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Latvia Kristaps Sotnieks

#87 Rytíři Kladno / Czechia - 22/23
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Last 10 games
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 29, 1987
Position
D
Age
35
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Riga, LAT
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Latvia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
2-time Latvian Champion 2
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 HK Riga 2000 Belarus 5 0 0 0 4 - |
HK Riga 2000 Latvia 21 2 1 3 14 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -
Latvia U18 WJC-18 D1 5 0 0 0 2 0 |
2005-06 HK Riga 2000 Belarus 37 1 4 5 10 - | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
HK Riga 2000 Latvia - 3 6 9 12 - |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 6 0 2 2 6 1 |
2006-07 HK Riga 2000 Latvia 34 3 6 9 67 - | Playoffs 11 2 0 2 4 -
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1 5 1 2 3 2 -4 |
2007-08 HK Riga 2000 Latvia 40 2 2 4 28 - | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 4 -
2008-09 Dinamo Riga KHL 46 2 1 3 34 -9 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -4
HK Riga 2000 Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 14 -
Latvia OGQ 3 0 1 1 2 5 |
Latvia WC 7 0 1 1 8 -1 |
Latvia (all) International 15 0 2 2 10 - |
2009-10 Dinamo Riga KHL 48 0 2 2 28 -11 | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 6 -1
Dinamo Juniors Riga Belarus 1 0 1 1 0 -1 |
Dinamo Juniors Riga Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -
Latvia OG 4 1 0 1 4 -2 |
Latvia WC 6 0 1 1 0 -4 |
Latvia (all) International 10 1 1 2 4 -6 |
2010-11 Dinamo Riga KHL 45 2 6 8 12 0 | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 4 -6
Latvia WC 6 0 4 4 6 0 |
Latvia (all) International 12 0 5 5 12 - |
2011-12 Dinamo Riga KHL 49 2 4 6 41 -10 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 -3
Latvia WC 7 0 0 0 0 -3 |
Latvia (all) International 16 2 1 3 2 - |
2012-13 Dinamo Riga KHL 47 3 5 8 12 -4 |
Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Latvia WC 7 0 0 0 12 2 |
Latvia (all) International 20 1 3 4 27 - |
2013-14 Dinamo Riga KHL 53 5 6 11 49 -1 | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 0
Latvia OG 5 0 1 1 0 1 |
Latvia WC 7 1 2 3 8 -2 |
Latvia (all) International 21 2 3 5 14 - |
2014-15 Dinamo Riga KHL 55 4 6 10 34 -9 |
Latvia WC 7 0 0 0 27 -1 |
Latvia (all) International 13 0 1 1 29 0 |
2015-16 Dinamo Riga “C” KHL 60 2 12 14 26 9 |
Latvia WC 7 1 2 3 2 -4 |
Latvia (all) International 15 1 3 4 12 0 |
2016-17 Lada Togliatti “A” KHL 56 6 8 14 24 -10 |
Latvia OGQ 3 0 1 1 2 5 |
Latvia “A” WC 7 0 2 2 0 -1 |
Latvia (all) International 14 0 4 4 2 4 |
2017-18 Lada Togliatti KHL 17 2 0 2 8 0 |
Latvia “A” WC 8 0 2 2 0 2 |
Latvia (all) International 10 0 2 2 6 -2 |
2018-19 Dinamo Riga “A” KHL 55 3 7 10 28 -21 |
Latvia “A” WC 7 0 1 1 0 -2 |
Latvia (all) International 11 0 1 1 0 - |
2019-20 Dinamo Riga KHL 60 4 6 10 20 -14 |
2020-21 Dinamo Riga KHL 26 0 4 4 4 -12 |
Latvia WC 7 0 2 2 0 0 |
Latvia (all) International 9 0 2 2 0 - |
2021-22 Dinamo Riga KHL 27 1 1 2 10 -12 |
Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 2 3 |
Latvia WC 7 0 2 2 2 -2 |
Latvia (all) International 16 0 3 3 6 - |
2022-23 Rytíři Kladno Czechia 25 0 3 3 22 -9 |
Projected Czechia 51 0 6 6 45 -18 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 HK Riga 2000 Continental Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2007-08 HK Riga 2000 Continental Cup 3 0 0 0 4 -3 |
HK Riga 2000 Latvia Cup - - - - - - |
2008-09 HK Riga 2000 Latvia Cup - - - - - - |
2011-12 Dinamo Riga Spengler Cup 4 0 0 0 2 - |
2012-13 Dinamo Riga Nadezhda Cup 13 1 1 2 8 10 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Czechia
2022-12-02T17:00:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno vs HC Motor Ceske Budejovice
2022-11-29T16:10:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno vs HC Vitkovice
2022-11-27T15:00:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno @ HC Sparta Praha
2022-11-25T17:00:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno vs HC Olomouc
2022-11-20T15:30:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno @ HC Plzen
2022-11-18T17:00:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno vs BK Mlada Boleslav
2022-11-06T14:00:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno @ HC Ocelari Trinec
2022-11-04T17:00:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno vs HC Litvinov
2022-11-01T16:20:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno @ Mountfield HK
2022-10-30T15:00:00+0000 Rytiri Kladno vs HC Kometa Brno
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Belarus 3 43 1 5 6 0.14 14 -1 | 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
Continental Cup 2 6 0 0 0 0.00 4 -3 | 0
Czechia 1 25 0 3 3 0.12 22 -9 | 0
International 13 182 7 31 38 0.21 124 -4 | 0
KHL 14 644 36 68 104 0.16 330 -104 | 5 36 1 5 6 0.17 14 -14
Latvia 6 95 10 15 25 0.26 121 - | 5 32 5 2 7 0.22 28 -
Latvia Cup 2 - - - - - - - | 0
Nadezhda Cup 1 13 1 1 2 0.15 8 10 | 0
OG 2 9 1 1 2 0.22 4 -1 | 0
OGQ 4 12 0 2 2 0.17 6 12 | 0
Spengler Cup 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
WC 13 90 2 19 21 0.23 65 -16 | 0
WJC-18 D1 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 | 0
WJC-20 1 6 0 2 2 0.33 6 1 | 0
WJC-20 D1 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 2 -4 | 0
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Teamwork
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Strength
15
Leadership
15
Hitting
15
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Gints Meija (F) 2004-2022 18 Dinamo Juniors Riga, Dinamo Riga, HK Riga 2000, Latvia, Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U20
Oskars Cibulskis (D) 2004-2023 18 Dinamo Juniors Riga, Dinamo Riga, HK Riga 2000, Latvia, Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U20, Rytiri Kladno
Guntis Galvins (D) 2004-2021 16 Dinamo Riga, HK Riga 2000, Latvia, Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U20
Andris Dzerins (F) 2004-2022 16 Dinamo Juniors Riga, Dinamo Riga, HK Riga 2000, Latvia, Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/04/2022
08/04/2022 Confirmed Dinamo Riga Rytíři Kladno
04/19/2021
04/19/2021 Extension Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga
08/07/2020
08/07/2020 Extension Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga
05/27/2019
05/27/2019 Extension Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga
06/13/2018
06/13/2018 Confirmed Lada Togliatti Dinamo Riga
05/04/2017
05/04/2017 Extension Lada Togliatti Lada Togliatti
05/04/2016
05/04/2016 Confirmed Dinamo Riga Lada Togliatti
07/10/2015
07/10/2015 Extension Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga
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