Georgijs Pujacs
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| Georgijs Pujacs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
11 June 1981 Riga, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL2 team Former teams |
Dresdner Eislöwen Atlant Moscow Oblast HC Dinamo Minsk Lada Togliatti Dinamo Riga Sibir Novosibirsk Avangard Omsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft |
264th overall, 1999 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1996–present | ||
Georgijs Pujacs (born 11 June 1981 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Dresdner Eislöwen of the DEL2.
Playing career
[edit]Pujacs was drafted by Boston Bruins as the 264th pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, after a strong performance in 1999 Division 1 European Junior Championships. After being drafted, he played minor league ice hockey in North America for a year but did not reach the NHL. He then returned to Latvia and has mostly played for Latvian teams in the Latvian League and Eastern European Hockey League. In July 2006, Pujacs signed a two-year contract with Khimik Moscow Oblast of Russian Elite League, then joined HC Lada Togliatti on 6 November 2007. On 14 January 2009, Pujacs returned to Latvia and signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL and left on 13 July 2009 to sign with Dinamo Riga's rival HC Sibir Novosibirsk.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Pārdaugava Rīga | LAT | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Rīga | EEHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Dinamo 81 Rīga | LAT | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 50 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000–01 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000–01 | Vilki OP | LAT | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 41 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003–04 | Örebro HK | Allsv | 42 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Vilki OP | LAT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Elmira Jackals | UHL | 71 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 46 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 39 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006–07 | Khimik Mytishchi | RSL | 49 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Khimik–2 Mytishchi | RUS.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Dinamo Minsk | BLR | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 38 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 56 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 49 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 45 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica | SVK | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Prizma Rīga | LAT | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dresdner Eislöwen | GER.2 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Olimp | LAT | 35 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Olimp/Venta 2002 | LAT | 35 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Olimp/Venta 2002 | LAT | 29 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| KHL totals | 393 | 29 | 71 | 100 | 316 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Latvia | EJC C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Latvia | EJC C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | EJC D1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Latvia | WJC B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2007 | Latvia | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |||
| Senior totals | 75 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 101 | |||
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Eurohockey profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-03)
- Georgijs Pujacs at Olympedia
- Georgijs Pujacs at Olympics.com
- Georgijs Pujacs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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- 1981 births
- Anchorage Aces players
- Atlant Moscow Oblast players
- Avangard Omsk players
- Boston Bruins draft picks
- Dinamo Riga players
- Dresdner Eislöwen players
- Elmira Jackals (UHL) players
- HC '05 Banská Bystrica players
- HC Dinamo Minsk players
- HC Lada Togliatti players
- HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
- HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
- HK Liepājas Metalurgs players
- HK Riga 2000 players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Latvian ice hockey defencemen
- Living people
- Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia
- Örebro HK players
- Prizma Riga players
- Rochester Mustangs players
- Ice hockey people from Riga
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- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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