Ice hockey: Kopitar signs big extension

Los Angeles, 17 January - Slovenia's ice hockey ace Anže Kopitar has signed an extension with the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL worth US$80m over eight years. Kopitar said he was happy to be staying with the Kings, with whom he has won two Stanley Cups.

Jesenice Anže Kopitar brought the Stanley Cup to Slovenia after the Kings won the 2014 playoffs. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Anže Kopitar brought the Stanley Cup to Slovenia after the Kings won the 2014 playoffs.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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