six seasons. Suffering from prolonged injury, which ruled him out of the entire 2017–18 season, Kopitar returned to play in 7 games in the following 2018–19 season before opting to end his professional career and announce his immediate retirement on 5 December 2018.
==International play==
Kopitar played in 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2008–09 	Los Angeles Jr. Kings U18	T1EHL U18 	 	46 	8 	12 	20 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Manchester Monarchs 	ECHL 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Allsv totals	Allsv totals 	Allsv totals	 	55 	8 	6 	14 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 	 	179 	35 	63 	98 	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 	Oly 	  	3 	0	0	0 	0
2013 	Slovenia 	WC 	  	4 	0	1	1 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	15	5	5	10 	10
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	7 	0	1	1 	0
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Des Moines Buccaneers players
Category:Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
Category:Mora IK players
Category:Ontario Reign (ECHL) players
Category:Portland Winterhawks players
Category:Slovenian ice hockey left wingers