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Armands Bērziņš (born 27 December 1983) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HK Prizma Riga of the Optibet Hockey League. He played for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League and HPK of the Finnish SM-liiga.[1] He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 155th overall. Internationally Bērziņš has played for the Latvian national team at multiple tournaments, including the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Armands Bērziņš | |||
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Born |
Riga, Soviet Union | 27 December 1983||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
LHHL team Former teams |
HK Prizma Riga HPK Dinamo Riga Yunost Minsk | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
NHL draft |
115th overall, 2002 Minnesota Wild | ||
Playing career | 1999–present |
International
editHe was named to the Latvia men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1999–2000 | Juniors Essamika Rīga | EEHL B | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | LB Prizma Rīga | LAT | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | LB Prizma Rīga | LAT | 21 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000–01 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000–01 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2001–02 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 63 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2002–03 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 59 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 67 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 57 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 48 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Vsetínská hokejová | ELH | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 23 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||
2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
2007–08 | HK Jestřábi Prostějov | CZE.2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | HK Ardo Nitra | SVK | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 44 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | HK Dinamo/Juniors | BLR | 25 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | HPK | SM-l | 55 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 43 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Kompanion Kyiv | UKR | 27 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Beibarys Atyrau | KAZ | 43 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | ITA | 37 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
2015–16 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 48 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Gothiques d'Amiens | FRA | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Füchse Duisburg | DEU.3 | 41 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
2018–19 | HK Prizma Rīga | LAT | 32 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | HK Prizma/IHS | LAT | 35 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HK Prizma/IHS | LAT | 35 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | HK Prizma/IHS | LAT | 33 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | HK Liepāja | LAT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
LAT totals | 205 | 62 | 94 | 156 | 207 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33 | ||||
BLR totals | 112 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 140 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
KHL totals | 114 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 128 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- LAT totals do not include stats from the 2006–07 playoffs.
International
editYear | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2000 | Latvia | WJC18 B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2001 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2001 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
2002 | Latvia | WJC D2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | |
2003 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | |
2005 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2007 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2010 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2011 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2012 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
2013 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
2013 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | |
2014 | Latvia | OG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 24 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | |||
Senior totals | 68 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 83 |
References
edit- ^ "Berzins signs one-year contract with HPK". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Armands Bērziņš at Olympedia (archive)
- Armands Bērziņš at Olympics.com
- Armands Bērziņš at Olympic.org (archived)
- Armands Bērziņš at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)