Ainārs Podziņš

Ainārs Podziņš
Ainārs Podziņš
Born	16 March 1992 (age 32); Jūrmala, Latvia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Left wing/center
Shoots	Right
UHL team; Former teams	HC Kramatorsk; PHC Krylya Sovetov; Dinamo Riga; Vityaz Chekhov; Metallurg Novokuznetsk; Edinburgh Capitals; CBR Brave; LHC Les Lions; HK Almaty; HC Donbass
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 HC Kramatorsk of the UHL.

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. He has since had spells in Australia, France, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

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
2012–13	HK Riga	MHL	5	0	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Metalurgs Liepaja	BXL	22	6	6	12	2	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Vityaz Chekhov	KHL	13	1	3	4	4	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Russkie Vityazi Chekhov	MHL	8	3	3	6	0	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Vityaz Podolsk	KHL	11	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Titan Klin	VHL	12	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Kuban	VHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HK Martin	SVK1	14	3	5	8	2	3	0	0	0	2
2015–16	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	VHL	44	4	7	11	38	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	EHC Bayreuth	DEL2	4	1	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	EC Kitzbühel	AlpsHL	12	7	5	12	2	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Iisalmen Peli-Karhut	Mestis	7	5	2	7	25	8	3	4	7	4
2017–18	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	VHL	13	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Edinburgh Capitals	EIHL	32	12	8	20	18	—	—	—	—	—
2018	CBR Brave	AIHL	17	16	19	35	22	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	LHC Les Lions	Ligue Magnus	15	1	4	5	14	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC Almaty	KAZ	7	0	3	3	14	1	0	0	0	0
2019–20	HC Donbass	UHL	30	18	16	34	18	2	0	0	0	2
2020–21	HC Donbass	UHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Kramatorsk	UHL	26	5	8	13	36	3	2	0	2	4
KHL totals			19	1	0	1	6	11	0	1	1	6

References

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

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Ainārs Podziņš profile and statistics at KHL.ru
Global-sport profile Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Ainārs's blog on allhockey.ru

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[1] Айнарс Подзиньш: «Еду в российскую молодежку, но по-прежнему хочу выступать за сборную Латвии»

[2] Armands Puče (19 July 2010). ""Dinamo" karstās vasaras īpatnības". sportaavize.lv. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.

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