Ainārs Podziņš
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.
| Ainārs Podziņš | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 (2010-07-19). ""Dinamo" karstās vasaras īpatnības". sportaavize.lv. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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
- Ainārs's blog on allhockey.ru
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