Gal Koren

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Date of birth January 16, 1992
place of birth Domžale , Slovenia
size 188 cm
Weight 86 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 2007 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
2007-2008 HC Mountfield České Budějovice
2008-2010 Young eagle Mannheim
2010-2011 Kelowna Rockets
2011-2013 KHL Medveščak Zagreb
since 2014 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
2014 HKm Zvolen

Template: Infobox ice hockey player / country code 2

Gal Koren (born January 16, 1992 in Domžale , Slovenia ) is a Croatian - Slovenian ice hockey player who has been playing the center position at HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Austrian ice hockey league since January 2014 .

Career

Koren started playing ice hockey at the age of four and comes from the offspring of HDD Olimpija Ljubljana . From 2007, the native Slovenian played for one year at HC Mountfield České Budějovice from the Czech Republic , for which he was active in the U18 extra league. Subsequently, in autumn 2008, the striker moved to Jungadlern Mannheim , the junior team of the DEL club Adler Mannheim . Koren played for the young eagles in the German Junior League and celebrated winning the German Junior Championship in both 2009 and 2010 .

After the center was selected in the second round of the CHL Import Draft 2010 in 64th place by the Kelowna Rockets from the Western Hockey League , he immediately decided to move to Canada . With the Rockets, the attacker came to 39 season missions and collected four points scorer . In June 2011, Koren moved back to Europe and signed a contract with KHL Medveščak Zagreb from Croatia , which was active with his teams in the Austrian Erste Bank ice hockey league and the Croatian ice hockey league. In November 2011 he was voted EBEL YoungStar of the Month.

After Zagreb was accepted into the KHL in 2013 , Koren played for the club until the end of December 2013 before returning to his home club. In February 2014 he was loaned to HKm Zvolen in the Slovakian Extraliga for the rest of the season , but then returned to Ljubljana.

International

Koren played for Slovenia at the U18 World Junior Championship Division II in 2009 and 2010 . He was also active in the U20 World Junior Championship in Division I in 2011 and 2012 for his home country.

With the U18 selection, he was promoted to Division I in 2010, when he formed by far the best attack line of the tournament in the Ukrainian capital Kiev with Rok Leber and Žiga Pešut . While Koren prepared the most goals with 14 assists , had the best plus / minus statistics and was also named the best striker, his two teammates shared the titles of best goalscorer and top scorer. Like Leber and Pešut, Koren scored 23 points , but scored one goal less.

In the senior division, it was first used at the 2013 World Cup , when the Slovenes were relegated from the top division. In the following year he was on the ice for his colors in Division I and achieved immediate promotion with his team.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2007/08 HC Mountfield České Budějovice U18 extra league 36 5 2 7th 12
2008/09 HC Mountfield České Budějovice U18 extra league 2 0 4th 4th 0
2008/09 Young eagle Mannheim DNL 18th 7th 14th 21st 16 8th 6th 2 8th 6th
2009/10 Young eagle Mannheim DNL 32 18th 23 41 97 8th 4th 2 6th 10
2010/11 Kelowna Rockets WHL 36 1 2 3 24 3 0 1 1 4th
2011/12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 39 2 2 4th 12 1 0 0 0 0
2011/12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II Croatian league 1 0 0 0 0
2012/13 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 44 5 5 10 12 6th 1 0 1 4th
2013/14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 23 1 0 1 2
2013/14 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 15th 4th 4th 8th 10
2013/14 HKm Zvolen Slovak. league 4th 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
U18 extra league overall 38 5 6th 11 12
DNL total 50 25th 37 62 113 16 10 4th 14th 16
WHL overall 36 1 2 3 24 3 0 1 1 4th
EBEL total 98 11 11 22nd 34 7th 1 0 1 4th
Croatia as a whole 1 0 0 0 0
KHL total 23 1 0 1 2
Slovakia as a whole 4th 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0

International

Represented Slovenia at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
2009 Slovenia U18 World Championship Div.II 4th 0 1 1 2
2010 Slovenia U18 World Championship Div.II 5 9 14th 23 0
2011 Slovenia U20 World Cup Div.I 5 3 5 8th 10
2012 Slovenia U20 World Cup Div.I 5 4th 3 7th 0
2013 Slovenia WM 2 0 0 0 0
2014 Slovenia WM Div.I 5 0 0 0 0
Juniors overall 19th 16 23 39 12
Men overall 7th 0 0 0 0

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Koren, Gal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Croatian-Slovenian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Domžale , Slovenia