Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Role Ice hockey player Siblings Anze Kopitar Name Gasper Kopitar | Positions Winger Shoots Right Weight 90 kg | |
ECHL teamFormer teams Manchester MonarchsMora IKOntario Reign | ||
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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.
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Anze and Gasper Kopitar, Fall, 2012
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. 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.
On 28 July 2015, Kopitar remained within the Los Angeles Kings ECHL affiliation, signing a one-year contract with the Manchester Monarchs.
International play
He played his first senior tournament for his country in 2013, when he participated in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which Slovenia won.