When was HK Celje founded?

HK Celje was founded in 1998 in Celje, SLO, Slovenia.

Where is HK Celje based?

HK Celje is based in Celje, SLO.

Who is the head coach of HK Celje?

The head coach of HK Celje is Gal Koren.

Who is the captain of HK Celje?

The captain of HK Celje is Jure Sotlar.

What arena does HK Celje play in?

HK Celje play their home games at Celje Ice Hall in Celje, SLO.

Who is the general manager of HK Celje?

The general manager of HK Celje is Vid Valencak.

What are the team colors of HK Celje?

The team colors of HK Celje are Yellow + Blue + White.

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

HK Celje were 8-21-1 in the 2023-24 AlpsHL season with 23 points, 15th in the Phase 1 and 16th overall.

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2023-2024 HK Celje Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AlpsHL
1.	Mikus Mintautiskis (F)	38	24	25	49	6	-5
2.	Jure Sotlar (RW/LW)	33	14	30	44	16	0
3.	Mark Cepon (D)	31	6	18	24	21	-24
4.	Nik Sirovnik (D/F)	38	3	13	16	20	-5
5.	Jasa Jenko (RW)	27	7	7	14	10	-6
6.	Gal Sodja Zalokar (F)	35	9	4	13	2	-13
7.	Raivo Freidenfelds (C)	19	7	6	13	4	0
8.	Ahmet Jakupovic (C)	37	1	11	12	26	-10
9.	Nik Grahut (D)	36	6	5	11	12	-20
10.	Jure Povse (F)	12	3	7	10	4	-2
11.	Bohdan Panasenko (LW/RW)	15	2	7	9	11	-1
12.	Maks Bukovec (F/D)	35	2	6	8	16	-12
13.	Luka Kalan (C)	6	3	4	7	2	0
14.	Tian Hebar (D)	24	0	7	7	14	-4
15.	Jakob Bernard (D)	36	3	3	6	6	-13
16.	Tim Dolinar (D)	32	1	5	6	6	-1
17.	Mark Sojer (F)	33	1	5	6	12	-5
18.	Jan Flajs (F)	30	2	3	5	23	-10
19.	Jakob Pecnik (LW/RW)	31	2	3	5	12	-18
20.	Nik Sečen (F)	37	2	3	5	10	-6
21.	Zan Flajs (F)	22	3	1	4	35	-7
22.	Denis Golynsky (F)	35	1	3	4	6	-12
23.	Bruno Kuret (D)	31	0	4	4	2	-1
24.	Gregor Zezelj (F)	11	2	1	3	6	-5
25.	Alex Kepic (D/W)	14	0	2	2	0	0
26.	Rok Kolar (D/F)	24	0	2	2	4	-3
27.	Maks Cekuta (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
28.	Domen Dolzan (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.	Luka Ramsak (F)	3	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Ian Fingust (C)	15	0	0	0	2	-7
Slovenia
1.	Jure Sotlar (RW/LW)	11	8	11	19	6	-
2.	Mikus Mintautiskis (F)	11	6	7	13	2	-
3.	Gal Sodja Zalokar (F)	12	5	5	10	2	-
4.	Mark Cepon (D)	10	1	8	9	6	-
5.	Jasa Jenko (RW)	9	4	4	8	2	-
6.	Maks Bukovec (F/D)	11	5	1	6	4	-
7.	Luka Kalan (C)	3	3	2	5	10	-
8.	Nik Sečen (F)	12	2	3	5	2	-
9.	Nik Sirovnik (D/F)	12	1	4	5	2	-
10.	Ian Fingust (C)	7	1	3	4	0	-
11.	Nik Grahut (D)	11	0	4	4	2	-
12.	Bohdan Panasenko (LW/RW)	3	1	2	3	0	-
13.	Ahmet Jakupovic (C)	10	1	2	3	2	-
14.	Tim Dolinar (D)	11	1	2	3	6	-
15.	Mark Sojer (F)	10	0	3	3	4	-
16.	Matej Mandusic (F)	1	1	1	2	0	-
17.	Jure Povse (F)	3	1	1	2	0	-
18.	Raivo Freidenfelds (C)	4	1	1	2	0	-
19.	Rok Kolar (D/F)	10	1	1	2	2	-
20.	Jakob Pecnik (LW/RW)	10	1	1	2	4	-
21.	Luka Ramsak (F)	1	0	2	2	0	-
22.	Gregor Zezelj (F)	3	1	0	1	0	-
23.	Alex Kepic (D/W)	7	1	0	1	0	-
24.	Zan Flajs (F)	8	0	1	1	4	-
25.	Jan Flajs (F)	10	0	1	1	6	-
26.	Denis Golynsky (F)	11	0	1	1	0	-
27.	Bruno Kuret (D)	11	0	1	1	2	-
28.	Jakob Bernard (D)	11	0	0	0	4	-
Continental Cup
1.	Jure Sotlar (RW/LW)	3	3	4	7	0	5
2.	Luka Kalan (C)	3	3	3	6	0	5
3.	Mikus Mintautiskis (F)	3	3	1	4	0	3
4.	Nik Sirovnik (D/F)	3	1	2	3	4	2
5.	Mark Cepon (D)	3	0	3	3	2	0
6.	Rok Kolar (D/F)	1	0	2	2	0	3
7.	Gal Sodja Zalokar (F)	3	1	0	1	0	0
8.	Bruno Kuret (D)	3	1	0	1	0	0
9.	Tim Dolinar (D)	3	0	1	1	0	0
10.	Nik Sečen (F)	3	0	1	1	0	-1
11.	Nik Grahut (D)	3	0	1	1	2	1
12.	Jan Flajs (F)	3	0	1	1	4	1
13.	Jakob Pecnik (LW/RW)	3	0	0	0	0	-2
14.	Mark Sojer (F)	3	0	0	0	0	0
15.	Ahmet Jakupovic (C)	3	0	0	0	0	-3
16.	Alex Kepic (D/W)	3	0	0	0	0	1
17.	Jakob Bernard (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-2
18.	Ian Fingust (C)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
19.	Maks Bukovec (F/D)	3	0	0	0	4	0
20.	Jasa Jenko (RW)	3	0	0	0	6	-2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
AlpsHL
1.	Jakob Brandner (G)	33	3.66	.888	10	22	-	0	1932:32	940
2.	Jaka Gajsek (G)	6	3.94	.884	2	4	-	0	335:16	167
3.	Tadej Puskaric Freser (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Slovenia
1.	Tadej Puskaric Freser (G)	1	0.00	1.000	0	0	-	0	30:23	8
2.	Jaka Gajsek (G)	5	1.59	.925	4	0	-	0	227:05	74
3.	Jakob Brandner (G)	8	3.15	.899	4	4	-	0	476:35	222
Continental Cup
1.	Jakob Brandner (G)	2	4.14	.893	0	2	-	0	116:03	67
2.	Jaka Gajsek (G)	1	3.00	.786	1	0	-	0	60:00	11

2023-2024 HK Celje Staff

Head CoachGal Koren
CoachBostjan Kastelic
Asst. CoachAleksander Petrov
Goaltending CoachAleksander Petrov
General ManagerVid Valencak
Equipment ManagerAleksander Kolar

Team Staff History

2023-2024 HK Celje Captains

"C"

Jure Sotlar

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 HK Celje Demographics

HK Celje Facts

Plays in: International Hockey League
Team Colors: Yellow + Blue + White
Town: Celje, SLO Map
Founded: 1998

2023-2024 HK Celje Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

HK Celje: 1 719 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 1 GP
Liiga: 15 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HK Celje U19

Arena Information

Arena Name: Celje Ice Hall
Location: Celje, SLO
Capacity: 1 500
Construction Year: -

HK Celje Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/04/2025 07:00 PM UTC	Sterzing/Vipiteno	HK Celje	4 - 1	Alps Hockey League
03/01/2025 05:30 PM UTC	HK Celje	Sterzing/Vipiteno	0 - 1	Alps Hockey League
02/27/2025 07:00 PM UTC	Sterzing/Vipiteno	HK Celje	2 - 4	Alps Hockey League
02/22/2025 05:00 PM UTC	HK Celje	Unterland	2 - 6	Alps Hockey League
02/20/2025 06:00 PM UTC	HK Celje	KHL Sisak	4 - 3	Alps Hockey League

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HK Celje History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Slovenia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	IntHL	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	5	-
2024-2025	AlpsHL	6	2	2	-	1	1	16	21	10	1.67	2	Did not make playoffs
	Slovenia	8	7	1	-	0	0	43	20	21	2.63	1	Semifinal loss
	AlpsHL	36	9	20	-	3	4	101	142	37	1.03	11	-
2023-2024	Slovenia	6	3	2	-	0	1	16	23	10	1.67	3	Did not make playoffs
	Slovenia	8	4	1	-	1	2	33	20	16	2	2	Championship Round
	AlpsHL	8	3	4	-	1	0	30	29	11	1.38	4	Did not make playoffs
	AlpsHL	30	6	21	-	2	1	74	121	23	0.77	15	-
2022-2023	Slovenia	6	5	0	-	0	1	34	18	16	2.67	1	Semifinal loss
	IntHL	16	10	3	-	3	0	60	33	36	2.25	1	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	Slovenia	14	1	9	-	1	3	39	80	8	0.57	7	Quarterfinal loss
	IntHL	21	8	8	-	2	3	86	80	31	1.48	7	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Slovenia	14	2	9	-	1	2	34	67	10	0.71	7	Quarterfinal loss
	IntHL	16	2	12	-	1	1	35	88	9	0.56	5	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	Slovenia	14	5	8	-	0	1	42	73	16	1.14	5	Quarterfinal loss
	IntHL	24	4	19	-	1	0	68	123	14	0.58	7	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Slovenia	12	3	8	-	1	0	31	67	11	0.92	6	Quarterfinal loss
	IntHL	28	13	13	-	2	0	115	113	43	1.54	5	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Slovenia	12	6	6	-	0	0	52	55	18	1.5	4	Semifinal loss
	IntHL	27	18	7	-	1	1	146	90	57	2.11	3	Final loss
2016-2017	Slovenia	24	18	2	-	2	2	142	83	60	2.5	1	Bronze game loss
2015-2016	Slovenia	10	6	1	-	2	1	52	27	25	2.5	3	Bronze game loss
	INL	32	9	18	-	3	2	81	106	35	1.09	7	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Slovenia	12	6	4	-	1	1	55	48	21	1.75	4	Semifinal loss
	INL	30	9	14	-	1	6	118	154	35	1.17	9	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	INL	36	3	31	-	1	1	90	227	12	0.33	14	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	Slovenia	6	-	-	-	-	-	12	40	4	0.67	8	Did not make playoffs
	Slovenia	14	1	12	1	-	-	31	112	3	0.21	7	-
1997-1998	Slovenia	15	6	7	2	-	-	73	78	16	1.07	7	Did not make playoffs

HK Celje Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Cont Cup	3	1	2	-	12	11	3	1	3	-
2022-2023	Pokal Slov	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	4	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	Pokal Slov	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	6	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Pokal Slov	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	6	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Pokal Slov	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	5	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Pokal Slov	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	6	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Pokal Slov	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	3	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	Pokal Slov	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	3	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	Pokal Slov	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	3	Semifinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ian Fingust (F)	2026-2027	HDK Maribor	Slovenia	1	1	0	1	-
2.	Srdjan Subotic (F)	2026-2027	HK Partizan Beograd	IntHL	1	1	0	1	-
3.	Rozle Bohinc (D)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	2	1	0	1	0
4.	Zan Jezovsek (F)	2026-2027	EK Zell am See	Alps Hockey League	1	0	1	1	2
5.	Zan Zorman (D)	2026-2027	Triglav Kranj	Slovenia	1	0	1	1	-
6.	Danil Tsarkovskyi (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	3	0	1	1	6
7.	Bohdan Panasenko (F)	2026-2027	HC Kosice	Extraliga	3	0	1	1	6
8.	Maks Berc (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice Mladi U20	Austria U20i	4	0	1	1	0
9.	Jakob Pecnik (F)	2026-2027	Kitzbüheler EC	Alps Hockey League	1	0	0	0	0
10.	Ahmet Jakupovic (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice	Alps Hockey League	1	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	22.45
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	22.59
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	22.50
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	22.17
2020-2021	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	22.92

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aljaz Ogrizek (F)	223	194	163	357
2.	Nejc Kastelic (F)	289	160	196	356
3.	Rok Rojsek (F)	-	86	83	169
4.	Tim Ograjensek (F)	149	56	109	165
5.	Jure Sotlar (F)	97	51	102	153

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aljaz Ogrizek (F)	223	194	163	357
2.	Nejc Kastelic (F)	289	160	196	356
3.	Tomaz Vnuk (F)	-	87	40	127
4.	Rok Rojsek (F)	-	86	83	169
5.	Mikus Mintautiskis (F)	118	71	65	136

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nejc Kastelic (F)	289	160	196	356
2.	Aljaz Ogrizek (F)	223	194	163	357
3.	Tim Ograjensek (F)	149	56	109	165
4.	Jure Sotlar (F)	97	51	102	153
5.	Rok Klavzar (D)	226	33	90	123

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Matic Zupanc (D)	178	34	89	328
2.	Rok Klavzar (D)	226	33	123	326
3.	Niko Nemecek (F)	165	46	107	318
4.	Jure Zupanc (D)	188	7	28	223
5.	Nik Kukovic (D)	131	6	20	205

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nejc Kastelic (F)	289	160	196	356
2.	Nik Grahut (D)	258	36	63	99
3.	Rok Klavzar (D)	226	33	90	123
4.	Aljaz Ogrizek (F)	223	194	163	357
5.	Blaz Knez (F)	196	55	47	102

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Matej Mandusic (F)	1	1	2	2.00
2.	Rok Leber (F)	52	43	89	1.71
3.	Aljaz Uduc (F)	19	10	31	1.63
4.	Aljaz Ogrizek (F)	223	194	357	1.60
5.	Jure Sotlar (F)	97	51	153	1.58

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tomaz Vnuk (F)	1993-1994	-	50	73
2.	Sergejs Povecerovskis (F)	1993-1994	-	38	69
3.	Rok Rojsek (F)	1993-1994	-	28	65
4.	Nejc Kastelic (F)	2018-2019	28	20	58
5.	Rok Rojsek (F)	1997-1998	-	32	57

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tomaz Vnuk (F)	1993-1994	-	50	73
2.	Sergejs Povecerovskis (F)	1993-1994	-	38	69
3.	Tomaz Vnuk (F)	1992-1993	-	37	54
4.	Robert Zolek (F)	1991-1992	-	33	54
5.	Rok Rojsek (F)	1997-1998	-	32	57

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Nejc Kastelic (F)	2018-2019	28	38	58
2.	Rok Rojsek (F)	1993-1994	-	37	65
3.	Davor Rakanovic (F)	2017-2018	21	34	45
4.	Sergejs Povecerovskis (F)	1993-1994	-	31	69
5.	Tim Ograjensek (F)	2017-2018	24	31	47

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Rok Klavzar (D)	2014-2015	29	12	94
2.	Davor Rakanovic (F)	2015-2016	29	18	88
3.	Jure Zupanc (D)	2019-2020	19	1	88
4.	Matic Zupanc (D)	2018-2019	28	23	83
5.	Niko Nemecek (F)	2015-2016	32	10	82