Rihards Puide — © Photo: Paul Petrescu

EHC Wetzikon — © Photo: Paul Petrescu

Rihards Puide

#15 EHC Wetzikon / MyHL - 26/27

Date of Birth: Jan 10, 1997
Age: 29
Place of Birth: Jurmala, LAT
Nation: Latvia
Youth Team: Aisbergs
Position: W/C
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 89 kg / 196 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Rihards Puide Facts

Cousin: Ronalds Kenins
Cousin: Markuss Grandans

Plays with a Swiss Player-licence and doesn't count against the foreign-contingent in Switzerland

Rihards Puide Statistics

									Post
2011-2012	Jurmala U16	Latvia U16	11	10	12	22	8	-
2012-2013	Pikes Oberthurgau U17	Novizen Elite	29	9	7	16	46	-	Relegation	10	4	3	7	16	-
2012-2013	Pikes EHC Oberthurgau II	SwissDiv3	1	0	1	1	25	-
2012-2013	EHC Uzwil U17	Novizen Top	2	4	4	8	6	-
2013-2014	ZSC Lions U17	Novizen Elite	31	20	11	31	70	-	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	18	-
2013-2014	Latvia U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	2	-
2013-2014	Latvia U18 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	-
2014-2015	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	34	2	9	11	72	-
2014-2015	ZSC Lions U20	Elite Jr. B	3	2	3	5	6	-
2014-2015	Latvia U18	WJC-18	6	1	1	2	2	-4
2014-2015	Latvia U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	3	2	5	8	-
2015-2016	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	29	8	8	16	49	-	Playoffs	10	1	5	6	6	-
2015-2016	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	5	0	0	0	6	-8
2015-2016	Latvia U20	WJC-20 D1A	5	1	2	3	0	3
2015-2016	Latvia U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	4	3	7	4	-
2016-2017	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	39	16	16	32	44	-	Playoffs	12	4	0	4	8	-
2016-2017	Latvia U20	WJC-20	6	0	0	0	6	-8
2016-2017	Latvia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	0
2017-2018	GC Küsnacht Lions	SL	46	6	6	12	20	-13
2017-2018	EHC Dübendorf Loan	MSL	1	0	0	0	0	-
2018-2019	GC Küsnacht Lions	SL	44	6	11	17	26	-11
2018-2019	HC Ajoie Loan	SL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	16	-2
2019-2020	GC Küsnacht Lions	SL	44	3	8	11	32	-7	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	0
2020-2021	HCV Martigny Loan	MSL	7	2	3	5	2	-
2020-2021	EHC Winterthur Loan	SL	29	5	5	10	14	-17
2021-2022	Kiruna AIF	HockeyEttan	27	2	6	8	43	-3
2021-2022	HC Sierre	SL	17	0	1	1	2	-3	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	10	1
2022-2023	EHC Olten	SL	12	3	2	5	2	10	Playoffs	12	1	1	2	4	-1
2023-2024	Bellinzona Rockets	SL	41	2	3	5	16	-23
2024-2025	EHC Wetzikon	MyHL	25	9	12	21	40	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	6	-
2025-2026	EHC Wetzikon	MyHL	26	5	10	15	33	-	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	31	-
2026-2027	EHC Wetzikon	MyHL	0	0	0	0	0	-

Rihards Puide Tournament Statistics

									Post
2015-2016	GCK Lions U20	RBS Elite Jr. A	1	0	0	0	29	-
2018-2019	GC Küsnacht Lions	Swiss Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-
2019-2020	GC Küsnacht Lions	Swiss Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-
2020-2021	HCV Martigny Loan	Swiss Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-
2020-2021	Latvia U23	Three Seas Cup	3	0	1	1	2	-
2023-2024	Bellinzona Rockets	National Cup	2	0	0	0	0	-
2024-2025	EHC Wetzikon	National Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-
2024-2025	EHC Wetzikon	National Cup Q	2	8	1	9	0	-
2025-2026	EHC Wetzikon	National Cup	2	1	1	2	2	-

Rihards Puide Career Totals by League


Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit)	3	102	26	33	59	0.58	165	-	2	22	5	5	10	0.45	14	-
Elite Jr. B (Swiss U21-Top)	1	3	2	3	5	1.67	6	-	0
HockeyEttan	1	27	2	6	8	0.30	43	-3	0
International	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
International-Jr	3	28	7	5	12	0.43	14	-	0
Latvia U16	1	11	10	12	22	2.00	8	-	0
MyHL (MSL)	5	59	16	25	41	0.69	75	-	2	10	0	3	3	0.30	37	-
National Cup	3	5	1	1	2	0.40	2	-	0
National Cup Q	1	2	8	1	9	4.50	0	-	0
Novizen Elite (Swiss U18-Elit)	2	60	29	18	47	0.78	116	-	2	17	5	4	9	0.53	34	-
Novizen Top (Swiss U18-Top)	1	2	4	4	8	4.00	6	-	0
RBS Elite Jr. A	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	29	-	0
SL (NLB)	8	238	25	36	61	0.26	118	-72	4	31	2	4	6	0.19	32	-2
Swiss Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
SwissDiv3	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	25	-	0
Three Seas Cup	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-	0
WJC-18	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	2	-4	0
WJC-20	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	6	-8	0
WJC-20 D1A	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	0	3	0

Rihards Puide Career Totals by Team


Bellinzona Rockets	1	43	2	3	5	0.12	16	-23*	0
EHC Dübendorf	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
EHC Olten	1	12	3	2	5	0.42	2	10	1	12	1	1	2	0.17	4	-1
EHC Uzwil U17	1	2	4	4	8	4.00	6	-	0
EHC Wetzikon	3	56	23	24	47	0.84	75	-	2	10	0	3	3	0.30	37	-
EHC Winterthur	1	29	5	5	10	0.34	14	-17	0
GC Küsnacht Lions	4	141	15	25	40	0.28	84	-39*	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	2	0
GCK Lions U20	3	103	26	33	59	0.57	194	-	2	22	5	5	10	0.45	14	-
HC Ajoie	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	16	-2
HC Sierre	1	17	0	1	1	0.06	2	-3	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	10	1
HCV Martigny	1	8	2	3	5	0.63	2	-	0
Jurmala U16	1	11	10	12	22	2.00	8	-	0
Kiruna AIF	1	27	2	6	8	0.30	43	-3	0
Latvia (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Latvia U17 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Latvia U18	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	2	-4	0
Latvia U18 (all)	2	15	3	2	5	0.33	8	-	0
Latvia U20	2	11	1	2	3	0.27	6	-5	0
Latvia U20 (all)	1	10	4	3	7	0.70	4	-	0
Latvia U23 (Cup)	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-	0
Pikes EHC Oberthurgau II	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	25	-	0
Pikes Oberthurgau U17	1	29	9	7	16	0.55	46	-	1	10	4	3	7	0.70	16	-
ZSC Lions U17	1	31	20	11	31	1.00	70	-	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	18	-
ZSC Lions U20	1	3	2	3	5	1.67	6	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rihards Puide Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2014-2015	Elite Jr. A Champion (GC/Küsnacht U20)
2015-2016	U20 WJC (D1A) Gold Medal
2016-2017	Elite Jr. A Champion (GC/Küsnacht U20)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/27/2026	Extension	EHC Wetzikon	EHC Wetzikon
05/05/2025	Extension	EHC Wetzikon	EHC Wetzikon
07/20/2024	Confirmed	GDT Bellinzona Snakes	EHC Wetzikon
07/28/2023	Confirmed	EHC Olten	Bellinzona Rockets
12/13/2022	Extension	EHC Olten	EHC Olten
11/30/2022	Confirmed	No team	EHC Olten
01/28/2022	Confirmed	Kiruna AIF	HC Sierre
09/27/2021	Confirmed	Lausanne HC	Kiruna AIF
12/06/2020	Loan	Lausanne HC	EHC Winterthur
07/15/2020	Confirmed	GC Küsnacht Lions	Lausanne HC
02/19/2019	Loan	GC Küsnacht Lions	HC Ajoie
05/01/2017	Extension	GCK Lions U20	GC Küsnacht Lions
09/07/2013	Confirmed	Pikes Oberthurgau U17	ZSC Lions U17

Rihards Puide Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 4 #167 by Dinamo Riga in the KHL Draft