Boštjan Groznik

Boštjan Groznik
Date of birth	July 8, 1982
place of birth	Brezje , SR Slovenia
size	194 cm
Weight	100 kg
position	defender
number	# 6
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2000-2001	HK Kranjska Gora
2001-2002	HK Jesenice
since 2002	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

Boštjan Groznik (born July 8, 1982 in Brezje , SR Slovenia ) is a Slovenian ice hockey player who has been under contract with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana since 2002 .

Career

Boštjan Groznik began his career as a hockey player at HK Kranjska Gora , for whose professional team he made his debut in the Slovenian ice hockey league in the 2000/01 season . At the same time, he came in his premiere season to a use for HK Jesenice in the Interliga . With Jesenice, the defender was also runner-up in 2002 behind HDD Olimpija Ljubljana , to which he then moved and for whom he has played exclusively since the 2002/03 season. The national player won the Slovenian championship title with the capital city club in 2003, 2004 and 2007 . Since the 2007/08 season , the left-shooter has been on the ice for Ljubljana in parallel in the Austrian ice hockey league and in 2008 immediately took second place behind EC Red Bull Salzburg with his team . In the following years he also had a regular place in Ljubljana's team from the EBEL.

International

For Slovenia , Groznik took part in the U18 Junior B European Championship 2000 in the junior division. In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the 2006 A World Cup and the 2009 B World Cup .

Achievements and Awards

2002 Slovenian runner-up with HK Jesenice 2003 Slovenian champion with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 2004 Slovenian champion with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

2007 Slovenian champion with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 2008 EBEL vice-champion with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

EBEL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	5	239	0	8th	8th	374
Playoffs	3	26th	0	2	2	83

(Status: end of the 2011/12 season)

Web links

• Boštjan Groznik at hockeydb.com (English)
• Boštjan Groznik at eliteprospects.com (English)