Robert Kristan (born 4 April 1983) is a Slovenian professional goaltender who last played for
HK Olimpija in the
Alps Hockey League.
Playing career
Kristan played junior youth hockey within Slovenian club
HK Jesenice. In 2000 he made his professional debut in the
Slovenian league for Jesenice. After five years with Jesenice and one with fellow Slovenian club
Olimpija Hertz Ljubljana, Kristian left for the
SwedishElitserien, signing with
Brynäs IF for the
2006–07 season. In his only season in the Elitserien, Robert played in 33 games to lead Brynäs to the playoffs and recorded the best
Goals against average of 2.23 in the entire SEL. In 2007–08 he returned to HK Jesenice to compete in the
EBEL the following season, before again traveling to Sweden in 2008–09 to play with
Mora IK of the
HockeyAllsvenskan.
On 18 May 2009 he was again on the move and signed a one-year contract with
Croatian team KHL Medveščak Zagreb in the EBEL for the
2009–10 season.[1]