Žiga Pance

Žiga Pance
Born (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989 (age 35)
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

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]

Playing career

He 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

Regular season and playoffs

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

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

  1. ^ "Žiga Pance: Naš cilj je prvo mesto". sport.tv.si. 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  2. ^ IIHF World Championship Team SLO
  3. ^ "Ziga Pance remains, Zanette brothers come" (in German). HCB South Tyrol. 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  4. ^ "Ziga Pance comes to Villach" (in German). EC VSV. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ^ "Redcoats undertake Ziga Pance" (in German). EC KAC. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-02.


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