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Jan Muršak 
Born January 20, 1988
Maribor, YugoslaviaHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb) Position Winger Shoots Right NHL team Detroit Red Wings National team 
SloveniaNHL Draft 182nd overall, 2006
Detroit Red WingsPlaying career 2008–present Website http://www.janmursak.com/en/ Jan Muršak[1] (born January 20, 1988) is a professional Slovenian ice hockey forward currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Muršak first played hockey in Slovenia as a member of HDK Maribor before he left to spend one season in the Czech junior league. He was then selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and moved to the major junior Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and played for two teams, the Saginaw Spirit and Belleville Bulls. After finishing his junior career Muršak then joined the Red Wings American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2008.
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Playing career
European career and juniors
Muršak developed his skills in his hometown ice hockey club HDK Maribor where he played until the age of 17. He then transferred to Czech club HC Ceské Budejovice for which he played for a season in CZE-U20 youth development league.
In 2006 he was selected by the Detroit Red Wings as the 182nd overall draft pick (6th round). During the same year Muršak was drafted by the Saginaw Spirit in 1st Round of the 2006 CHL Import Draft, 33rd overall. He had a successful first season for Saginaw which earned him a playoff call up for the Grand Rapids Griffins, AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings. In his second OHL season, Muršak was traded from the Saginaw Spirit, to the Belleville Bulls where he stayed until the end of the season, before moving on to play regularly for Grand Rapids in the AHL.
Detroit Red Wings
Muršak signed a contract with the Detroit Red Wings in April 2007. Since his draft in 2006 he has made appearances for the Red Wings during training camps. On December 26, 2010 it was announced by Detroit that Muršak was called up to the team to fill in after an ankle injury of Danny Cleary. He made his NHL career debut on December 28, 2010 in a game against the Colorado Avalanche, thus becoming the second Slovenian, after Anže Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings, to play in the NHL.[2] Muršak scored his first NHL goal on January 10, 2011, also in a game against the Avalanche against Peter Budaj. On 17 February, 2011, Muršak signed a new two year contract with the Red Wings.[3]
International play
Muršak was chosen to compete on the Slovenia national junior team in the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Division I) in Latvia, where he scored one goal and two assists and was named the best forward of the tournament.[4] He made his debut for the Slovenian senior team at the 2010 Division I Championships, held in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 HDK Maribor U18 Slov-U18 13 27 18 45 14 — — — — — 2003–04 HDK Maribor U18 Slov-U18 22 27 17 44 14 — — — — — 2003–04 HDK Marior Jr. Slov Jr. 19 8 8 16 37 — — — — — 2003–04 HDK Maribor Slov 14 3 3 6 16 — — — — — 2004–05 HDK Maribor Jr. Slov Jr. 19 17 16 33 39 — — — — — 2004–05 HDK Maribor Slov 24 16 29 45 10 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Ceské Budejovice CZE-U20 43 15 15 30 32 5 0 2 2 2 2006–07 Saginaw Spirit OHL 62 27 53 80 50 6 1 2 3 10 2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL — — — — — 7 0 2 2 2 2007–08 Saginaw Spirit OHL 26 6 20 26 15 — — — — — 2007–08 Belleville Bulls OHL 31 11 27 38 8 21 9 15 24 10 2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 51 2 7 9 25 6 0 1 1 0 2009-10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 79 24 18 42 46 — — — — — 2010-11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 54 13 22 35 35 — — — — — 2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 1 0 1 4 — — — — — AHL totals 184 39 47 86 106 13 0 3 3 2 NHL totals 19 1 0 1 4 — — — — — Awards
International
Award Year Best Forward (IIHF U20 Championships Division IB) 2008 OHL
Award Year Second All-Rookie Team 2006–07 References
- ^ Slovenia Times
- ^ Grand Rapids Griffins (2010-12-27). "Cleary out, Mursak to make NHL debut". DetroitRedWings.com. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=547417. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ Ansar Khan (2011-02-17). "Red Wings sign Jan Mursak to two-year deal". mlive.com. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2011/02/red_wings_sign_jan_mursak_to_t.html. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ IIHF (2007-12-18). "Best Players Selected by the Directorate". IIHF.com. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/144/IHM144000_85I_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
External links
Categories:- 1988 births
- Belleville Bulls alumni
- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- HC České Budějovice players
- Living people
- Saginaw Spirit alumni
- Slovenian ice hockey players
- People from Maribor
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