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Latvia Teodors Blugers
#53 Vancouver Canucks / NHL - 25/26
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
2-time US 18U Nationals Tier I Champion 2
Date of Birth
Aug 15, 1994
Position
C
Age
31
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Riga, LAT
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Latvia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
BHS
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$1,800,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 2 #52 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Valentins Blugers
Brother: Roberts Blugers

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Teodors Blugers Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA 16U AAA 53* 20* 40* 60* 84* -* |
2010-11 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 54* 24* 42* 66* 32* -* |
Latvia U17 (all) International-Jr 5* 2* 5* 7* 8* -* |
Latvia U18 WJC-18 D1 4* 4* 1* 5* 0* 4* |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 5* 4* 1* 5* 2* -* |
2011-12 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 51* 24* 64* 88* 63* -* |
Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep HPHL 18U 6* 3* 5* 8* 10* -* |
Latvia U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 2* 4* 6* -6* |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 8* 4* 3* 7* 6* -* |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* -5* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* |
2012-13 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) NCAA 37* 6* 13* 19* 40* -2* |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 8* -8* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 1* 2* 3* 10* -* |
2013-14 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) NCAA 40* 4* 22* 26* 55* 2* |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 3* 0* 1* 1* 8* -4* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 3* 3* 10* -* |
2014-15 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) NCAA 37* 10* 18* 28* 26* 9* |
2015-16 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) “A” NCAA 41* 11* 24* 35* 29* 10* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 10* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 4 0
2016-17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 54* 7* 24* 31* 20* 24* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -1
Latvia WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 6* -1* |
Latvia (all) International 7* 1* 0* 1* 6* -1* |
2017-18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70* 21* 24* 45* 43* 16* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 4 -1
Latvia WC 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* |
Latvia (all) International 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 28* 6* 4* 10* 15* 7* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins “A” AHL 45* 21* 18* 39* 18* 20* |
Latvia WC 7* 1* 3* 4* 6* -5* |
Latvia (all) International 8* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69* 9* 13* 22* 25* 2* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -1
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43* 7* 15* 22* 16* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -2
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 65* 9* 19* 28* 10* 12* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 0
Latvia “C” OGQ 3* 2* 2* 4* 2* 2* |
Latvia (all) International 3* 2* 2* 4* 2* 2* |
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45* 2* 8* 10* 16* -7* |
Vegas Golden Knights NHL 18* 2* 4* 6* 14* -2* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 1
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 68* 6* 22* 28* 31* 4* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 6 -3
2024-25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82* 8* 18* 26* 39* -7* |
2025-26 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
Projected NHL 47* 24* 0* 24* 0* 0* |
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Teodors Blugers Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Latvia U17 EYOF 3* 0* 2* 2* 8* -4* |

Teodors Blugers Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 53* 20* 40* 60* 1.13* 84* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 4 179* 49* 66* 115* 0.64* 83* 58* | 3 18 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.22 * 10 * -2 *
EYOF 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 8* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 18U 1 6* 3* 5* 8* 1.33* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 23* 5* 7* 12* 0.52* 14* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 40* 12* 18* 30* 0.75* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 155* 31* 77* 108* 0.70* 150* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 420* 50* 103* 153* 0.36* 166* 19* | 6 37 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.16 * 10 * -5 *
OGQ 1 3* 2* 2* 4* 1.33* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 2 105* 48* 106* 154* 1.47* 95* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 19* 3* 5* 8* 0.42* 12* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 6* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1 1 4* 4* 1* 5* 1.25* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 2* 3* 5* 0.42* 10* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1A 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 8* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Teodors Blugers Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/26/2024
06/26/2024 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Vegas Golden Knights Vancouver Canucks
03/02/2023
03/02/2023 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Vegas Golden Knights
07/14/2021
07/14/2021 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
07/16/2019
07/16/2019 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
07/13/2018
07/13/2018 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
03/22/2016
03/22/2016 Confirmed Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) Pittsburgh Penguins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 1 #48 overall by Oshawa Generals in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2011, 2 #39 overall by Dinamo Riga in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2011, 5 #67 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft