Kristofers Bindulis

Kristofers "Kris" Bindulis (born September 17, 1995) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing for Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Kristofers Bindulis
Born (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995
Riga, Latvia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Krefeld Pinguine
Hershey Bears
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Bindulis first played two seasons in his native Latvia from 2011 to 2013 before opting to further develop his game in the United States. He first played in the North American Hockey League with the Soo Eagles in 2013–14 before splitting the following year between the Eagles and the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League.

In the 2016–17 season, he was recruited to play collegiate hockey with Lake Superior State University of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. As a freshman he contributed with 1 goal and 12 points in 28 games before opting to conclude his collegiate career in signing a three-year entry level contract with the Washington Capitals on March 8, 2017.[1]

Bindulis split the tenure of his entry-level contract between the Capitals' affiliate's the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. At the conclusion of his three-year deal, Bindulis left North America as a restricted free agent from the Capitals and signed a one-year contract with German club, Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL, on 5 August 2020.[2]

International play

Bindulis played in two junior tournament with the Latvian national junior team at the 2013 World Under-18 Championships and the Division I 2015 World Junior Championships.

He was later selected and made his senior debut for Latvia at the 2017 IIHF World Championship, appearing in 5 games.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 SK Riga 17 LHL 35 2 11 13 16 3 0 0 0 0
2012–13 HK Juniors Riga LHL 17 2 6 8 20 — — — — —
2012–13 HK Juniors Riga MHL-B 34 4 6 10 62 3 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Soo Eagles NAHL 52 0 11 11 64 — — — — —
2014–15 Soo Eagles NAHL 28 1 5 6 29 — — — — —
2014–15 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 30 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Aston Rebels NAHL 57 10 36 46 75 8 3 2 5 4
2016–17 Lake Superior State University WCHA 28 1 11 12 20 — — — — —
2017–18 Hershey Bears AHL 12 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2017–18 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 34 4 11 15 10 — — — — —
2018–19 Hershey Bears AHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2019–20 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 50 6 17 23 20 — — — — —
AHL totals 16 0 1 1 8 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Latvia WJC18 10th 6 0 0 0 6
2015 Latvia WJC-D1 15th 5 0 0 0 27
2017 Latvia WC 10th 5 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 11 0 0 0 33
Senior totals 5 0 0 0 0

References
  1. "Capitals sign Kris Bindulis and Hampus Gustafsson". Washington Capitals. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. "Kristofers Bindulis signs with Krefeld" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.


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