Eliteprospects
Latvia Rihards Bukarts
HC Vitkovice / Czechia - 24/25
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Dec 31, 1995
Position
LW/RW
Age
28
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Jurmala, LAT
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Latvia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
SK Saga
Contract
24/25
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers: Roberts Bukarts, Rodzers Bukarts
Father: Ralfs Bukarts

© Photo: Dinamo Riga

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Rihards Bukarts Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 SK Riga 18 Latvia U18 9* 7* 11* 18* 2* -* |
2010-11 HS Riga 16 Latvia U16 -* 8* 9* 17* -* -* |
Latvia U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2011-12 Kapitan Stupino MHL 47* 11* 11* 22* 22* -3* |
Latvia U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 5* 5* 2* -2* |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 7* 7* 2* -* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
2012-13 HK Riga MHL 62* 18* 17* 35* 44* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
HK Juniors Riga Latvia 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
Latvia U18 “A” WJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -7* |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 11* 4* 5* 9* 0* -* |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* -1* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 3* 9* 12* 8* -* |
2013-14 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 65* 28* 26* 54* 50* 2* | Playoffs 9 0 4 4 0 -2
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2014-15 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 62* 33* 41* 74* 16* 21* | Playoffs 16 4 14 18 18 8
2015-16 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 10* 5* 4* 9* 11* 1* |
Portland Winterhawks WHL 55* 26* 27* 53* 24* -8* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 6 -3
Portland Pirates AHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 14* 0* 3* 3* 4* -1* |
Manchester Monarchs ECHL 37* 16* 17* 33* 26* 7* |
Latvia WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -1* |
Latvia (all) International 13* 2* 4* 6* 8* 0* |
2017-18 Berani Zlín Czechia 17* 2* 2* 4* 20* -4* |
Dinamo Riga KHL 14* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Eisbären Berlin DEL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* | Playoffs 16 4 4 8 6 3
Latvia WC 8* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* |
Latvia (all) International 14* 3* 5* 8* 12* -* |
2018-19 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 42* 9* 13* 22* 14* 2* |
Latvia WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 4* -3* |
Latvia (all) International 11* 0* 4* 4* 4* -* |
2019-20 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 48* 10* 9* 19* 24* 0* |
Latvia (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2020-21 Dinamo Riga KHL 33* 11* 6* 17* 10* -10* |
Latvia WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 0* -4* |
Latvia (all) International 12* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2021-22 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 25* 6* 3* 9* 12* -5* |
Latvia OGQ 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
Latvia OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Latvia WC 7* 2* 3* 5* 0* -2* |
Latvia (all) International 25* 5* 10* 15* 2* -* |
2022-23 EC-KAC ICEHL 28* 13* 12* 25* 8* 8* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 -1
Latvia WC 10* 3* 8* 11* 8* 3* |
Latvia (all) International 16* 4* 11* 15* 10* -* |
2023-24 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 11* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
HC Vítkovice Czechia 18* 7* 4* 11* 10* 6* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -2
Latvia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2024-25 HC Vitkovice Czechia -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Rihards Bukarts Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Latvia U17 EYOF 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* 2* |
2012-13 HK Riga JCWC 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
2017-18 Dinamo Riga Spengler Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2020-21 Latvia Deutschland Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2023-24 EHC Biel-Bienne Champions HL 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* -4* |

Rihards Bukarts Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 15* 0* 4* 4* 0.27* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 2* 0* 2* 2* 1.00* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 3 35* 9* 6* 15* 0.43* 30* 2* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * -2 *
DEL 3 92* 19* 23* 42* 0.46* 38* 3* | 1 16 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.50 * 6 * 3 *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 37* 16* 17* 33* 0.89* 26* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 2* 2* 4* 1.33* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
ICEHL 1 28* 13* 12* 25* 0.89* 8* 8* | 1 5 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.60 * 0 * -1 *
International 8 95* 16* 35* 51* 0.54* 36* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 42* 12* 24* 36* 0.86* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 3 72* 18* 9* 27* 0.38* 22* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
Latvia 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
Latvia U16 1 -* 8* 9* 17* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Latvia U18 1 9* 7* 11* 18* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MHL 2 109* 29* 28* 57* 0.52* 66* -7* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
NL 1 11* 1* 1* 2* 0.18* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 6 46* 7* 19* 26* 0.57* 18* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 3 192* 92* 98* 190* 0.99* 101* 16* | 3 29 6 * 19 * 25 * 0.86 * 24 * 3 *
WJC-18 2 12* 1* 6* 7* 0.58* 2* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rihards Bukarts Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/18/2024
01/18/2024 Confirmed EHC Biel-Bienne HC Vítkovice
10/24/2023
10/24/2023 Confirmed No team EHC Biel-Bienne
11/02/2022
11/02/2022 Confirmed Admiral Vladivostok EC-KAC
08/17/2021
08/17/2021 Confirmed Dinamo Riga Admiral Vladivostok
11/14/2020
11/14/2020 Confirmed No team Dinamo Riga
05/13/2019
05/13/2019 Confirmed Schwenninger Wild Wings Düsseldorfer EG
07/13/2018
07/13/2018 Confirmed Eisbären Berlin Schwenninger Wild Wings
02/28/2018
02/28/2018 Confirmed Dinamo Riga Eisbären Berlin
11/23/2017
11/23/2017 Confirmed Berani Zlín Dinamo Riga
08/21/2017
08/21/2017 Confirmed Springfield Thunderbirds Berani Zlín
09/13/2016
09/13/2016 Confirmed Portland Winterhawks Springfield Thunderbirds
04/04/2016
04/04/2016 Confirmed Portland Winterhawks Portland Pirates
10/29/2015
10/29/2015 Confirmed Brandon Wheat Kings Portland Winterhawks
07/19/2013
07/19/2013 Confirmed HK Riga Brandon Wheat Kings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #7 overall by Brandon Wheat Kings in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2012, 1 #9 overall by Dinamo Riga in the KHL Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #182 by FCHockey

Cult/Star player for Brandon Wheat Kings


Memorable dates
- 2011-09-16 • Youngest player ever to score a goal in the MHL