Slovenian born winger Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles has gotten off to a blazing start this year as he currently leads the NHL in scoring, and has all but secured hismelf a spot on his country’s national team. Kopitar is the only Slovenian to ever be drafted and play in the NHL but with his recent success there is the hope that there will be more Slovenian’s who would like to play hockey and perhaps come up with 17 more players required to complete a full team. “If we could just find a few more guys who would be willing to sacrifice their time to learn some of the basic skills of hockey such as getting dressed, tieing skates and of course skating, then I think we would really be moving in the right direction,” said Kopitar who was recently named the NHL’s first star of the week. “2010 might be a longshot for us but once we have a full team, look out, Slovenia is really gonna start to make some noise on the international scene.” Aside from his captaincy, Kopitar is also expected to be named President, General Manager and Head Coach of the team.
