Žiga Jeglič (born 24 February 1988) is a Slovenian
ice hockey
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player who is currently playing for
Fischtown Pinguins
The Fischtown Pinguins, also known as REV Bremerhaven, are a professional ice hockey team based in Bremerhaven, Germany. From 2004 to 2016 the team played at the second tier of ice hockey in Germany, known as the 2nd Bundesliga until the 2012–1 ...
of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penny (supermarket), PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga) (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a professional ice hockey league in Germany and the highest division in German i ...
(DEL). He is also a member of the
Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
The Slovenia men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Slovenia internationally. It is governed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. As of May 2024, Slovenia is ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF World Ranking. The ...
.
Playing career
During the
2013–14 season he has won the German championship with
ERC Ingolstadt
ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt.
Histor ...
. Jeglič was an important part in ERC Ingolstadt's success, and was tied second in scoring during the 2013–14 playoffs with 15 points (4 goals, 11 assists) in 21 postseason games.
On 20 February 2018, during the
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...
, Žiga Jeglič tested positive for
fenoterol
Fenoterol is a β2-adrenergic receptor agonist and bronchodilator medication used in the treatment of asthma.
Fenoterol is produced and sold by Boehringer Ingelheim as Berotec N and in combination with ipratropium as Berodual N.
It was patent ...
in an in-competition test.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players
Doping cases in ice hockey
ERC Ingolstadt players
Fischtown Pinguins players
HC Slovan Bratislava players
HK Acroni Jesenice players
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for Slovenia
Slovenian ice hockey left wingers
Slovenian sportspeople in doping cases
Sportspeople from Kranj
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
Södertälje SK players
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Slovenian expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
Slovenian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
Slovenian expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
Slovenian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
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