Goran Bezina

Goran Bezina
Born (1980-03-21) 21 March 1980
Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Medveščak Zagreb
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Phoenix Coyotes
Genève-Servette HC
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft 234th overall, 1999
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 1997–present

Goran Bezina (born 21 March 1980 in Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Swiss-Croatian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Medvescak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

A product of Monthey-Chablais HC, Bezina made his debut in the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA) for HC Fribourg-Gottéron during the 1998-99 season and was drafted 234th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. From 2001 to 2004, he played within the Phoenix Coyotes organization with three NHL appearances for the Coyotes and 204 contests for their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.[1]

Bezina spent most of his professional career with Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) and left the club after twelve years (ten of those as a captain) upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season. In the course of his Genève-Servette stint, Bezina appeared in 639 NLA contests, scoring 384 points.[2] In June 2016, he put pen to paper on a contract with Medvescak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[3]

International play

Representing the Swiss national team, Bezina played at the 2006 Olympic Games and eleven World Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "Goran Bezina | LNH.com - Joueurs". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Actualité - Goran Bezina évoluera bel et bien en KHL | Planète Hockey". Planète Hockey. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  3. ↑ "Finally in Croatia - Bezina signs with Medvescak". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.

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