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Latvia Rihards Melnalksnis
#9 EHC Chur / SL - 25/26
1-time SL Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 10, 1999
Position
C/LW
Age
26
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
-
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Latvia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Agency
PREMIUM

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 Mini Top 26* 13* 23* 36* 10* -* | Playoffs QC 1 0 1 1 0 -
Pikes Oberthurgau U17 Novizen Elite 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Relegation 1 0 0 0 0 -
EHC Uzwil U17 Novizen Top 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2014-15 SCL Young Tigers U17 Novizen Elite 18* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
EHC Burgdorf U17 Novizen Top 15* 11* 14* 25* 4* -* |
EHC Burgdorf U17 Top Novizen Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 3 1 3 4 4 -
2015-16 SCL Young Tigers U17 Novizen Elite 27* 5* 6* 11* 4* -* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 2 -
SC Langenthal II U20 Junioren Top 12* 2* 5* 7* 0* -* |
2016-17 SCL Young Tigers U20 Elite Jr. A 14* 0* 3* 3* 14* -* | Relegation 6 0 0 0 6 -
SC Langenthal U20 Elite Jr. B 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2017-18 SCL Young Tigers 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 SCL Young Tigers 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 SCL Young Tigers 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 8* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2023-24 EHC Olten SL 43* 1* 10* 11* 6* -5* | Playoffs 10 0 3 3 27 3
Latvia (all) International 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
2024-25 EHC Olten SL 21* 1* 2* 3* 2* -4* | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 4 2
2025-26 EHC Chur SL 31* 7* 11* 18* 2* 3* |
Latvia (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Projected SL 47* 11* 17* 28* 3* 5* |

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 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2024-25 EHC Olten National Cup 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2025-26 EHC Chur National Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |

Rihards Melnalksnis Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International 6 22* 4* 3* 7* 0.32* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
National Cup 3 10* 1* 3* 4* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 5 52* 1* 3* 4* 0.08* 4* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
SL 7 204* 24* 44* 68* 0.33* 36* 5* | 5 45 2 * 10 * 12 * 0.27 * 35 * 3 *
Swiss Cup 3 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit) 1 26* 13* 23* 36* 1.38* 10* -* | 1 1 0 * 1 * 1 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
Novizen Elite (Swiss U18-Elit) 3 45* 7* 6* 13* 0.29* 4* -* | 2 11 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.36 * 2 * - *
Novizen Top (Swiss U18-Top) 2 20* 12* 15* 27* 1.35* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Junioren Top (Swiss U21-A) 1 12* 2* 5* 7* 0.58* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss U21-Elit (Elite Jr. A, U20-Elit) 4 80* 30* 45* 75* 0.94* 89* -* | 4 19 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.53 * 33 * - *
Elite Jr. B (Swiss U21-Top) 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Top Novizen Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 3 1 * 3 * 4 * 1.33 * 4 * - *
WJC-20 D1A 2 10* 0* 3* 3* 0.30* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rihards Melnalksnis Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/29/2025
07/29/2025 Confirmed EHC Olten EHC Chur
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 SCL Young Tigers U20 SCL Tigers
08/04/2014
08/04/2014 Confirmed Pikes Oberthurgau U15 SCL Young Tigers U17