Kārlis Skrastiņš

Date of Birth: Jul 09, 1974
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Riga, LAT
Nation: Latvia
Youth Team: Dinamo Riga
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Kārlis Skrastiņš Facts

Drafted: 1998 round 9 #230 overall by Nashville Predators

Kārlis Skrastiņš Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1990-1991	RASMS Riga	Soviet3	3	0	0	0	0	-
1991-1992	Pardaugava Riga-2	Latvia	16	7	6	13	10	-
1991-1992	RASMS Riga	Soviet3	26	3	2	5	4	-
1992-1993	Pardaugava Riga	Latvia	10	7	2	9	12	-
1992-1993	Pardaugava Riga	Russia	40	3	5	8	16	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
1992-1993	Latvia U20	WJC-20 CQ	1	1	0	1	0	-
1992-1993	Latvia	WC CQ	2	0	1	1	4	-
1992-1993	Latvia	WC C	7	1	6	7	0	27
1993-1994	Pardaugava Riga "C"	Russia	42	7	5	12	18	-	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	4	-
1993-1994	Latvia U20	WJC-20 C	4	1	5	6	33	-
1993-1994	Latvia Olympics	OGQ	4	1	1	2	2	5
1993-1994	Latvia	WC B	7	3	5	8	0	-
1994-1995	Pardaugava Riga	Russia	52	4	14	18	69	-
1994-1995	Latvia	WC B	7	1	1	2	4	-
1995-1996	TPS	SM-liiga	50	4	11	15	32	19	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	10	2
1995-1996	Alianse Riga	Latvia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995-1996	Latvia	WC B	7	2	2	4	8	-
1996-1997	TPS	SM-liiga	50	2	8	10	20	7	Playoffs	12	0	4	4	2	-2
1996-1997	Latvia	WC	8	0	3	3	4	8
1997-1998	TPS	SM-liiga	48	4	15	19	67	10	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-3
1997-1998	Latvia	WC	6	0	1	1	6	2
1998-1999	Nashville Predators	NHL	2	0	1	1	0	0
1998-1999	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	75	8	36	44	47	-15	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	0
1998-1999	Latvia	WC	6	1	1	2	6	-5
1999-2000	Nashville Predators	NHL	59	5	6	11	20	-7
1999-2000	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	19	3	8	11	10	-6
1999-2000	Latvia	WC	7	1	2	3	4	0
2000-2001	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	1	11	12	30	-12
2000-2001	Latvia	WC	6	3	0	3	0	3
2000-2001	Latvia (all)	International	8	3	0	3	2	-
2001-2002	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	4	13	17	36	-12
2001-2002	Latvia Olympics	OG	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2001-2002	Latvia (all)	International	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2002-2003	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	3	10	13	44	-18
2002-2003	Latvia	WC	6	3	3	6	27	1
2002-2003	Latvia (all)	International	8	3	3	6	27	-
2003-2004	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	82	5	8	13	26	18	Playoffs	11	0	2	2	2	-2
2004-2005	HK Riga 2000 Lockout	Belarus	34	8	17	25	30	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	25	-
2004-2005	HK Riga 2000 Lockout	Latvia	4	0	4	4	0	-	Playoffs	9	3	10	13	33	-
2004-2005	Latvia Olympics "C"	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0	0
2004-2005	Latvia "C"	WC	6	2	0	2	2	-3
2004-2005	Latvia (all)	International	14	3	0	3	2	-
2005-2006	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	82	3	11	14	65	-7	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	10	-3
2005-2006	Latvia Olympics "C"	OG	5	0	1	1	0	-1
2005-2006	Latvia (all)	International	5	0	1	1	0	-1
2006-2007	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	68	0	11	11	30	0
2007-2008	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	43	1	3	4	20	-2
2007-2008	Florida Panthers	NHL	17	1	0	1	12	-9
2008-2009	Florida Panthers	NHL	80	4	14	18	30	9
2008-2009	Latvia "C"	WC	7	1	1	2	0	2
2008-2009	Latvia (all)	International	7	1	1	2	0	2
2009-2010	Dallas Stars	NHL	79	2	11	13	24	-4
2009-2010	Latvia Olympics "C"	OG	4	0	0	0	0	-3
2009-2010	Latvia (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0	-3
2010-2011	Dallas Stars	NHL	74	3	5	8	38	-1

Kārlis Skrastiņš Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1994-1995	Pardaugava Riga	European Cup	3	1	0	1	6	-
1994-1995	Pardaugava Riga	Latvia Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	TPS	Euro HL	6	0	1	1	4	4	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	14	-
1997-1998	TPS	Euro HL	6	0	1	1	6	-

Kārlis Skrastiņš Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Belarus	1	34	8	17	25	0.74	30	-	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	25	-
Euro HL	2	12	0	2	2	0.17	10	4*	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	14	-
European Cup	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	6	-	0
IHL	2	94	11	44	55	0.59	57	-21	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	0
International	7	47	10	5	15	0.32	31	-3*	0
Latvia	4	30*	14*	12*	26*	0.87*	22*	-	1	9	3	10	13	1.44	33	-
Latvia Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	12	832	32	104	136	0.16	375	-45	2	20	0	3	3	0.15	12	-5
OG	3	10	0	1	1	0.10	0	-5	0
OGQ	2	7	2	1	3	0.43	2	5	0
Russia	3	134	14	24	38	0.28	103	-	2	4	1	0	1	0.25	4	-
SM-liiga (Liiga)	3	148	10	34	44	0.30	119	36	3	27	2	6	8	0.30	12	-3
Soviet3	2	29	3	2	5	0.17	4	-	0
WC	8	52	11	11	22	0.42	49	8	0
WC B	3	21	6	8	14	0.67	12	-	0
WC C	1	7	1	6	7	1.00	0	27	0
WC CQ	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	4	-	0
WJC-20 C	1	4	1	5	6	1.50	33	-	0
WJC-20 CQ	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kārlis Skrastiņš Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Alianse Riga	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Colorado Avalanche	4	275	9	33	42	0.15	141	9	2	20	0	3	3	0.15	12	-5
Dallas Stars	2	153	5	16	21	0.14	62	-5	0
Florida Panthers	2	97	5	14	19	0.20	42	0	0
HK Riga 2000	1	38	8	21	29	0.76	30	-	1	12	3	10	13	1.08	58	-
Latvia	12	82	18	26	44	0.54	65	35*	0
Latvia (all)	7	47	10	5	15	0.32	31	-3*	0
Latvia Olympics	5	17	2	2	4	0.24	2	0	0
Latvia U20	2	5	2	5	7	1.40	33	-	0
Milwaukee Admirals	2	94	11	44	55	0.59	57	-21	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	0
Nashville Predators	5	307	13	41	54	0.18	130	-49	0
Pardaugava Riga	3	147*	22*	26*	48*	0.33*	121*	-	2	4	1	0	1	0.25	4	-
Pardaugava Riga-2	1	16	7	6	13	0.81	10	-	0
RASMS Riga	2	29	3	2	5	0.17	4	-	0
TPS	3	160	10	36	46	0.29	129	40*	3	31	2	6	8	0.26	26	-3*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kārlis Skrastiņš Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1992-1993	Latvian Champion
1994-1995	Latvian Cup Champion
1995-1996	Latvian Champion SM-liiga Silver Medal
1996-1997	European Hockey League (EHL) Champion SM-liiga Silver Medal
1997-1998	European Super Cup Champion
2004-2005	Latvian League Best Defenseman
2008-2009	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/17/2011	Confirmed	Dallas Stars	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
07/02/2009	Confirmed	Florida Panthers	Dallas Stars

Kārlis Skrastiņš Biography and Trivia

Number 7 retired by Latvia
Cult/Star player for HK Riga 2000
Cult/Star player for Latvia
Cult/Star player for Milwaukee Admirals
Cult/Star player for Nashville Predators
Cult/Star player for TPS

Karlis was killed in the plane crash of September 7, 2011 that claimed the lives of several members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL team.