Žiga Pance (born January 1, 1989) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with HK Olimpija of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He participated at several IIHF World Championships as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.[1][2]
| Žiga Pance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
January 1, 1989 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams |
HK Olimpija HDD Olimpija Ljubljana HC Bolzano EC VSV EC KAC Dornbirner EC DVTK Jegesmedvék HC Slovan Bratislava | ||
| National team |
 Slovenia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Playing career
editHe joined Italian club, HC Bolzano, from his original hometown club, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, as a free agent on October 16, 2013.[3]
On March 30, 2015, after two season in Bolzano, Pance left as a free agent to sign with fellow EBEL team, EC VSV.[4] In the 2015–16 season, Pance built upon his EBEL career in recording 16 goals and 36 points in 49 games.
As a free agent at the conclusion of the season, Pance moved to local rivals, EC KAC, on a one-year contract on May 2, 2016.[5]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Olimpija | SVN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Olimpija | SVN U20 | ||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | HK Olimpija | SVN | 28 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Olimpija | IEHL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Olimpija | SVN | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Olimpija | SVN U19 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 143 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 2008–09 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | AUT | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Olimpija | SVN | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 2008–09 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 2009–10 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | AUT | 54 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | AUT | 53 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | AUT | 46 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | AUT | 54 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Bolzano | AUT | 41 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Bolzano | AUT | 54 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | EC VSV | AUT | 49 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | EC KAC | AUT | 54 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | AUT | 50 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | SVK | 56 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 30 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Olimpija | AlpsHL | 36 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Olimpija | SVN | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Olimpija | ICEHL | 46 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Olimpija | SVN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| SVN totals | 70 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 211 | 45 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 62 | ||||
| AUT/ICEHL totals | 551 | 154 | 165 | 319 | 303 | 68 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 32 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Slovenia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Slovenia | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2009 | Slovenia | WJC D1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | |
| 2009 | Slovenia | WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Slovenia | WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Slovenia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Slovenia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Slovenia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Slovenia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Slovenia | WC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Slovenia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Slovenia | OG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2019 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Slovenia | OGQ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 15 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 51 | |||
| Senior totals | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Žiga Pance: Naš cilj je prvo mesto". sport.tv.si. 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
- ^ IIHF World Championship Team SLO
- ^ "Ziga Pance remains, Zanette brothers come" (in German). HCB South Tyrol. 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ "Ziga Pance comes to Villach" (in German). EC VSV. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ "Redcoats undertake Ziga Pance" (in German). EC KAC. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
External links
edit- Profile at SiOL portal
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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