Kristiāns Rubīns

Kristiāns Rubīns (born 11 December 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Kristiāns Rubīns
Born (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997
Riga, Latvia
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Marlies (AHL)
VIK Västerås HK
Frederikshavn White Hawks
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

Rubīns played in Latvian and Swedish junior clubs, making his professional debut with VIK Västerås HK in the HockeyAllsvenskan before moving to Canada to play for Medicine Hat Tigers of Western Hockey League (WHL). On August 3, 2018, he left junior hockey by signing a professional contract with inaugural club, the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL, an affiliate to the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]

In the following 2019–20 season, Rubīns having signed an AHL contract extension with the Toronto Marlies remained with the club for the duration of the campaign, posting 2 goals and 14 points in 47 games before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

On 2 April 2020, Rubīns as an undrafted free agent was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]

International play

Rubīns represented Latvia through the junior level. He was selected by Bob Hartley for 2018 world championships roster.[3] He made his WC debut on opening game against Norway.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 VIK Västerås HK J20 31 4 3 7 14 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 10 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2015–16 VIK Västerås HK J20 21 3 8 11 14 — — — — —
2015–16 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 49 3 21 24 14 11 0 7 7 8
2017–18 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 60 7 20 27 36 6 1 3 4 2
2018–19 Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 56 2 16 18 28 17 1 2 3 23
2018–19 Toronto Marlies AHL 15 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Toronto Marlies AHL 47 2 12 14 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 21 2 3 5 2 — — — — —
AHL totals 62 2 15 17 10 1 0 0 0 0

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Latvia WJC18-D1 11th 5 0 0 0 25
2015 Latvia WJC18 9th 6 0 2 2 2
2015 Latvia WJC-D1 13th 5 0 4 4 2
2016 Latvia WJC-D1 11th 5 0 1 1 0
2017 Latvia WJC 10th 6 0 0 0 2
2018 Latvia WC 8th 8 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 27 0 7 7 31
Senior totals 8 1 1 2 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
ECHL
Kelly Cup (Newfoundland Growlers) 2019 [5]

References
  1. "Growlers sign rookie defenseman Rubins". ECHL. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. "Maple Leafs sign Filip Kral and Kristians Rubins". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. DELFI sports (2 May 2018). "Paziņots Latvijas hokeja izlases kaujas sastāvs pasaules čempionātam" (in Latvian). delfi.lv. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. iihf (5 May 2018). "Team LAT match stats". iihf. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. "Kelly Cup win is like 'a dream' for Newfoundland Growlers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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