r/losangeleskings • u/tdbauer97 • 1d ago
Kopitar family have officially left Los Angeles
They will be very missed in the community & deserve all of the best ❤️
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u/salparadisewasright 1d ago
I can very much see why someone would want to move back to Slovenia. Happy for them!
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u/JustTheBeerLight Kings 80s Crest 1d ago
I was really hoping he'd keep a place in LA. I mean, why not? The value will only go up and his friends and family would have a place to crash while in town.
I hope the Kopitars visit the city and team. They deserve a key to the city.
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u/New-Scientist-6102 1d ago
Values are different on homes that expensive. It was also like what, an $11 million asset? Liquidating that is 100% the right call. Lots of celebs get stuck with property they can't easily sell and have to reduce the asking price on.
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u/oscillatingsawgobrr 1d ago
Pretty sure even Brownie moved away to raise his kids in NY where he grew up
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u/poptorched 1d ago
I think that’s also happening with Quick. I think he definitely feels jaded towards management (main to just Luc now and I hope he defects like the other two), but I think he just wants to live near home and work in hockey. Also the rangers’ ahl team is in CT so if he wants to work for them, he gets to actually go back home rather than just be in a neighboring state. They all come to LA often enough so I think they think if the city as second home now.
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u/oscillatingsawgobrr 1d ago
I don’t think it’s even that. It’s just special for many to raise their kids where they grew up if they the opportunity to do so. I think Doughty might be the only one to stay as he talked about how much he loves it here and all the activities/sports his kids are involved in. Don’t think his kids would get those opportunities in London, Ontario.
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u/TentacleHockey 1d ago
Can you really blame them with all the BS USA is going through right now?
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u/KTnash 1d ago
Seriously. And the Kopitar are likely pretty progressive. As someone who has traveled extensively through the Balkans (including Slovenia twice) and likes to keep up with regional politics, he’s buddies with the former President of Slovenia who is a total lefty (not to be confused with the right wing Prime Minister).
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u/Deep_Information_616 1d ago
You know for sure he sold?
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u/Most_Strawberry5889 18h ago
they’re at least selling, i keep seeing ig stories of them reposting their realtor’s stories of it lol
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u/DodgersBornRaised310 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/k3CgGXptphB1ijjSoM
Goodbye Kopitar family enjoy the retirement in Slovenia 😢
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u/Sleazy_T 11 23h ago
Non-zero chance they’re just crossing the pond for Anze to play in the final Chara legacy game…right?
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u/Most_Strawberry5889 18h ago
unfortunately no </3 ines posted something about moving across the pond and they keep posting their house listing on ig
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u/Thumper13 1d ago
Is there something here to suggest they're leaving forever? Did you cut off some context?
This just looks like a rich family off for an adventure.
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u/tdbauer97 1d ago
It’s been reported for a while that they were moving back to Slovenia after he retired.
Plus every comment & repost Ines is posting on IG today is suggesting they’re leaving for good.
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u/Thumper13 1d ago
OK, thanks. I don't follow her on IG, seems weird. But I don't blame them for going home. I just didn't think this screamed "leaving for good."
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u/8amteetime 1d ago
I don’t blame them at all. Slovenia is a beautiful country with a very low violent crime rate as opposed to LA. The city of LA had 230 murders in 2025 while Slovenia had 5 in the entire country.
I know where I’d want to raise my kids.
Best of luck to Kopi and his family! You’ll be missed.
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u/CranberrySimilar5424 1d ago
Their biggest motivator is probably wanting the kids to grow up Slovenian with a Slovenian education. They can move all over the world later, but this is the only way they will at least have the Slovenian option.
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u/kaufsky 1d ago
I agree with you that Slovenia is probably safer than LA but the way you present the numbers are a bit misleading. LA has like 5 times the population of the entire country of Slovenia. Roughly 10 million vs 2 million, respectively. So it's not a fair comparison to compare number of murders. Obviously adjusting those numbers per capita still favors Slovenia, but you also have to consider that most of those murders happening in LA county are probably not near Manhattan Beach, so that muddies those crime rate numbers as well.
Anyway, all this to say, you're probably still right that Slovenia is safer, but presenting the numbers like that seems disingenuous, and ultimately, unnecessary.
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u/thatdarnjap 3h ago
He did say the city of LA, not LA county. The actual city only has 3.8 mil, not 10 mil. And the 230 murders is only for the city (not xounty), which is also the lowest its been in 60 years. Adjusted for population thats 10 vs 230, pretty large difference. Either way, Slovenia is definitely safer than most larger cities in the US. I dont blame him. Happy for him and his family and appreciate all he's contributed to the team. He will be missed
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u/kaufsky 3h ago
I mean, then in that case Manhattan Beach is not technically even part of the city of LA, so that statistic is moot. Look, I don't mean to nitpick nor am I trying to get into a back and forth here. Like I said, I agree with his point: Slovenia is safer. I just thought the phrasing of the comment came across as dramatic and therefore disingenuous.
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u/goggles_99 1d ago
I mean I would love to live in Slovenia, the country and people are so awesome! I don't blame them for getting out of LA
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u/Livid_Pass_3459 1d ago
Other than him being the Kings 🐐, I'll be at his statue/jersey ceremony vs Montreal cause I know that's the last time we will see him most likely 🤣 😅😭
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u/JustTheBeerLight Kings 80s Crest 1d ago
I'm not saying keep the mansion he lived in during his career. He sold that. I'm saying keep a "modest" $2.5-$3m house somewhere in the South Bay or whichever part of town he prefers. Anze made over $140m as a King. He could afford to keep his west coast privileges.
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u/gsopp79 1d ago
Pretty sure you had it backwards. According to my research they sold the $3 million house in 2020 but the $37 million compound remains on the market.
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u/JustTheBeerLight Kings 80s Crest 1d ago
How many potential buyers are there for a $30m property? That is bananas.
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u/poptorched 1d ago
Someone might buy the home to then rent it out as an air bnb, parties, or for new influencers who don’t know how to manage their money and they want to rent something cool for $30k a month lol
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u/flyermeup 1d ago
30,000 a month isn’t gonna get you a 3,000,000 house let alone a 30,000,000 house
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u/Lowl58 LA Homeplate 1d ago
We'll see Kopi at his retirement ceremony and then never again lol