Background
Kopitar was born in Jesenice, to Matjaž and Mateja Kopitar.
Kopitar was born in Jesenice, to Matjaž and Mateja Kopitar.
He is the younger brother of Anže Kopitar, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. In his youth, Kopitar played for the youth team of his hometown, Hong Kong Acroni Jesenice. In 2008 he moved to United States of America and played the rest of his junior years there.
On April 25, 2012, he began his senior career, when he signed contract in Europe with Swedish club Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.
In December 2013 he contracted with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL. Kopitar scored his first goal with the Reign on January 5, 2014 against the San Francisco Bulls, winning the game 3-2 in overtime. On October 1, 2014, Kopitar agreed to return to the Reign in signing a standard player contract for the 2014-2015 season.
On July 28, 2015, Kopitar remained within the Los Angeles Kings ECHL affiliation, signing a one-year contract with the Manchester Monarchs.