Agris Saviels

Agris Saviels (born January 15, 1982) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for HK Mogo of the Latvian Hockey League (LAT).

Agris Saviels
Born (1982-01-15) January 15, 1982
Jūrmala, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
LAT team
Former teams		 HK Mogo
HK Rīga 2000
Hershey Bears
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
MsHK Žilina
Herning Blue Fox
Odense Bulldogs
Dinamo Riga
Metallurg Zhlobin
HC Valpellice
HC Sterzing-Vipiteno
HC Kompanion-Naftogaz
HK Kurbads
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft 63rd overall, 2000
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2001–present

Playing career

Saviels was drafted 63rd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. Prior to be drafted, Saviels played in his native country Latvia with HK Lido Nafta Rīga before traveling to North America to play Junior with the Notre Dame Hounds and then the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.

Saviels was signed by the Colorado Avalanche on July 23, 2002, but never played a game with the team, playing with their affiliate the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

Since the 2005–06 season, Saviels has played in Europe in the Belarus, Russian, Slovak, Latvian and Danish leagues.

In the 2008–09 season, Saviels signed a one-year contract and started with Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga, but was soon sent down to the farm club, HK Riga 2000 of the Belarusian Extraleague. In January 2009, Saviels then transferred to fellow Belarusian team Metallurg Zhlobin and re-signed to an additional year to continue playing in the 2009–10 season.

On September 1, 2010, Saviels left for Italy and signed a one-year contract as a free agent with Valpellice in the Serie A.[1] During the following season, Saviels returned for a second stint in Italy to end the 2011–12 season with HC Broncos Sterzing-Vipiteno.

On July 28, 2012, it was announced that Saviels had signed for his first venture into Ukraine with HC Kompanion-Naftogaz of the Professional Hockey League.[2] In 28 games, Saviels registered only 3 assists from the Blueline.

On August 12, 2013, due to a pay dispute between players and Kompanion, Saviels returned to Latvia and signed a contract with HK Kurbads of the LHL.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 HK Lido Nafta Rīga LAT 15 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
1997–98 HK Lido Nafta Rīga LAT 40 7 21 28 30 — — — — —
1997–98 HK Rīga 2000 EEL 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1998–99 Notre Dame Hounds SAHA 18 6 9 15 25 — — — — —
1998–99 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 30 6 13 19 ?? — — — — —
1999–00 Owen Sound Platers OHL 65 7 25 32 56 — — — — —
2000–01 Owen Sound Attack OHL 68 14 37 51 46 5 0 1 1 2
2000–01 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Owen Sound Attack OHL 60 5 27 32 37 — — — — —
2002–03 Hershey Bears AHL 43 0 3 3 33 3 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Reading Royals ECHL 8 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 67 2 5 7 39 — — — — —
2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 47 0 5 5 41 — — — — —
2005–06 HK Rīga 2000 BEL 17 2 1 3 12 — — — — —
2005–06 Torpedo-2 Nizhny-Novgorod RUS-3 7 1 3 4 20 — — — — —
2005–06 Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod RUS-2 21 1 1 2 18 — — — — —
2006–07 MsHK Žilina SVK 52 3 5 8 36 — — — — —
2007–08 HK Rīga 2000 LAT 3 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2007–08 Herning Blue Fox DEN 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Odense Bulldogs DEN 37 3 5 8 26 11 2 3 5 14
2008–09 Dinamo Riga KHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2008–09 HK Rīga 2000 BEL 26 1 4 5 26 — — — — —
2008–09 Metallurg Zhlobin BEL 17 2 4 6 6 — — — — —
2009–10 Metallurg Zhlobin BEL 42 3 9 12 26 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Valpellice ITL 36 6 18 24 20 3 0 0 0 0
2011–12 HC Most CZE.1 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2011–12 HK SMS Credit LAT 5 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2011–12 HC Sterzing-Vipiteno ITL 28 2 7 9 30 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Kompanion-Naftogaz PHL 28 0 3 3 37 — — — — —
2013–14 HK Kurbads LAT 21 2 4 6 12 — — — — —
2013–14 Rødovre Mighty Bulls DEN 8 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 2 2
2014–15 HK Mogo LAT 28 2 11 13 4 10 0 4 4 0
2015–16 HK Mogo LAT 28 2 18 20 6 8 0 4 4 4
2016–17 HK Mogo LAT 27 4 13 17 6 12 1 1 2 8
2017–18 HK Mogo LAT 25 3 8 11 8 5 1 1 2 6
2018–19 HK Mogo LAT 27 1 7 8 0 9 0 2 2 4
2019–20 HK Mogo LAT 22 2 4 6 8 — — — — —
AHL totals 158 2 13 15 113 3 0 0 0 0

International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Latvia WJC-D1 6 1 1 2 6
2000 Latvia WJC18-D1 5 2 1 3 6
2000 Latvia WJC-D1 5 0 1 1 8
2004 Latvia WC 7 0 0 0 0
2005 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 2
2006 Latvia OG 5 0 0 0 8
2006 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 10
2007 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 2
2008 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 4
2013 Latvia WC 5 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 16 3 3 6 20
Senior totals 41 2 0 2 28

References
  1. "Saviels will go to Italy". icebox.lv (in Latvian). 2010-09-01. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  2. "Naftogaz stronger" (in Russian). HC Kompanion-Naftogaz. 2012-07-28. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  3. "Saviels will start season with Kurbads". apollo.lv (in Latvian). 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
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