Raitis Ivanāns (born January 3, 1979) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and was known primarily as an enforcer.
| Raitis Ivanāns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 3, 1979 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames Dinamo Riga | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2013 | ||
Playing career
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In 1997, Ivanāns came over to North America and played for the Flint Generals. In 2005, he made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens, accumulating 9 penalty minutes in 4 games. He got into a fight in his second game, against the Ottawa Senators, with Zdeno Chára, and sustained a broken orbital bone due to a late punch after he was down.[1][2]
On July 13, 2006, he signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings. Ivanāns scored his first NHL goal against Marty Turco the Dallas Stars on October 12, 2006. On March 18, 2007, he signed a one-year, one-way deal with the Los Angeles Kings.
On January 29, 2008, Ivanāns signed a two-year contract extension with the Kings.[3] In each of his four consecutive seasons in Los Angeles, Ivanāns led the team in penalty minutes.
On July 1, 2010, Raitis signed a two-year deal as a free agent with the Calgary Flames,[4] and made his Flames debut on October 7, 2010 in the 2010-11 season opening against Edmonton Oilers; however he suffered a debilitating concussion during a third period fight with Oilers' heavyweight Steve MacIntyre.[5]
On October 20, 2011, Ivanāns was sent to the Abbotsford Heat by Calgary,[6] where he scored his first goal of the season on November 11 against the Texas Stars.
On May 22, 2012, Ivanans signed a two-year deal with Dinamo Rīga of the Kontinental Hockey League. During the 2012-13 season, he failed to establish a lasting role in 39 games with Riga, and was released prior to the second year of his contract.[citation needed]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | EEHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | LVA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Aurora Tigers | MetJHL | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Flint Generals | UHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Macon Whoopee | CHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | New Haven Knights | UHL | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 270 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 50 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 54 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 166 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 75 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 282 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 569 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Latvia | WJC B | 15th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup | 2004 | |
References
edit- ^ "Canadiens get Downey on waivers". sportingnews.com. 2006-01-23. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ "Showdown in the Nation's Capital". habsworld.com. 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ "One enforcer traded, two others re-signed". foxsports.com. 2008-01-30. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Flames add two more". Calgary Flames. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Oilers expect tougher time". Edmonton Sun. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ "Flames send tough guy Ivanans to AHL". TSN. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Yahoo! Sports profile of Raitis Ivanāns