Andrej HoÄevar
Andrej Hočevar ( born November 21, 1984 in Ljubljana, SR Slovenia) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey goaltender who stands since 2011 at the Ducs d' Angers in France's Ligue Magnus under contract.
- 2.1 International
- 3.1 Main Round
- 3.2 Play-offs
- 3.3 International
Career
Andrej Hočevar began his career in 2000 at HK Mark INTERIERI, where he completed two seasons before transferring to HDD Olimpija Ljubljana for the first time and played in one of the major professional teams of Slovenia. In total, he spent four years with the club of his hometown and came alongside goalkeeper Klemen Mohorič also to some inserts, with which he could draw attention to themselves. In the seasons 2002/ 03 and 2003/ 04 he was with each Ljubljana Slovenian champion.
When the HK Jesenice took in 2006 to his first season in the Erste Bank Hockey League, Hočevar was contracted to form there with the arrivierten Gaber Glavić the Torhüterduo. Both, however, were not convincing in the premiere season of the club, so that for half of the season with Seamus Kotyk a Canadian has been committed, the only stayed for one season but in Jesenice. For the 2007 /08 season the club Robert Kristan brought back from Sweden. Hočevar acted as his replacement and could do with good performances attracted attention, prompting the club decided to make him Kristans successor and to go with him as the first goalie in the next season. Also due to the rather mediocre defensive work but Hočevar could not repeat his performance and was replaced before the playoffs by Matthew Yeats.
After the 2008/ 09 season his contract on the part of HK Jesenice, with whom he also Slovenian champion in the seasons 2007/ 08 and 2008/ 09 was not extended. Once he was a few months without a club, he signed a contract in late 2009 at the Italian first division SG Pontebba, as a replacement for Andrea Carpano as the first goalkeeper since he had to pause for long periods of time because of an injury. In the spring of Andrea Carpano moved to HC Val Pusteria and thus the goalkeeper question was clearly done. Hočevar convinced and led in the meantime to the goalkeeper statistics. For the 2011/12 season from Slovenia joined the Ducs d' Angers from the French Ligue Magnus.
Internationally
For Slovenia Hočevar took part in the junior level at the U18 Junior B World Cup 2002 and the U20 Junior B World Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In the senior level, he stood in his country's squad at the World Championships B- 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2010 and at the A World Championships in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011. At the World Championships he regularly received and personal awards. He was elected the best goalkeeper of the tournament at the U18 B Championship in 2002 and the B World Championships in 2007 and 2009.
Awards and achievements
- 2003 Slovenian champion with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
- 2004 Slovenian champion with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
- 2009 Slovenian Champion with HK Jesenice
- 2009 Slovenian Champion with HK Jesenice
- 2009 playoff MVP of the Slovenian Hockey League
Internationally
- 2002 Best goalkeeper in the U18 Junior World Championship Division I
- 2007 promotion to the top division at the World Championships Division I
- 2007 Best goalkeeper in the world championship of Division I, Group B
- 2007 Best fishing quota the World Championship Division I, Group B
- 2007 Lowest Gegentorschnitt the World Championship Division I, Group B
- 2009 Best goalkeeper in the world championship of Division I, Group A
- 2010 promotion to the top division at the World Championships Division I
- 2012 promotion to the top division at the World Championship of Division IA
Career Stats
Main Round
Play-offs
Internationally
( Key to the goalkeeper stats: GP or Sp = Total Games; W or W = Wins, L = Losses, or N, T or D = Draw or shootout defeat, min = minutes; SOG or ZAT = Shots on goal, GA or GT = Goals against; SO = shutouts, GAA or GTS = Gegentorschnitt; Sv % or SVS % = quota, EN = Empty Net Goal; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )