Guntis Galviņš (born January 25, 1986) is a Latvian former professional ice-hockey defenceman, who played in the European leagues.
| Guntis Galviņš | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Guntis Galviņš at IIHF WC 2009 | |||
| Born |
January 25, 1986 Talsi, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HK Riga 2000 HC Vsetin Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Dinamo Riga HC Ugra AIK IF HC Bolzano HK Kurbads HC Oceláři Třinec HC Vítkovice | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2022 | ||
Galviņš made a return to Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on July 8, 2015, signing a one-year contract as a free agent after a stint with Italian club, HCB South Tyrol in the then EBEL, the top tier league in Austria.[1] Galviņš has played for the Latvian national team.
Galviņš retired from professional hockey after 20 seasons, ending his career with HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga on completion of the 2021–22 season.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | HK Prizma Rīga | EEHL B | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Prizma Rīga | LAT | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006–07 | Vsetínská hokejová | ELH | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | EBEL | 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 47 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 53 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 44 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 54 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 45 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Yugra | KHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | AIK | SHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 59 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 51 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 37 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Kurbads | LAT | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 47 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 400 | 32 | 105 | 137 | 214 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | ||||
| ELH totals | 215 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | OG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 68 | |||
| Senior totals | 89 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 38 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Galvins completes the defense of HCB" (in German). HCB South Tyrol. September 5, 2014. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ ""I didn't want to be the one who didn't know what to do." Guntis Galviņš on the end of the professional career and the transition to everyday life" (in Latvian). sports.tvnet.lv. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Guntis Galviņš at Olympedia
- Guntis Galviņš at Olympics.com
- Guntis Galviņš at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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