Ainārs Podziņš

Ainārs Podziņš
Born (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992
Jūrmala, Latvia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing/center
Shoots Right
EIHL team
Former teams		 Edinburgh Capitals
PHC Krylya Sovetov
Dinamo Riga
Vityaz Chekhov
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2009–present

Ainārs Podziņš (Russian: Айнарс Гинтович Подзиньш, born 16 March 1992 in Jūrmala, Latvia) is a Latvian and Russian[1] ice hockey forward, currently playing for Lyon Hockey Club of the Ligue Magnus.

For a longer period of time Podziņš, a native of Latvia, carried a Russian passport and even played for the Russian U17 national team. However, in the summer of 2010, after joining Dinamo Riga, Podziņš managed to regain his Latvian citizenship.[2]

In December 2017, Podziņš signed for the Edinburgh Capitals of the UK EIHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 PHC Krylya Sovetov RUS–2 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2008–09 PHC Krylya Sovetov 2 RUS–2 39 3 5 8 12 — — — — —
2009–10 PHC Krylya Sovetov RUS–3 53 13 11 24 38 — — — — —
2010–11 Dinamo Riga KHL 19 1 0 1 6 11 0 1 1 6
2010–11 HK Riga MHL 17 2 6 8 16 — — — — —
2011–12 Dinamo Riga KHL 38 4 0 4 21 4 0 0 0 2
2011–12 HK Riga MHL 7 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
2011–12 HK Juniors LHL — — — — — 5 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 19 1 0 1 6 11 0 1 1 6

References

  1. ↑ Айнарс Подзиньш: «Еду в российскую молодежку, но по-прежнему хочу выступать за сборную Латвии»
  2. ↑ Armands Puče (2010-07-19). ""Dinamo" karstās vasaras īpatnības". sportaavize.lv. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-08-14.


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