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Latvia Rihards Melnalksnis

#9 EHC Olten / SL - 23/24

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Rihards Melnalksnis Facts

Date of Birth
May 10, 1999
Position
C/LW
Age
24
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
-
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Latvia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25

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

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Rihards Melnalksnis Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Pikes Oberthurgau U15 Top Mini 27* 13* 24* 37* 10* -* |
Pikes Oberthurgau U17 Elite Novizen 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Relegation 1 0 0 0 0 -
Uzwil U17 Top Novizen 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2014-15 Langnau U17 Elite Novizen 18* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
Burgdorf U17 Top Novizen 15* 11* 14* 25* 4* -* |
Burgdorf U17 U17-Top Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 3 1 3 4 4 -
2015-16 Langnau U17 Elite Novizen 27* 5* 6* 11* 4* -* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 2 -
Langenthal II U20 Top Junioren 12* 2* 5* 7* 0* -* |
2016-17 Langnau U20 Elite Jr. A 14* 0* 3* 3* 14* -* | Relegation 6 0 0 0 6 -
Langenthal U20 Elite Jr. B 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2017-18 Langnau U20 Elite Jr. A 34* 16* 25* 41* 49* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 25 -
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Latvia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2018-19 Langnau U20 Elite Jr. A 32* 14* 17* 31* 26* -* | Playoffs 8 3 5 8 2 -
SCL Tigers NL 9* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* 1* |
2019-20 Langnau U20 U20-Elit 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 -
SCL Tigers NL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
SC Langenthal SL 37* 1* 4* 5* 0* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -1
Latvia (all) International 2* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2020-21 SCL Tigers NL 33* 1* 2* 3* 4* -11* |
EHC Olten SL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 SCL Tigers NL 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* |
EHC Kloten SL 26* 2* 3* 5* 6* 5* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 1
Latvia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2022-23 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 43* 12* 14* 26* 20* 10* | Playoffs 11 0 3 3 2 -2
ZSC Lions NL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Latvia (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2023-24 EHC Olten SL 23* 0* 6* 6* 0* 0* |
Latvia (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Projected SL 43* 0* 11* 11* 0* 0* |

Rihards Melnalksnis Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 SCL Tigers Swiss Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2019-20 SC Langenthal Swiss Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2020-21 SCL Tigers Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2023-24 EHC Olten National Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
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Rihards Melnalksnis Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
SL
2023-11-28T18:45:00+0000 Olten vs Basel
2023-11-25T16:30:00+0000 Olten vs Thurgau
2023-11-21T18:45:00+0000 Olten @ Chaux-de-Fonds
2023-11-19T16:00:00+0000 Olten @ HCV Martigny
2023-11-17T18:45:00+0000 Olten vs Visp
2023-11-14T19:00:00+0000 Olten @ Winterthur
2023-11-04T16:30:00+0000 Olten vs Sierre
2023-10-31T18:45:00+0000 Olten vs Thurgau
2023-10-29T16:00:00+0000 Olten @ HCV Martigny
2023-10-27T19:45:00+0200 Olten vs GC/Küsnacht
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Rihards Melnalksnis Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International 5 12* 1* 2* 3* 0.25* 4* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
National Cup 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 5 52* 1* 3* 4* 0.08* 4* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
SL 5 132* 15* 27* 42* 0.32* 26* 11* | 3 23 0 * 6 * 6 * 0.26 * 4 * -2 *
Swiss Cup 3 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Top Mini (U15-Elit) 1 27* 13* 24* 37* 1.37* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Novizen (U17-Elit) 3 45* 7* 6* 13* 0.29* 4* -* | 2 11 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.36 * 2 * - *
Top Novizen (U17-Top) 2 20* 12* 15* 27* 1.35* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17-Top Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 3 1 * 3 * 4 * 1.33 * 4 * - *
Top Junioren (U20-A) 1 12* 2* 5* 7* 0.58* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20-Elit (Elite Jr. A) 4 80* 30* 45* 75* 0.94* 89* -* | 4 19 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.53 * 33 * - *
Elite Jr. B (U20-Top) 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1A 2 10* 0* 3* 3* 0.30* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
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Rihards Melnalksnis Skill Rating

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Shooting Accuracy
14
Puckhandling
14
Agility
14
Teamwork
13

Rihards Melnalksnis Career Highlights

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Rihards Melnalksnis Connections

Player Period Teams
Keijo Weibel (F) 2014-2022 8 Langnau, Langnau U17, Langnau U20
Stefan Rüegsegger (F) 2014-2021 6 Langenthal, Langnau, Langnau U17, Langnau U20
Ivars Punnenovs (G) 2017-2024 6 Langnau, Latvia (all)
Robin Nyffeler (F) 2014-2020 6 Langenthal, Langnau U17, Langnau U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/29/2023
03/29/2023 Confirmed GC Küsnacht Lions EHC Olten
07/29/2022
07/29/2022 Confirmed SCL Tigers GC Küsnacht Lions
09/03/2021
09/03/2021 Loan SCL Tigers EHC Kloten
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Loan SCL Tigers EHC Olten
09/09/2019
09/09/2019 Loan SCL Tigers SC Langenthal
11/16/2018
11/16/2018 Extension Langnau U20 SCL Tigers
08/04/2014
08/04/2014 Confirmed Pikes Oberthurgau U15 Langnau U17

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