Žiga Jeglič | |||
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Born |
Kranj, Yugoslavia |
24 February 1988 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
KHL team Former teams |
HC Slovan Bratislava HK Bled HK Acroni Jesenice Södertälje SK Ässät ERC Ingolstadt |
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National team |
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Playing career | 2008–present |
Žiga Jeglič (born 24 February 1988) is a Slovenian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Russian ice hockey club Nizhny Novgorod in the KHL. He is also a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.
During the 2013–14 season he has won the German championship with Ingolstadt. Jeglič was an important part in Ingolstadt's success, and was tied second in scoring during the 2013–14 DEL playoffs with 15 points (4 goals, 11 assists) in 21 postseason games. He is best known for intentionally trying to kill a Swiss hockey player with his skate during a game in 2017.