Žiga Pešut
Žiga Pešut (born October 5, 1992) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Olimpija Ljubljana[1] of the Alps Hockey League (AHL)[2] and Slovenian Hockey League.[3]
| Žiga Pešut | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pešut with Slovenia in 2015 | |||
| Born |
5 October 1992 Maribor, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Olimpija Ljubljana Grums IK NED Hockey Nymburk HDD Olimpija EHC Bayreuth | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Pešut started playing hockey for his hometown team HDK Maribor. At age 16 he moved to Sweden to play for Grums IK of the Division 2. From 2010 to 2013 Pešut spent three seasons playing in the Czech Republic[4] before signing a deal with Erste Bank Hockey League team HDD Olimpija.[5] After four seasons he joined German club EHC Bayreuth of the DEL2.[6] From 2018 on he plays for Olimpija Ljubljana.[7]
Youth career
In 2007, Pešut began playing for the U19 team of his hometown HDK Maribor. Next season he played also for HDK Maribor's second team and represented Slovenia at the U18 World Championship Division II.
He experienced playing abroad for the first time in 2009/10 season in which he played for Grums IK U18, U20 and first selection. At the U18 World Championship Division II he was Slovenia's best scorer.[8]
From 2010 until 2012 Pešut played for Czech U20 teams HC Slezan Opava and BK Mladá Boleslav. In both seasons he was part of Slovenia's U20 team at the 2011 World Junior Championship Division I and 2012 World Junior Championship Division I.
Professional career
In 2012-13 he was loaned to NED Hockey Nymburk. Next season Pešut returned to his home country and played first professional year as a member of HDD Olimpija helping them to win the national title.[9][10] 2014-15 was the season he was called to the senior national team for the first time.
The following season, 2015–16, Pešut was HDD Olimpija's leading scorer by points and goals scored in Erste Bank Hockey League.[11] In the same season HDD Olimpija won Slovenian Ice Hockey League and Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup.[12][13] In 2016 he was part of the Slovenian national ice hockey team which gained promotion from World Championship Division I to Ice Hockey World Championships at the tournament in Poland.[14]
After another season in Ljubljana, he signed contract for the 2017–18 with the DEL2 team EHC Bayreuth.
In 2018, Olimpija Ljubljana announced they have signed Pešut.[15] In this season they beat HC Pustertal in the AHL finals 4-3 after trailing 1-3 after first four games.[16] Pešut also won the Slovenian national championship with the team, having scored in both finals games.[17] At the beginning of the 2019–20 season Olimpija Ljubljana won Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup.[18]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | HDK Maribor U19 | SLO-U19 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | HDK Maribor II | SLO | 29 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HDK Maribor U19 | SLO-U19 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grums IK U18 | J18 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Grums IK U20 | J20 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Grums IK | Div 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slezan Opava U20 | CZE U20 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | BK Mladá Boleslav U20 | CZE U20 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | NED Hockey Nymburk | CZE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HDD Olimpija | EBEL | 54 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HDD Olimpija | SLO | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | HDD Olimpija | EBEL | 54 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HDD Olimpija | SLO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 27 | ||
| 2015–16 | HDD Olimpija | EBEL | 46 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HDD Olimpija | SLO | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | HDD Olimpija | EBEL | 35 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HDD Olimpija | SLO | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Bayreuth | DEL2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Olimpija Ljubljana | AHL | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Olimpija Ljubljana | SLO | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Olimpija Ljubljana | AHL | 40 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Olimpija Ljubljana | SLO | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Slovenia | U18 (Div II) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Slovenia | U18 (Div II) | 5 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | Slovenia | U20 (Div I) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Slovenia | U20 (Div I) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | Slovenia | International | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Slovenia | WC (Div I) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Slovenia | International | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Slovenia | International | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Alps Hockey League | |
| Champion (Olimpija) | 2019 |
| Slovenian Ice Hockey League | |
| Champion (Olimpija) | 2014, 2016, 2019 |
| Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup | |
| Champion (Olimpija) | 2016, 2020 |
| World Championship Division I | |
| Gold medal (Slovenia) | 2016 |
| World U20 Championship Division I | |
| Silver medal (Slovenia) | 2011 |
| World U18 Championship Division II | |
| Gold medal (Slovenia) | 2010 |
| Points leader | 2010 |
| Goals leader | 2010 |
| Silver medal (Slovenia) | 2009 |
References
- "Player Žiga Pešut". HK Olimpija. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Statistics Pešut Žiga". Alps Hockey League. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "HK SŽ Olimpija DP člani 2019/20". Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Elite Prospects Žiga Pešut". Elite Prospects. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Olimpija močnejša za tri Slovence". Delo. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Bayreuth verpflichtet Ziga Pesut". DEL2. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Pešut na preizkušnji v Tivoliju". RTV SLO. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "WJC-18 D2 2009-10". World U18 Championship Division II. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Olimpijo okrepili še trije domači hokejisti". RTV SLO. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Olimpija v Tivoliju zlahka potrdila tretji zaporedni naslov". RTV SLO. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Skater stats 2015-16". Elite Prospects. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Olimpija v zadnji tretjini prebila železarski oklep". RTV SLO. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Prva pokalna lovorika v vitrino Telamacha Olimpije". RTV SLO. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Risi po odličnih obrambah Krošlja nazaj med elito". RTV SLO. 29 April 201. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "Obvestilo medijem". Olimpija Ljubljana. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "Ljubljana clinched the Alps Hockey League trophy". Alps Hockey League. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "Nepopustljivi zmaji za trojno krono zrežirali še en preobrat". RTV SLO. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "SŽ Olimpija kaznovala številne napake Jeseničanov in ubranila pokalni naslov". RTV SLO. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.