Anze Kopitar is a Slovenian-born NHL center who has had a successful career with the Los Angeles Kings. He has helped the team win two Stanley Cup Championships in 2012 and 2014, and was the team's leading scorer in points and assists during their 2014 run. In 2016, he was awarded the Selke Trophy as the NHL's best two-way forward.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $18 million (2024)
About
NHL center who helped the Los Angeles Kings win Stanley Cup Championships in 2012 and 2014, leading the team points and assists during their 2014 run. He won the 2016 Selke Trophy as the NHL's best two-way forward.
Before Fame
He learned how to speak five languages, including German and Swedish, as a child. He spent two seasons in the Swedish Hockey League before being drafted in 2005.
Trivia
The first Slovenian to play in the NHL, he helped his country's hockey team qualify for the 2014 Olympic Games. He was named the Kings' captain in 2016.
Family Life
He married Ines Kopitar in 2013. His younger brother Gasper also became a hockey player.
Associated With
He and Dustin Brown, whom he supplanted as captain in 2016, combined to make a dominant first line duo for Los Angeles during their 2012 and 2014 cup runs.