Matic Kralj

Matic Kralj
Born	January 15, 1983 (1983-01-15) (age 28) Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
EIHL team Former teams	Coventry Blaze Newcastle Vipers
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2000–present

Matic Kralj (born January 15, 1983) is a Slovenian Ice hockey player, currently playing for the Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

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 Stavbar 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 Stavbar 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. http://www.vipershockey.co.uk/latest-headlines/kralj-can-be-a-hit-says-wilson. 
2. ^ "Deux Slovènes à Morzine". Hockey Hebdo. http://www.hockeyhebdo.com/news-lm-deux-slovenes-a-morzine,7113.html. 
3. ^ "Thompson swoops for Kralj". Coventry Blaze. http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news_latest.php?id=2041. 

External links

• Matic Kralj's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Matic Kralj's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	Kralj, Matic
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Date of birth	January 15, 1983
Place of birth	Ljubljana, Slovenia
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