Ainārs Podziņš (Russian: Айнарс Гинтович Подзиньш; born 16 March 1992, in Jūrmala, Latvia) is a Latvian and Russian[1] ice hockey forward, currently playing for HC Kramatorsk of the UHL.
Ainārs Podziņš | |||
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Born |
Jūrmala, Latvia | 16 March 1992||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing/center | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
UHL team Former teams |
HC Kramatorsk PHC Krylya Sovetov Dinamo Riga Vityaz Chekhov Metallurg Novokuznetsk Edinburgh Capitals CBR Brave LHC Les Lions HK Almaty HC Donbass | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
Playing career | 2009–present |
For a longer period of time Podziņš, a native of Latvia, carried a Russian passport and even played for the Russian U17 national team. However, in the summer of 2010, after joining Dinamo Riga, Podziņš managed to regain his Latvian citizenship.[2]
In December 2017, Podziņš signed for the Edinburgh Capitals of the UK EIHL. He has since had spells in Australia, France, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
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 | ||
2008–09 | PHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS–2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | PHC Krylya Sovetov 2 | RUS–2 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | PHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS–3 | 53 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | HK Riga | MHL | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 38 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | HK Riga | MHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | HK Juniors | LHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | HK Riga | MHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Metalurgs Liepaja | BXL | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Vityaz Chekhov | KHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Russkie Vityazi Chekhov | MHL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Vityaz Podolsk | KHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Titan Klin | VHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | HC Kuban | VHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | HK Martin | SVK1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | VHL | 44 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | EHC Bayreuth | DEL2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | EC Kitzbühel | AlpsHL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Iisalmen Peli-Karhut | Mestis | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | VHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Edinburgh Capitals | EIHL | 32 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018 | CBR Brave | AIHL | 17 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | LHC Les Lions | Ligue Magnus | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HC Almaty | KAZ | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | HC Donbass | UHL | 30 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | HC Donbass | UHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HC Kramatorsk | UHL | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
KHL totals | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ Айнарс Подзиньш: «Еду в российскую молодежку, но по-прежнему хочу выступать за сборную Латвии»
- ^ Armands Puče (19 July 2010). ""Dinamo" karstās vasaras īpatnības". sportaavize.lv. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ainārs Podziņš profile and statistics at KHL.ru
- Global-sport profile Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Ainārs's blog on allhockey.ru