Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar a superstar player in America and Slovenia -NHL Playoffs Update
It was Anze Kopitar who was leading the Los Angeles Kings club before Mike Richards and Jeff Carter came on to the scene and still continues to be one of the hottest players not only known in the United States of America and Canada, but his country of Slovenia as well.
Being the son of a hockey player, Kopitar developed love for the sport at a very young age, somewhere between 8 and 10 and now being a professional in the sport himself, it just goes to show how he was destined for greatness from the start.
Seeing how he plays and the level of his dedication to the sport, newcomers on the team this previous National Hockey League (NHL) regular season have realised that he is probably one of the most underrated players in the industry.
"To be honest, I didn’t know a whole lot [about him] before I came here, but I’d put him up at the top around the elites in this League," centre, Mike Richards, said. "Having to play against Sid [Crosby] a lot when I was in Philly and [Alex Ovechkin], he is up there with those guys just in how strong he is on the puck and how skilled he is and how hard he plays. He’s definitely up in that elite category."
Kopitar was picked up by the Los Angeles Kings as the 11th overall draft pick back in 2005 and has been on the team ever since.
His best season was back in 2009-2010 when Kopitar picked up 81 points (34 goals, 47 assists) in 82 games played and continues to score 70 plus each season on a regular basis.
In total, seeing his stats, one could easily say Anze Kopitar will definitely go down as the best ever as he has 475 games under his belt and 434 points (163 goals, 271 assists).
"We’ll see what happens. I think he has a long, great future ahead of him," veteran Kings’ defenseman, Willie Mitchell.
It will be interesting to see how Anze Kopitar will continue fighting for greatness and his team in the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals against New Jersey Devils.
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