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Latvia Rudolfs Balcers

a.k.a. "Rūdolfs Balcers"

#38 ZSC Lions / NL - 23/24

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Rudolfs Balcers Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 08, 1997
Position
LW/RW
Age
26
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Liepaja, LAT
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Latvia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Metalurgs Liepaja
Contract
23/24
Drafted
2015 round 5 #142 overall by San Jose Sharks
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
2-time Norwegian Champion 2

Cousin: Niks Zile

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Rudolfs Balcers Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Lørenskog U17 Norway U17 21 15 9 24 8 -8 |
2012-13 Lørenskog U18 Norway U18 26 20 17 37 26 23 | Playoffs 2 3 1 4 2 2
Lørenskog U20 Norway U20 2 1 1 2 0 0 | Playoffs QC 4 0 1 1 0 -1
2013-14 Viking Hockey U18 Norway U18 22 35 23 58 20 17 | Playoffs 3 3 2 5 0 -5
Viking Norway2 10 6 3 9 4 -4 |
Stavanger Oilers Norway 2 0 1 1 0 1 |
Latvia U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 2 2 0 - |
Latvia U18 WJC-18 D1A 5 0 2 2 0 3 |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 6 1 3 4 2 - |
2014-15 Stavanger Oilers U18 Norway U18 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stavanger Oilers U20 Norway U20 7 6 3 9 2 3 | Playoffs 12 14 9 23 14 5
Stavanger Oilers Norway 36 8 13 21 8 14 |
Latvia U18 WJC-18 6 2 4 6 2 3 |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 10 6 7 13 6 - |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 5 2 0 2 4 2 |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 10 2 5 7 6 - |
2015-16 Stavanger Oilers U20 Norway U20 2 0 1 1 0 0 |
Stavanger Oilers Norway 43 15 9 24 16 24 | Playoffs 17 6 4 10 4 6
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 5 1 1 2 4 1 |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 10 3 4 7 8 - |
2016-17 Kamloops Blazers WHL 66 40 37 77 16 26 | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 0 -1
Latvia U20 WJC-20 6 1 1 2 16 -1 |
2017-18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 67 23 25 48 12 -8 | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 6 -2
Latvia WC 8 4 2 6 0 -1 |
Latvia (all) International 8 4 2 6 0 -1 |
2018-19 Ottawa Senators NHL 36 5 9 14 10 -7 |
Belleville Senators AHL 43 17 14 31 4 -4 |
Latvia WC 7 1 8 9 0 -4 |
Latvia (all) International 9 1 8 9 0 - |
2019-20 Ottawa Senators NHL 15 1 2 3 0 -2 |
Belleville Senators AHL 33 16 20 36 14 20 |
2020-21 Stavanger Oilers Norway 10 7 8 15 18 10 |
San Jose Sharks NHL 41 8 9 17 16 -6 |
2021-22 San Jose Sharks NHL 61 11 12 23 20 -3 |
Latvia OGQ 3 3 3 6 0 4 |
Latvia “A” WC 7 3 2 5 2 -1 |
Latvia (all) International 13 6 7 13 2 - |
2022-23 Florida Panthers NHL 14 2 2 4 4 -2 |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3 1 0 1 0 1 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 36 8 7 15 22 -6 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -3
Latvia WC 10 2 7 9 0 -1 |
2023-24 ZSC Lions NL 6 3 3 6 4 6 |
Projected NL 52 26 26 52 35 52 |

Rudolfs Balcers Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 4 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2015-16 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 6 1 0 1 4 3 |
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Rudolfs Balcers Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2023-09-26T19:45:00+0200 ZSC @ Bern
2023-09-24T20:00:00+0200 ZSC @ Lugano
2023-09-23T19:45:00+0200 ZSC vs Gottéron
2023-09-19T19:45:00+0200 ZSC vs Biel-Bienne
2023-09-16T19:47:00+0200 ZSC @ Genève-Servette
2023-09-15T19:45:00+0200 ZSC vs Ajoie
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Rudolfs Balcers Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 179 64 66 130 0.73 52 2 | 2 9 2 3 5 0.56 8 -5
Champions HL 2 10 1 0 1 0.10 4 1 | 0
International 3 30 11 17 28 0.93 2 -1 | 0
International-Jr 3 39 12 21 33 0.85 22 - | 0
NHL 5 170 28 34 62 0.36 50 -19 | 0
NL 1 6 3 3 6 1.00 4 6 | 0
Norway 4 91 30 31 61 0.67 42 49 | 1 17 6 4 10 0.59 4 6
Norway U17 1 21 15 9 24 1.14 8 -8 | 0
Norway U18 3 48 55 40 95 1.98 46 40 | 3 6 6 3 9 1.50 2 -3
Norway U20 3 11 7 5 12 1.09 2 3 | 2 16 14 10 24 1.50 14 4
Norway2 1 10 6 3 9 0.90 4 -4 | 0
OGQ 1 3 3 3 6 2.00 0 4 | 0
WC 4 32 10 19 29 0.91 2 -7 | 0
WHL 1 66 40 37 77 1.17 16 26 | 1 6 2 1 3 0.50 0 -1
WJC-18 1 6 2 4 6 1.00 2 3 | 0
WJC-18 D1A 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 0 3 | 0
WJC-20 1 6 1 1 2 0.33 16 -1 | 0
WJC-20 D1A 2 10 3 1 4 0.40 8 3 | 0
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Speed
16
Agility
16
Shooting Accuracy
15
Puckhandling
15
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Rudolfs Balcers Connections

Player Period Teams
Kristaps Zile (D) 2013-2023 8 Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U17 (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all)
Kristians Rubins (D) 2013-2023 7 Latvia, Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all)
Maksims Ponomarenko (D) 2011-2018 7 Latvia (all), Latvia U17 (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all), Lørenskog U17, Lørenskog U18, Lørenskog U20
Martins Dzierkals (F) 2013-2023 7 Latvia, Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/04/2023
07/04/2023 Confirmed Syracuse Crunch ZSC Lions
11/12/2022
11/12/2022 Confirmed Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers
07/12/2022
07/12/2022 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Unknown
07/22/2021
07/22/2021 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
01/12/2021
01/12/2021 Confirmed Ottawa Senators San Jose Sharks
10/19/2020
10/19/2020 Loan Ottawa Senators Stavanger Oilers
10/16/2020
10/16/2020 Extension Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
09/13/2018
09/13/2018 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Ottawa Senators
07/13/2017
07/13/2017 Confirmed Kamloops Blazers San Jose Sharks
07/22/2016
07/22/2016 Confirmed Stavanger Oilers Kamloops Blazers

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Rudolfs Balcers Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #43 overall by Kamloops Blazers in the CHL Import Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #80 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

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