Koper returns to Everblades

ESTERO, Fla. - Florida Everblades General Manager, Craig Brush, along with Director of Hockey Operations and Head Coach Brad Ralph, announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Levko Koper for the 2021-22 season. Koper is entering his third season with the Everblades and his sixth professional season.  During the 2020-21 season, Koper tallied 32 points (14g-18a) in 63 regular-season games. In the Kelly Cup Playoffs, Koper recorded the first postseason hat trick for Florida since he last did it during the 2017 Kelly Cup Playoffs. He finished the 2021 Kelly Cup Playoffs with five goals in five games played. Koper had a quick stint with the Everblades during the 2016-17 season when he recorded eight points (5g-3a) in 13 games before being called up to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League. In his second season with the Everblades in 2019-20, Koper recorded 33 points (10g-23a) in 43 games.  Before joining the Everblades in the 2019-20 season, Koper spent time with six different professional hockey clubs in leagues across four countries, including the United States, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. Koper began his professional career in 2016 playing for the Cincinnati Cyclones. Prior to joining the Cyclones, Koper played at the University of Alberta where he recorded 139 points (51g-88a) in 140 games.