Armands Bērziņš

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Armands Bērziņš
Armands Berzins 2008.jpg
Born (1983-12-27) 27 December 1983 (age 38)
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

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.

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
1999–2000 Juniors Essamika Rīga EEHL B 9 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
1999–2000 LB Prizma Rīga LAT 11 3 7 10 0 — — — — —
2000–01 LB Prizma Rīga LAT 21 9 11 20 — — — — —
2000–01 HK Rīga 2000 LAT 4 0 0 0 — — — — —
2000–01 HK Rīga 2000 EEHL 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 3 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 57 1 10 11 26 — — — — —
2005–06 HK Rīga 2000 BLR 48 10 8 18 46 4 0 0 0 4
2006–07 Vsetínská hokejová ELH 35 5 3 8 76 — — — — —
2006–07 HK Rīga 2000 LAT 23 9 12 21 26 5 6 11
2007–08 HK Rīga 2000 LAT 11 3 3 6 41 3 0 1 1 27
2007–08 HK Jestřábi Prostějov CZE.2 11 1 5 6 14 — — — — —
2007–08 HK Ardo Nitra SVK 16 1 4 5 14 — — — — —
2008–09 Dinamo Rīga KHL 44 5 9 14 79 3 0 0 0 2
2009–10 HK Dinamo/Juniors BLR 25 4 9 13 24 — — — — —
2009–10 Dinamo Rīga 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
2011–12 Yunost Minsk BLR 43 8 27 35 70 5 1 1 2 4
2012–13 Kompanion Kiev UKR 27 8 8 16 26 10 1 3 4 2
2013–14 Beibarys Atyrau KAZ 43 6 18 24 61 15 1 5 6 6
2014–15 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITA 37 7 17 24 61 10 2 1 3 6
2015–16 Dinamo Rīga KHL 48 0 5 5 27 — — — — —
Gothiques d'Amiens FRA 14 2 5 7 10 5 1 0 1 0
2017–18 Füchse Duisburg DEU.3 41 11 28 39 57 2 0 2 2 12
HK Prizma Rīga LAT 32 7 13 20 68 3 0 0 0 0
HK Prizma/IHS LAT 35 9 25 34 26 — — — — —
LAT totals 137 40 71 111 161 6 0 1 1 27
BLR totals 112 22 44 66 140 9 1 1 2 8
KHL totals 114 6 15 21 128 5 0 0 0 4
  • LAT totals do not include stats from the 2006–07 playoffs.

International[]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Latvia WJC18 B 5 0 0 0 2
2001 Latvia WJC D1 5 1 2 3 2
2001 Latvia WJC18 D1 5 1 3 4 2
2002 Latvia WJC D2 4 5 3 8 20
2003 Latvia WJC D1 5 3 2 5 24
2005 Latvia OGQ 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
2012 Latvia WC 6 1 1 2 14
2013 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 6
2013 Latvia WC 7 1 0 1 27
2014 Latvia OG 2 0 0 0 0
2014 Latvia WC 6 0 1 1 0
2015 Latvia WC 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 24 10 10 20 50
Senior totals 68 4 9 13 83

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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