Eliteprospects
Estonia Rico-Marder Velja
#22 HC Panter / Latvia - 25/26
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
21
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Contract
25/26

© Photo: Hendrik Soots

Rico-Marder Velja Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 HC Vipers U16 U16 Suomi-sarja Q 16* 1* 10* 11* 14* -* |
HC Vipers U16 U16 Suomi-sarja 12* 4* 9* 13* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2019-20 Team EESTI U16 U16 Mestis Q 16* 1* 6* 7* 8* -* |
Team EESTI U16 U16 Mestis 8* 0* 4* 4* 8* -* |
HC Vipers U18 U18 Suomi-sarja Q 14* 0* 2* 2* 12* -* |
HC Vipers U18 U18 Alueliiga 5* 0* 3* 3* 29* -* |
2020-21 Team EESTI U18 U18 Mestis 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
HC Vipers Tallinn Estonia 15* 2* 1* 3* 22* -* |
2021-22 Osby IK J18 J18 Div.2 13* 4* 4* 8* 12* -* |
Osby IK J20 J20 Div.1 18* 1* 4* 5* 4* -* |
Osby IK Division 2 11* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Estonia U18 “A” WJC-18 D2A 5* 0* 2* 2* 6* 3* |
Estonia U20 WJC-20 D1B 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
2022-23 Osby IK Division 3 20* 6* 13* 19* 20* -* | Qualification 3 0 1 1 2 -
Estonia U20 WJC-20 D1B 5* 1* 0* 1* 6* 2* |
Estonia U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2023-24 Hofors HC Division 2 20* 0* 3* 3* 41* -* |
Estonia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Estonia U20 WJC-20 D1B 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
2024-25 HC Panter Latvia 31* 1* 3* 4* 30* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
HC Panter Estonia 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Estonia WC D1B 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Estonia (all) International 8* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2025-26 HC Panter Latvia 17* 1* 2* 3* 41* -* |
Estonia (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 4* |
Projected Latvia 31* 2* 4* 6* 75* -* |

Rico-Marder Velja Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 HC Everest Kohtla-Järve Baltic League 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Estonia Three Seas Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2023-24 Estonia BCC 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2025-26 Estonia European Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 4* |

Rico-Marder Velja Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Baltic League 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 2 31* 1* 4* 5* 0.16* 43* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 3 1 20* 6* 13* 19* 0.95* 20* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
Estonia 2 17* 2* 1* 3* 0.18* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
European Cup 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 12* 1* 1* 2* 0.17* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Latvia 2 48* 2* 5* 7* 0.15* 71* -* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
Three Seas Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Mestis 1 8* 0* 4* 4* 0.50* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Mestis Q 1 16* 1* 6* 7* 0.44* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Suomi-sarja 1 12* 4* 9* 13* 1.08* 10* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U16 Suomi-sarja Q 1 16* 1* 10* 11* 0.69* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Alueliiga 1 5* 0* 3* 3* 0.60* 29* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.2 (U18 Div.2) 1 13* 4* 4* 8* 0.62* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Suomi-sarja Q 1 14* 0* 2* 2* 0.14* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Div.1 (U20 Div.1) 1 18* 1* 4* 5* 0.28* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1B 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D2A 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1B 3 15* 1* 1* 2* 0.13* 8* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rico-Marder Velja Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/19/2025
08/19/2025 Extension HC Panter HC Panter
08/22/2024
08/22/2024 Confirmed Hofors HC HC Panter
07/26/2023
07/26/2023 Confirmed Osby IK Hofors HC