István Sofron (born 24 February 1988) is a Romanian-born Hungarian professional
ice hockey player who currently plays for
MAC Budapest
MAC HKB Újbuda is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Erste Liga. They play their home games at Tüskecsarnok, located in Budapest. In their first year of competition they would finish second in the regular season, and wou ...
in the
Slovak Extraliga (Slovak).
Playing career
He originally played with
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the King ...
in the Austrian Hockey League. Sofron signed a contract extension with the Transdanubian team in July 2011 and set to play for Alba Volán until 2013.
After six seasons with Székesfehérvár, Sofron left to join German club,
Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL, on a two-year contract on 17 May 2013. During the
2015–16 season, his final year with the Pinguine, Sofron left mid-season to rejoin the EBEL, agreeing with
EC KAC for the remainder of the campaign.
On 13 June 2016, Sofron made his expected return to Székesfehérvár of the EBEL, signing an optional two-year deal. After just one season with Alba Volan, Sofron opted to accept a North American contract, in agreeing to a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL on 19 July 2017.
Awards and achievements
*
Hungarian Championship:
**''Winner'': 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Club
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Austrian Hockey League
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Top Scorer: 2012
* Gábor Ocskay Jr. Award (Best Forward of the Hungarian Championship): 2012
International
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IIHF World Championship Division I Top Scorer: 2011
References
External links
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1988 births
Fehérvár AV19 players
Living people
EC KAC players
EC VSV players
Hungarian ice hockey players
Krefeld Pinguine players
Romanian ice hockey forwards
Sportspeople from Miercurea Ciuc
Wichita Thunder players