List of Latvians in the NHL

This is a list of Latvian ice hockey players who have played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Apart from the players listed below, there have been several NHL players of Latvian descent. Harold Snepsts, Mike Knuble as well as Aris Brimanis and Jarrod Skalde are among such examples.

Players

This is a list of players drafted in the NHL Amateur and Entry Draft. In 1975 Viktor Khatulev became the first Latvian and also the first Soviet hockey player to be drafted.

Name Position Draft
Year		 Club Round No.
Rodrigo Ābols F 2016 Vancouver Canucks 7 184
Mārtiņš Dzierkals F 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 68
Kārlis Čukste D 2015 San Jose Sharks 5 130
Rūdolfs Balcers F 2015 San Jose Sharks 5 142
Elvis Merzļikins G 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 76
Edgars Kulda F 2014 Arizona Coyotes 7 193
Kristers Gudļevskis G 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 124
Zemgus Girgensons F 2012 Buffalo Sabres 1 14
Teodors Bļugers F 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 52
Kristiāns Pelšs F 2010 Edmonton Oilers 7 181
Kaspars Daugaviņš F 2006 Ottawa Senators 3 91
Artūrs Kulda D 2006 Atlanta Thrashers 7 200
Oskars Bārtulis D 2005 Philadelphia Flyers 3 91
Mārtiņš Karsums F 2004 Boston Bruins 2 64
Raimonds Daņiličs F 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 255
Lauris Dārziņš F 2003 Nashville Predators 9 268
Jēkabs Rēdlihs D 2002 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 119
Krišjānis Rēdlihs D 2002 New Jersey Devils 5 154
Armands Bērziņš F 2002 Minnesota Wild 5 155
Juris Štāls F 2001 New York Rangers 9 269
Agris Saviels D 2000 Colorado Avalanche 2 63
Jānis Sprukts F 2000 Florida Panthers 8 234
Kaspars Astašenko D 1999 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 127
Georgijs Pujacs D 1999 Boston Bruins 9 264
Kārlis Skrastiņš D 1998 Nashville Predators 8 230
Aleksandrs Andrejevs D 1997 Phoenix Coyotes 8 207
Aleksandrs Kerčs F 1993 Edmonton Oilers 3 60
Harijs Vītoliņš F 1993 Winnipeg Jets 9 228
Sergejs Žoltoks F 1992 Boston Bruins 3 55
Grigorijs Panteļejevs F 1992 Boston Bruins 6 136
Viktors Ignatjevs D 1992 San Jose Sharks 11 243
Sandis Ozoliņš D 1991 San Jose Sharks 2 30
Artūrs Irbe G 1989 Minnesota North Stars 10 196
Helmuts Balderis F 1989 Minnesota North Stars 12 238
Harijs Vītoliņš F 1988 Montreal Canadiens 9 228
Viktors Hatuļevs F 1975 Philadelphia Flyers 9 160

Red players did not play in the NHL.

There were 2 undrafted Latvian NHL players - Herberts Vasiļjevs and Pēteris Skudra.

Statistics

Sandis Ozoliņš is the record-holder in all categories, while Kārlis Skrastiņš owns the NHL record for most consecutive games by a defenceman.

Regular season

Scoring

Name Position GP G A P PM
Sandis Ozoliņš D 875 167 397 564 638
Sergejs Žoltoks F 588 111 147 258 166
Kārlis Skrastiņš D 832 32 104 136 375
Zemgus Girgensons F 226 31 43 74 63
Raitis Ivanāns F 282 12 6 18 569
Herberts Vasiļjevs F 51 8 7 15 22
Kaspars Daugaviņš F 91 6 9 15 21
Grigorijs Panteļejevs F 54 8 6 14 12
Ronalds Ķēniņš F 38 4 8 12 14
Helmuts Balderis F 26 3 6 9 2
Oskars Bārtulis D 66 1 8 9 32
Mārtiņš Karsums F 24 1 5 6 6
Jānis Sprukts F 14 1 2 3 2
Kaspars Astašenko D 23 1 2 3 8
Artūrs Kulda D 15 0 2 2 8
Viktors Ignatjevs D 11 0 1 1 6
Harijs Vītoliņš F 8 0 0 0 4
Aleksandrs Kerčs F 5 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Name GP Mins A PM GA GAA W L T SO Saves Save%
Artūrs Irbe 568 32 066 9 90 1 513 2.83 218 236 79 33 14 092 0.899
Pēteris Skudra 147 7 162 2 6 326 2.22 51 47 20 6 2 935 0.9
Kristers Gudļevskis 2 120 0 0 3 1.50 1 0 1 0 70 0.957

The green players are those who have played at least one NHL game in 2016/2017 season.

Pos - the player's position; GP - played games; G - goals A - assists; P - points; PM - penalty minutes; Mins - game time; GA - Goals Against; GAA - Goals against average; W - L - T - Victory - Loss - Draw; SO - shutouts; Saves - repel shots?; Save% - repel shots percentage

Play-offs

Scoring

Name Pos GP G A P PM
Sandis Ozoliņš D 137 23 67 90 131
Sergejs Žoltoks F 45 4 14 18 0
Kārlis Skrastiņš D 20 0 3 3 12
Ronalds Ķēniņš F 5 1 1 2 4
Oskars Bārtulis D 7 0 0 0 4
Kaspars Daugaviņš F 7 0 0 0 2
Viktors Ignatjevs D 1 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Name GP Mins GA GAA W L SO Saves Save Pct.
Artūrs Irbe 51 2 981 142 2.86 23 27 0 1 439 0.901
Pēteris Skudra 3 116 6 2 0 1 0 51 0.895
Kristers Gudļevskis 2 40 2 3.02 0 1 0 18 0.9

The green players are those who have played at least one NHL game in 2015/2016 season.

Pos - the player's position; GP - played games; G - goals A - assists; P - points; PM - penalty minutes; Mins - game time; GA - Goals Against; GAA - Goals against average; W - L - T - Victory - Loss - Draw; SO - shutouts; Saves - repel shots?; Save% - repel shots percentage

See also

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