| Mitja Robar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | 4 January 1983 Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | HDK Maribor HK Slavija Ljubljana HDD Olimpija Ljubljana HK Acroni Jesenice HD Mladi Jesenice IK Oskarshamn Lukko Krefeld Pinguine BK Mladá Boleslav EC KAC KHL Medveščak Zagreb HK Olimpija | ||
| National team |  Slovenia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2022 | ||
Mitja Robar (born 4 January 1983) is a retired Slovenian ice hockey player.
Robar has spent the majority of his career in Slovenia, playing for HDK Maribor, HK Slavija Ljubljana and HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Slovenian Championship league. In 2011 he was under a try-out contract with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Elitserien (SEL) until 15 October 2011. [1] However, he was subsequently loaned to IK Oskarshamn of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Swe-1) after failing to make the Lakers' startup lines. [2]
After being denied an extended contract, Robar moved to Finland to sign a one-year contract (with an optional one-year extension) with Lukko of the SM-liiga. [3]
On 27 June 2016, Robar signed his first contract as a free agent in Austria, agreeing to a one-year deal with EC KAC. [4]
He participated at several IIHF World Championships as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team. [5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | HDK Maribor | SVN | ||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | HDK Maribor | SVN | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HDK Maribor | SVN | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HDK Maribor | SVN U20 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | HDK Maribor | SVN | 24 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Slavija | IEHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Slavija | SVN | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HDK Maribor | SVN | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | IEHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | IEHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Acroni Jesenice | AUT | 56 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HD Mladi Jesenice | SVN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Acroni Jesenice | AUT | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Acroni Jesenice | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Acroni Jesenice | AUT | 51 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Acroni Jesenice | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Acroni Jesenice | AUT | 46 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Acroni Jesenice | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | HK Acroni Jesenice | AUT | 52 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HK Acroni Jesenice | SVN | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lukko | SM-l | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 50 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 39 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 46 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | EC KAC | AUT | 48 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2017–18 | EC KAC | AUT | 42 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | AUT | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HDK Maribor | SVN | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HDK Maribor | SVN | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Olimpija | ICEHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Olimpija | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| SVN totals | 135 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 229 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| AUT/ICEHL totals | 384 | 34 | 104 | 138 | 325 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | ||||
| DEL totals | 106 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Slovenia | EJC D1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Slovenia | WJC18 D2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2002 | Slovenia | WJC D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2003 | Slovenia | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Slovenia | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Slovenia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Slovenia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Slovenia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 2007 | Slovenia | WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Slovenia | WC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Slovenia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Slovenia | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Slovenia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Slovenia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Slovenia | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Slovenia | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Slovenia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Slovenia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2017 | Slovenia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2018 | Slovenia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | |||
| Senior totals | 90 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 98 | |||
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