Jānis Jaks

#72 HC Litvínov / Czechia - 26/27

Date of Birth: Aug 22, 1995
Age: 31
Place of Birth: Riga, LAT
Nation: Latvia
Youth Team: SK Saga
Position: D
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 27/28

Jānis Jaks Facts

Agency: Premium

Brother: Kristofers Jaks

Jānis Jaks Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2009-2010	SK Riga 18	Latvia U18	12	2	3	5	16	-
2010-2011	SK Riga 18	Belarus U18	5	1	3	4	6	-
2011-2012	HS Riga 17	Latvia	18	0	2	2	10	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	-
2012-2013	HK Riga	MHL	30	0	3	3	20	-2
2012-2013	HK Juniors Riga	MHL B	10	3	1	4	24	-2
2012-2013	HK Juniors Riga	Latvia	10	1	1	2	8	-	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	6	-
2012-2013	Latvia U18 "A"	WJC-18	6	1	1	2	6	-9
2012-2013	Latvia U18 (all)	International-Jr	13	5	2	7	18	-
2012-2013	Latvia U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	0	0	0	4	-
2013-2014	HK Riga	MHL	38	0	2	2	22	1	Playoffs	10	1	1	2	12	2
2013-2014	Dinamo Juniors Riga	Latvia	1	0	0	0	4	-
2013-2014	Latvia U20	WJC-20 D1A	4	2	2	4	2	4
2013-2014	Latvia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	2	4	2	-
2013-2014	Latvia	WC	3	0	0	0	0	0
2013-2014	Latvia (all)	International	11	0	0	0	2	-
2014-2015	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	NAHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
2014-2015	Minnesota Wilderness	NAHL	41	2	11	13	63	10	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	4	10
2014-2015	Latvia U20	WJC-20 D1A	5	1	1	2	12	2
2014-2015	Latvia U20 (all)	International-Jr	6	1	1	2	37	-
2015-2016	Minnesota Wilderness	NAHL	56	7	20	27	80	10	Playoffs	9	1	3	4	18	-2
2016-2017	American International College	NCAA	27	5	6	11	10	-5
2016-2017	Latvia	WC	4	0	0	0	0	0
2016-2017	Latvia (all)	International	11	0	1	1	2	-3
2017-2018	American International College	NCAA	37	8	15	23	20	-6
2017-2018	Latvia (all)	International	3	2	2	4	6	-
2018-2019	American International College	NCAA	38	4	10	14	12	-12
2018-2019	Latvia	WC	3	2	0	2	0	1
2018-2019	Latvia (all)	International	5	2	0	2	0	-
2019-2020	American International College	NCAA	33	6	9	15	6	-1
2020-2021	Dinamo Riga	KHL	17	1	3	4	12	-10
2020-2021	Zemgale	Latvia	1	0	0	0	2	-
2020-2021	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	20	2	4	6	21	3
2020-2021	Latvia	WC	6	0	0	0	2	1
2020-2021	Latvia (all)	International	7	0	0	0	6	-
2021-2022	HK Sochi	KHL	41	6	12	18	22	-17
2021-2022	Latvia Olympics	OGQ	3	1	1	2	0	3
2021-2022	Latvia Olympics	OG	4	0	0	0	2	-1
2021-2022	Latvia	WC	7	1	2	3	2	0
2021-2022	Latvia (all)	International	21	4	5	9	8	-
2022-2023	HC Litvínov	Czechia	47	8	17	25	28	3	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0	-1
2022-2023	Latvia	WC	10	2	5	7	10	-4
2022-2023	Latvia (all)	International	15	3	8	11	10	-
2023-2024	HC Litvínov	Czechia	44	4	25	29	26	-6	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	31	0
2023-2024	Latvia	WC	7	0	2	2	2	-3
2023-2024	Latvia (all)	International	9	0	4	4	4	-1
2024-2025	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Czechia	50	10	14	24	25	-10	Playoffs	11	2	3	5	12	2
2024-2025	Latvia Olympics	OGQ	3	0	3	3	2	2
2024-2025	Latvia	WC	7	0	2	2	2	-2
2024-2025	Latvia (all)	International	16	0	5	5	4	-3
2025-2026	HC Energie Karlovy Vary "A"	Czechia	48	10	15	25	30	-9	Playoffs	13	0	2	2	16	-4
2025-2026	Latvia Olympics	OG	3	0	2	2	0	1
2025-2026	Latvia (all)	International	8	1	3	4	2	-
2026-2027	HC Litvínov	Czechia	16	3	8	11	8	0
2026-2027	Projected	Czechia	52	10	26	36	26	0

Jānis Jaks Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-2014	HK Riga	JCWC	2	0	0	0	0	1
2013-2014	Dinamo Juniors Riga	Continental Cup	3	0	2	2	2	0
2017-2018	Team Latvia	Baltic Cup	3	2	2	4	6	-
2025-2026	Latvia "A"	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0

Jānis Jaks Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	20	2	4	6	0.30	21	3	0
Baltic Cup	1	3	2	2	4	1.33	6	-	0
Belarus U18	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	6	-	0
Continental Cup	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	2	0	0
Czechia	5	205	35	79	114	0.56	117	-22	4	36	2	10	12	0.33	59	-3
Deutschland Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
International	10	106	12	28	40	0.38	44	-7*	0
International-Jr	3	28	8	5	13	0.46	61	-	0
JCWC	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
KHL	2	58	7	15	22	0.38	34	-27	0
Latvia	4	30	1	3	4	0.13	24	-	2	9	0	2	2	0.22	10	-
Latvia U18	1	12	2	3	5	0.42	16	-	0
MHL	2	68	0	5	5	0.07	42	-1	1	10	1	1	2	0.20	12	2
MHL B	1	10	3	1	4	0.40	24	-2	0
NAHL	2	99	9	31	40	0.40	143	20	2	20	2	4	6	0.30	22	8
NCAA	4	135	23	40	63	0.47	48	-24	0
OG	2	7	0	2	2	0.29	2	0	0
OGQ	2	6	1	4	5	0.83	2	5	0
WC	8	47	5	11	16	0.34	18	-7	0
WJC-18	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	6	-9	0
WJC-20 D1A	2	9	3	3	6	0.67	14	6	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jānis Jaks Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
American International College	4	135	23	40	63	0.47	48	-24	0
Bakersfield Condors	1	20	2	4	6	0.30	21	3	0
Dinamo Juniors Riga	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	6	0	0
Dinamo Riga	1	17	1	3	4	0.24	12	-10	0
HC Energie Karlovy Vary	2	98	20	29	49	0.50	55	-19	2	24	2	5	7	0.29	28	-2
HC Litvínov	3	107	15	50	65	0.61	62	-3	2	12	0	5	5	0.42	31	-1
HK Juniors Riga	1	20	4	2	6	0.30	32	-2*	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	6	-
HK Riga	2	70	0	5	5	0.07	42	0	1	10	1	1	2	0.20	12	2
HK Sochi	1	41	6	12	18	0.44	22	-17	0
HS Riga 17	1	18	0	2	2	0.11	10	-	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	4	-
Latvia	8	47	5	11	16	0.34	18	-7	0
Latvia (Cup)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Latvia (all)	10	106	12	28	40	0.38	44	-7*	0
Latvia Olympics	3	13	1	6	7	0.54	4	5	0
Latvia U18	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	6	-9	0
Latvia U18 (all)	1	13	5	2	7	0.54	18	-	0
Latvia U20	2	9	3	3	6	0.67	14	6	0
Latvia U20 (all)	3	15	3	3	6	0.40	43	-	0
Minnesota Wilderness	2	97	9	31	40	0.41	143	20	2	20	2	4	6	0.30	22	8
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (J)	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
SK Riga 18	2	17	3	6	9	0.53	22	-	0
Team Latvia (Cup)	1	3	2	2	4	1.33	6	-	0
Zemgale	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jānis Jaks Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2009-2010	Latvia U18 Champion
2013-2014	U20 WJC (D1A) Best Defenseman U20 WJC (D1A) Most Points by Defenseman (4) U20 WJC (D1A) Silver Medal
2014-2015	NAHL Robertson Cup Champion U20 WJC (D1A) Bronze Medal
2016-2017	NCAA (AHA) Defensive Player of the Week Honors (02/28)
2017-2018	NCAA (AHA) Third All-Conference Team
2018-2019	NCAA (AHA) All-Tournament Team NCAA (AHA) Champion NCAA (AHA) Regular Season Champion
2019-2020	NCAA (AHA) Regular Season Champion
2021-2022	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2022-2023	World Championship Bronze Medal
2024-2025	Czech Extraliga Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (3)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/24/2026	Confirmed	Energie Karlovy Vary	HC Litvínov
03/02/2026	Extension	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	HC Energie Karlovy Vary
01/24/2025	Extension	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	HC Energie Karlovy Vary
06/13/2024	Confirmed	HC Litvínov	HC Energie Karlovy Vary
06/01/2023	Extension	HC Litvínov	HC Litvínov
08/22/2022	Confirmed	HK Sochi	HC Litvínov
07/19/2021	Confirmed	Bakersfield Condors	HK Sochi
08/23/2020	Confirmed	Bakersfield Condors	Dinamo Riga
03/30/2020	Confirmed	American International College	Bakersfield Condors
06/14/2016	Confirmed	Minnesota Wilderness	American International College

Jānis Jaks Biography and Trivia

First player in AIC's Division I era to come from Latvia
Player of the Week 2021/22. (September first week of games)
October game with Riga (the best player of the game)