Armands Bērziņš
Armands Bērziņš (born 27 December 1983) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HK Prizma Riga of the Optibet Hockey League. He played for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League and HPK of the Finnish SM-liiga.[1] He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 155th overall. Internationally Bērziņš has played for the Latvian national team at multiple tournaments, including the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics.
| Armands Bērziņš | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
27 December 1983 Riga, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| LHHL team Former teams |
HK Prizma Riga HPK Dinamo Riga Yunost Minsk | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL Draft |
115th overall, 2002 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 1999–present | ||
International
He was named to the Latvia men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Essamika/Juniors | EEL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Prizma '83 Rīga | LHL | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Prizma '83 Rīga | LHL | 21 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000–01 | HK Rīga 2000 | LHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000–01 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 63 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 59 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 67 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 57 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 48 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Vsetín | CZE | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Rīga 2000 | LHL | 23 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Ardo Nitra | SVK | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 44 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo-Juniors Riga | BLR | 25 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | HPK | SM-l | 55 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| KHL totals | 66 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Latvia | WJC18-B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | Latvia | WJC18-D1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2001 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | Latvia | WJC-D2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 2003 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 2005 | Latvia | OQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Junior int'l totals | 24 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 36 | ||
References
- "Berzins signs one-year contract with HPK". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Armands Bērziņš at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
- Armands Berzins at the International Olympic Committee
- Armands Bērziņš at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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