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Latvia Matiss Kivlenieks

a.k.a. "Matīss Edmunds Kivlenieks"

#80 Cleveland Monsters / AHL - 20/21

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Matiss Kivlenieks Facts

Date of Birth
Aug 26, 1996
Position
G
Age
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Riga, LAT
Weight
179 lbs / 81 kg
Nation
Latvia
Catches
L
Youth Team
Prizma Riga
Contract
-
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time USHL Goaltender of the Year 1
1-time USHL Player of the Year 1

Kivlenieks, 24, died on July 4, 2021, of chest trauma sustained in a fireworks mishap, in Novi, Mich.

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Matiss Kivlenieks Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2011-12 Prizma/Pardaugava U15 Latvia U16 27 28 2.28 - 57 - 3 - 1 503 |
HS Prizma/Pardaugava U18 Latvia U18 5 - 4.64 - - - - - - |
Prizma Riga Latvia 1 1 9.52 - 9 - 0 - 57 |
Latvia U16 (all) International-Jr 4 - - - - - - - - |
2012-13 HS Prizma/Pardaugava U18 Latvia U18 13 15 2.55 - 28 - 0 - 660 |
Latvia U17 (all) International-Jr 3 - - - - - - - - |
Latvia U18 WJC-18 0 1 - - - - - - - |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 0 - - - - - - - - |
2013-14 Edina Lakers MNJHL 39 - 3.95 .908 - - - - - | Playoffs 2 - 4.59 .911 - - - - -
Latvia U18 WJC-18 D1A 4 5 2.37 .899 8 71 0 2-1-0 203 |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 5 - - - - - - - - |
2014-15 Forest Lake Lakers MNJHL 33 - 2.23 .930 - - - - - | Playoffs 4 - 1.75 .950 - - - - -
Coulee Region Chill NAHL 1 - 4.05 .902 - - - - - |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 4 5 1.75 .928 7 90 0 2-2-0 241 |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 6 - - - - - - - - |
2015-16 Coulee Region Chill NAHL 29 - 2.41 .925 - - - - - | Playoffs 4 - 3.42 .893 - - - - -
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 4 5 1.71 .941 7 112 0 3-0-0 245 |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 6 - - - - - - - - |
2016-17 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 49 - 1.85 .932 92 1 270 5 36-7-6 2 992 | Playoffs 13 - 2.08 .925 28 343 2 8-3-2 808
2017-18 Cleveland Monsters AHL 43 - 3.21 .891 123 1 005 1 14-21-4 2 297 |
Latvia WC 0 1 - - - - - - - |
Latvia (all) International 1 - 0.00 1.000 - - - - - |
2018-19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 14 - 3.71 .873 44 303 1 4-4-1 711 |
Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 8 - 2.71 .923 19 227 0 5-3-0 421 |
2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6 - 2.95 .898 14 123 0 1-1-2 285 |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 20 - 2.96 .904 59 558 1 9-8-4 1 195 |
2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 - 3.40 .901 7 64 0 1-1-0 123 |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 8 - 2.25 .929 18 235 0 6-2-0 481 |
Latvia WC 4 4 2.18 .922 9 107 1 1-2-0 248 |
Latvia (all) International 5 5 2.18 - 11 - - - 312 |

Matiss Kivlenieks Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2012-13 Latvia U17 EYOF 3 - 3.06 .909 - - - - - |
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Matiss Kivlenieks Game Log

Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
WC
2021-05-28T19:15:00+0200 Latvia vs Norway
2021-05-27T16:15:00+0300 Latvia @ USA
2021-05-22T19:15:00+0200 Latvia vs Kazakhstan
2021-05-21T19:15:00+0200 Latvia @ Canada
AHL
2021-05-11T19:00:00-0400 Cleveland Monsters vs Grand Rapids Griffins
NHL
2021-05-07T19:00:00-0400 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings
AHL
2021-04-25T16:00:00-0400 Cleveland Monsters vs Chicago Wolves
2021-04-21T19:00:00-0400 Cleveland Monsters @ Grand Rapids Griffins
2021-04-20T19:00:00-0400 Cleveland Monsters @ Grand Rapids Griffins
2021-04-17T16:00:00-0400 Cleveland Monsters vs Rochester Americans
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Matiss Kivlenieks Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 85 - 3.13 .896 244 2 101 3 33-35-9 4 683 | 0
ECHL 1 8 - 2.71 .923 19 227 0 5-3-0 421 | 0
EYOF 1 3 - 3.06 .909 - - - - - | 0
International 2 6 5 2.12 1.000 11 - - - 312 | 0
International-Jr 5 24 - - - - - - - - | 0
Latvia 1 1 1 9.52 - 9 - 0 - 57 | 0
Latvia U16 1 27 28 2.28 - 57 - 3 - 1 503 | 0
Latvia U18 2 18 15 2.55 - 28 - 0 - 660 | 0
MNJHL 2 72 - - - - - - - - | 2 6 - - - - - - - -
NAHL 2 30 - - - - - - - - | 1 4 - 3.42 .893 - - - - -
NHL 2 8 - 3.09 .899 21 187 0 2-2-2 408 | 0
USHL 1 49 - 1.85 .932 92 1 270 5 36-7-6 2 992 | 1 13 - 2.08 .925 28 343 2 8-3-2 808
WC 2 4 5 2.18 .922 9 107 1 1-2-0 248 | 0
WJC-18 1 0 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WJC-18 D1A 1 4 5 2.37 .899 8 71 0 2-1-0 203 | 0
WJC-20 D1A 2 8 10 1.73 .935 14 202 0 5-2-0 486 | 0
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Matiss Kivlenieks Skill Rating

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Mental
15
Rebound Control
15
Recovery
14
Positioning
14
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Matiss Kivlenieks Connections

Player Period Teams
Kristians Rubins (D) 2011-2021 7 Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U16 (all), Latvia U17, Latvia U17 (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all), Prizma/Pardaugava U15, Prizma/Pardaugava U18
Frenks Razgals (F) 2012-2021 6 Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U17, Latvia U17 (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all)
Rodrigo Abols (F) 2012-2021 6 Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U17, Latvia U17 (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all)
Kristaps Zile (D) 2013-2021 5 Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/08/2020
10/08/2020 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
05/25/2017
05/25/2017 Confirmed Sioux City Musketeers Columbus Blue Jackets

Matiss Kivlenieks Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #5 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2014, 3 #80 overall by Texas Jr. Brahmas in the NA3HL Draft

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