Kristaps Nimanis

Date of Birth: Jul 21, 1993
Age: 33
Place of Birth: Liepaja, LAT
Nation: Latvia
Youth Team: Metalurgs Liepaja
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 97 kg / 214 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Kristaps Nimanis Facts

Player Type: Defensive DefensemanLeaderPhysical Defenseman

Kristaps Nimanis Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2008-2009	Ogre/Saga 18	Latvia U18	-	17	20	37	-	-
2009-2010	SK Riga/Profs 18	Latvia	30	5	2	7	22	-
2009-2010	Latvia U18	WJC-18	6	0	1	1	6	-7
2010-2011	SK Riga 18	Belarus U18	22	7	18	25	38	-
2010-2011	Sport U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	2	0
2010-2011	Latvia U18 "C"	WJC-18 D1	4	2	2	4	6	3
2010-2011	Latvia U18 (all)	International-Jr	10	2	5	7	16	-
2011-2012	Sport U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-2012	Red Ducks Team	II-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0	-
2011-2012	Red Ducks	Suomi-sarja	12	2	4	6	33	-	Relegation	18	6	9	15	10	-
2011-2012	Latvia U20	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	6	-7
2011-2012	Latvia U20 (all)	International-Jr	11	1	2	3	10	-
2012-2013	Red Ducks	Suomi-sarja	24	4	7	11	18	-
2012-2013	Latvia U20	WJC-20	6	0	0	0	4	-4
2012-2013	Latvia U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	0	1	1	10	-
2013-2014	Arystan Temirtau	Kazakhstan	31	0	2	2	40	-1	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	4	2
2014-2015	Liepaja Juniors	Latvia2	2	0	0	0	6	-
2014-2015	Danbury Whalers	FHL	35	5	21	26	37	13
2014-2015	Fayetteville FireAntz	SPHL	20	1	3	4	31	-12
2015-2016	HK Temirtau	Kazakhstan	22	1	1	2	32	-2
2015-2016	Kulager Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	13	2	2	4	6	5	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	27	1
2016-2017	Liepaja Juniors	Latvia2	3	1	1	2	0	-
2016-2017	Port Huron Prowlers	FHL	4	3	2	5	2	2
2016-2017	Berlin River Drivers	FHL	28	4	20	24	59	11
2016-2017	Fayetteville FireAntz Loan	SPHL	15	2	4	6	28	13
2016-2017	Macon Mayhem Loan	SPHL	1	0	0	0	2	-1	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	6	2
2017-2018	Macon Mayhem	SPHL	16	0	2	2	24	2
2017-2018	Knoxville Ice Bears	SPHL	19	1	0	1	12	0
2017-2018	Peoria Rivermen	SPHL	7	0	1	1	18	2	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0	8
2018-2019	Quad City Storm	SPHL	9	0	3	3	28	-5
2019-2020	Quad City Storm "A"	SPHL	43	3	6	9	40	2
2020-2021	Liepaja "A"	Latvia	32	0	6	6	71	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	6	-
2021-2022	Liepaja "A"	Latvia	23	3	6	9	24	-	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	12	-
2022-2023	Evansville Thunderbolts "A"	SPHL	32	0	3	3	41	3
2023-2024	Hockey Punks	Latvia	11	2	2	4	18	-
2024-2025	ECW Sande	Germany4	16	1	12	13	41	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-
2025-2026	ECW Sande "A"	Germany4	20	6	18	24	54	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	14	-
2026-2027	Liepaja	Latvia	10	1	2	3	35	4
2026-2027	Projected	Latvia	32	3	6	9	112	13

Kristaps Nimanis Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2009-2010	HK Riga	MHL Q	4	2	2	6	-
2013-2014	Arystan Temirtau	Kazakhstan Cup	5	1	1	2	-
2016-2017	Liepaja Juniors	Latvia Cup	2	1	1	38	-
2020-2021	Liepaja	Baltic League	2	2	2	2	-
2021-2022	Liepaja	Baltic League	2	0	0	0	-

Kristaps Nimanis Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Baltic League	2	4	0	2	2	0.50	2	-	0
Belarus U18	1	22	7	18	25	1.14	38	-	0
FHL (FPHL)	2	67	12	43	55	0.82	98	26	0
Germany4	2	36	7	30	37	1.03	95	-	2	4	0	2	2	0.50	16	-
II-divisioona	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
International-Jr	3	36	3	8	11	0.31	36	-	0
Kazakhstan	2	66	3	5	8	0.12	78	2	2	11	0	1	1	0.09	31	3
Kazakhstan Cup	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	2	-	0
Latvia	5	106	11	18	29	0.27	170	4*	2	11	1	3	4	0.36	18	-
Latvia Cup	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	38	-	0
Latvia U18	1	-	17	20	37	-	-	-	0
Latvia2	2	5	1	1	2	0.40	6	-	0
MHL Q	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	6	-	0
SPHL	6	162	7	22	29	0.18	224	4	2	12	0	3	3	0.25	6	10
Suomi-sarja	2	36	6	11	17	0.47	51	-	1	18	6	9	15	0.83	10	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0
WJC-18	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	6	-7	0
WJC-18 D1	1	4	2	2	4	1.00	6	3	0
WJC-20	2	12	0	1	1	0.08	10	-11	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kristaps Nimanis Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Arystan Temirtau	1	36	0	3	3	0.08	42	-1*	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	4	2
Berlin River Drivers	1	28	4	20	24	0.86	59	11	0
Danbury Whalers	1	35	5	21	26	0.74	37	13	0
ECW Sande	2	36	7	30	37	1.03	95	-	2	4	0	2	2	0.50	16	-
Evansville Thunderbolts	1	32	0	3	3	0.09	41	3	0
Fayetteville FireAntz	2	35	3	7	10	0.29	59	1	0
HK Riga	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	6	-	0
HK Temirtau	1	22	1	1	2	0.09	32	-2	0
Hockey Punks	1	11	2	2	4	0.36	18	-	0
Knoxville Ice Bears	1	19	1	0	1	0.05	12	0	0
Kulager Petropavlovsk	1	13	2	2	4	0.31	6	5	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	27	1
Latvia U18	2	10	2	3	5	0.50	12	-4	0
Latvia U18 (all)	1	10	2	5	7	0.70	16	-	0
Latvia U20	2	12	0	1	1	0.08	10	-11	0
Latvia U20 (all)	2	26	1	3	4	0.15	20	-	0
Liepaja	3	69	4	16	20	0.29	132	4*	2	11	1	3	4	0.36	18	-
Liepaja Juniors	2	7	1	2	3	0.43	44	-	0
Macon Mayhem	2	17	0	2	2	0.12	26	1	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	6	2
Ogre/Saga 18	1	-	17	20	37	-	-	-	0
Peoria Rivermen	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	18	2	1	5	0	2	2	0.40	0	8
Port Huron Prowlers	1	4	3	2	5	1.25	2	2	0
Quad City Storm	2	52	3	9	12	0.23	68	-3	0
Red Ducks	2	36	6	11	17	0.47	51	-	1	18	6	9	15	0.83	10	-
Red Ducks Team	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
SK Riga 18	1	22	7	18	25	1.14	38	-	0
SK Riga/Profs 18	1	30	5	2	7	0.23	22	-	0
Sport U20	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kristaps Nimanis Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2010-2011	U18 WJC (D1\|A) Gold Medal U18 WJC (D1\|A) Most Assists by Defenseman (2) U18 WJC (D1\|A) Most Goals by Defenseman (2) U18 WJC (D1\|A) Most Points by Defenseman (4)
2013-2014	Kazakhstan Bronze Medal
2016-2017	SPHL Champion
2020-2021	Latvian League Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/22/2026	Confirmed	ECW Sande	Liepaja
10/20/2022	Confirmed	Liepaja	Evansville Thunderbolts
08/29/2020	Confirmed	Quad City Storm	Liepaja