Matic Podlipnik

Matic Podlipnik
Matic Podlipnik
Born	9 August 1992 (age 32); Jesenice, Slovenia
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
team; Former teams	Free agent; HC Dukla Jihlava; HDD Olimpija Ljubljana; HC Bolzano; SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč; Lions de Lyon; HC Energie Karlovy Vary; HC Slovan Bratislava; EV Landshut; Gyergyói HK; Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise; Bayreuth Tigers; HK Spišská Nová Ves; HK Poprad
National team	Slovenia
Playing career	2012–present

Matic Podlipnik (born 9 August 1992) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey defenceman.

Career

Podlipnik played for EV Landshut of DEL2 and in the EBEL with Slovenian club, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana. On 31 August 2015, he opted to continue in the EBEL by signing a month contract on trial with Italian ice hockey club HCB South Tyrol, playing in eighteen games with two assists before returning to the Czech Republic.^[2]

On 6 January 2014, Podlipnik was named to Team Slovenia's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	HD Mladi Jesenice	SVN U19	20	0	1	1	6	4	0	0	0	0
2008–09	HD Mladi Jesenice	SVN U19	28	6	14	20	12	8	3	6	9	8
2009–10	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT U20	23	6	14	20	16	5	1	3	4	4
2010–11	EC Salzburg II	AUT.2	25	1	5	6	30	3	0	1	1	0
2011–12	RB Hockey Juniors	AUT U20	40	11	23	34	79	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Dukla Jihlava	CZE.2	44	2	9	11	16	3	0	0	0	0
2012–13	HC Spartak Pelhřimov	CZE.3	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
2013–14	HC Dukla Jihlava	CZE.2	43	1	7	8	32	9	1	2	3	12
2014–15	HC Dukla Jihlava	CZE.2	19	1	8	9	12	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	AUT	29	3	8	11	12	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN	1	0	0	0	0	6	3	3	6	29
2015–16	HC Bolzano	AUT	18	0	2	2	12	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč	CZE.2	15	6	4	10	14	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	LHC Les Lions	FRA	37	8	23	31	28	5	0	1	1	8
2017–18	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	CZE.2	41	11	19	30	16	8	1	6	7	0
2018–19	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	ELH	33	1	3	4	14	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK	26	0	7	7	10	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	EV Landshut	GER.2	5	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	CS Progym Gheorgheni	EL	20	3	9	12	16	3	0	0	0
2020–21	CS Progym Gheorgheni	ROU	8	2	3	5	10	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Jokers de Cergy–Pontoise	FRA	8	1	3	4	12	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Bayreuth Tigers	GER.2	13	1	2	3	10	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HK Spišská Nová Ves	SVK	12	1	3	4	8	3	1	0	1	2
2022–23	HK Spišská Nová Ves	SVK	5	0	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	HK Poprad	SVK	12	0	3	3	8	1	0	0	0	0
ELH totals			33	1	3	4	14	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Slovenia	WJC18 D2	5	1	1	2	4
2010	Slovenia	WJC18 D2	5	2	7	9	6
2011	Slovenia	WJC D1	5	0	4	4	2
2012	Slovenia	WJC D1A	5	0	2	2	4
2014	Slovenia	OG	5	0	0	0	0
2014	Slovenia	WC D1A	5	0	1	1	0
2017	Slovenia	WC	7	0	1	1	2
2018	Slovenia	OG	4	0	0	0	0
2018	Slovenia	WC D1A	5	1	2	3	0
2019	Slovenia	WC D1A	5	1	2	3	2
2021	Slovenia	OGQ	3	0	0	0	0
2022	Slovenia	WC D1A	4	0	2	2	0
Junior totals			20	3	14	17	16
Senior totals			38	2	8	10	4

References

^ Šerý, Rudolf (12 January 2023). "Obranu posilnil slovinský reprezentant". HK Poprad (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 May 2025.
^ "Una Piacevole Conferma e un Try-out: Luca Franza e Matic Podlipnik" [A pleasant confirmation and try-out]. HCB South Tyrol (in Italian). 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
^ Zaccardi, Nick (6 January 2014). "Slovenia names Olympic hockey roster". NBC Sports. NBC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] Šerý, Rudolf (12 January 2023). "Obranu posilnil slovinský reprezentant". HK Poprad (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 May 2025.

[2] "Una Piacevole Conferma e un Try-out: Luca Franza e Matic Podlipnik" [A pleasant confirmation and try-out]. HCB South Tyrol (in Italian). 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.

[nbcsports-3] Zaccardi, Nick (6 January 2014). "Slovenia names Olympic hockey roster". NBC Sports. NBC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

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