Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) NHL Draft Undrafted Weight 87 kg | Shoots Left Name Matic Kralj Positions Forward | |
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Born 15 January 1983 (age 41)
Ljubljana, Slovenia ( 1983-01-15 ) 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 Volan Szekesfehervar
HDK Maribor
Newcastle Vipers
Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
Coventry Blaze
Guildford Flames | ||
WHY NERVOZA - MATIC KRALJ
Matic Kralj (born January 15, 1983) is a Slovenian Ice hockey player, currently playing for Guildford Flames of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.
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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, where he posted 72 points in 58 games before leaving for French Ligue Magnus team Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz, producing an equally impressive record of 32 points in 29 games.
In 2011 he returns to the EIHL with Coventry Blaze.
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.