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Rihards Mertens
#37 Prizma Riga / Latvia - 24/25
- Date of Birth
- Jan 04, 2001
- Age
- 25
- Place of Birth
- Tukums, LAT
- Nation
- Latvia
- Youth Team
- Tukums
- Position
- LW
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 79 kg / 174 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- -
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Rihards Mertens Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | Latvia U16 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 36 | - | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Latvia U16 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 32 | - | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Latvia2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 2017-2018 | International-Jr | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Latvia U18 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 6 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | |
| 2018-2019 | 18U AAA | 50 | 9 | 5 | 14 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | T1EHL 18U | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | NAPHL 18U | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | 18U AAA | 42 | 14 | 22 | 36 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | NAPHL 18U | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2021 | Latvia2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | USPHL Premier | 32 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 60 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| 2022-2023 | Mestis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Latvia | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Latvia2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Latvia2 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 47 | - | ||||||||
| 2024-2025 | Latvia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Rihards Mertens Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | Latvia Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Continental Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rihards Mertens Career Totals by League
| 2 | 92 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 0.54 | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.41 | 6 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 49 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 1.37 | 68 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 1.28 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - | |
| 4 | 41 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 0.95 | 63 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.93 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.21 | 6 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 1.78 | 60 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | - |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Rihards Mertens Career Totals by Team
| 1 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 1.28 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.80 | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | |
| 1 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 1.78 | 60 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | - | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 134 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 0.51 | 6* | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 1.00 | 51 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 49 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 1.37 | 68 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.29 | 10 | -2* | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 | 2 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Rihards Mertens Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | |
| 2021-2022 | |
| 2022-2023 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Tukums | Prizma Riga | |
| Confirmed | Lake Tahoe Lakers | Zemgale |
Rihards Mertens Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2020, 1 #21 by St. Louis Jr. Blues in the NA3HL Draft