Georgijs Pujacs
Georgijs Pujacs (born June 11, 1981 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Dresdner Eislöwen of the DEL2.
| Georgijs Pujacs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 11, 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 | ||
Playing career
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
Club statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | HK Pārdaugava Rīga | LAT | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Riga | EEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 50 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Vilki OP | LAT | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Liepājas Metalurgs | EEL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Liepājas Metalurgs | EEL | 41 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Liepājas Metalurgs | EEL | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | ?? | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Liepājas Metalurgs | EEL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Örebro HK | Allsvenskan | 42 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 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 | LAT | ?? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BEL | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Khimik Mytischy | RSL | 49 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dinamo Minsk | BEL | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008–09 | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 38 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Riga | 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 Riga | KHL | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL Totals | 320 | 25 | 63 | 88 | 276 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Latvia | Europe Junior Championship Div. 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000 | Latvia | World Junior Championship Div. B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | Latvia | Olympic Games | 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 | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | Latvia | Olympic Games | 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 | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Latvia | Olympic Games | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| WCh Totals | 52 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 81 | ||
| Olympic Totals | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
External links
- Eurohockey profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-03)
- Georgijs Pujacs career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Georgijs Pujacs career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Georgijs Pujacs at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Georgijs Pujacs at the International Olympic Committee
- Georgijs Pujacs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
