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Latvia Rudolfs Balcers
#38 ZSC Lions / NL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
2-time NL Champion 2
2-time Norwegian Champion 2
Date of Birth
Apr 08, 1997
Position
LW/RW
Age
28
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Liepaja, LAT
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Latvia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Metalurgs Liepaja
Contract
27/28
Drafted
2015 round 5 #142 overall by San Jose Sharks
Agency
PREMIUM

Cousin: Niks Zile

© Photo: Artūrs Apškalns

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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* |
Latvia (all) International 10* 2* 7* 9* 0* -1* |
2023-24 ZSC Lions NL 50* 20* 18* 38* 18* 12* | Playoffs 13 4 4 8 8 2
Latvia (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2024-25 ZSC Lions NL 29* 4* 14* 18* 6* 6* | Playoffs 13 4 4 8 2 5
Latvia OGQ 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Latvia WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
Latvia (all) International 5* 2* 2* 4* 0* -1* |
2025-26 ZSC Lions NL 17* 8* 5* 13* 4* 5* |
Projected NL 35* 16* 10* 26* 8* 10* |

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* |
2024-25 ZSC Lions Champions HL 8* 5* 5* 10* 6* 6* |
2025-26 ZSC Lions Champions HL 6* 2* 2* 4* 0* 3* |

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 4 24* 8* 7* 15* 0.63* 10* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
International 6 47* 16* 26* 42* 0.89* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 39* 12* 21* 33* 0.85* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 170* 28* 34* 62* 0.36* 50* -19* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 3 96* 32* 37* 69* 0.72* 28* 23* | 2 26 8 * 8 * 16 * 0.62 * 10 * 7 *
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 2 6* 4* 3* 7* 1.17* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 39* 10* 21* 31* 0.79* 2* -8* | 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rudolfs Balcers Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/23/2025
12/23/2025 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
02/27/2024
02/27/2024 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
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
Player 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