Vitalijs Pavlovs

Vitālijs Pavlovs (born June 17, 1989) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Vitālijs Pavlovs
Born (1989-06-17) June 17, 1989
Riga, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing/Centre
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Dinamo Riga
Colorado Eagles
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career

Pavlovs signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga on August 9, 2012[1] and made his debut on December 5, 2012, in a loss to Yugra.[2] Pavlovs started the 2012–13 season with Jokipojat in Mestis,[3] he had 6 goals and 8 assists in 19 games which is good for 3rd place in points inside the team.[4]

Pavlovs was sanctioned by the International Olympics Committee for failing an anti-doping test in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He tested positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant found in certain food supplements.[5][6]

On October 1, 2014, Pavlovs left Dinamo as a free agent to sign his first North American contract on a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL.[7]

References
  1. "DINAMO paraksta līgumus ar Skvorcovu un Pavlovu". dinamoriga.lv. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  2. "KHL player profile". khl.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. "Eliteprospect player profile". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  4. "KHL player profile". khl.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  5. "Two athletes expelled for doping". ESPN. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. "Sochi 2014: Ukraine's Marina Lisogor fails drugs test". BBC Sport. 22 February 2014.
  7. "Eagles ink former KHL forward Pavlovs". Colorado Eagles. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
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