| Raitis Ivanāns | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1979 Riga, Latvia |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| AHL team Former teams |
Abbotsford Heat Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings |
| National team | Latvia |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
Raitis Ivanāns (born January 3, 1979) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League (AHL). Ivanāns is known as an enforcer.
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In 1997, Ivanāns came over to North America and played for the Flint Generals. In 2005, he made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens, accumulating 9 penalty minutes in 4 games. He got into a fight in his first game, against the Ottawa Senators, with Zdeno Chára, and sustained a broken orbital bone due to a late punch after he was down.[1][2]
On July 13, 2006, he signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings. Ivanāns scored his first NHL goal against Marty Turco the Dallas Stars on October 12, 2006. On March 18, 2007, he signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings to a one-way contract.
On January 29, 2008, Ivanāns signed a two-year contract extension with the Kings.[3] In each of his four consecutive seasons in Los Angeles, Ivanāns led the team in penalty minutes.
On July 1, 2010, Raitis signed a two-year deal as a free agent with the Calgary Flames,[4] and made his Flames debut on October 7, 2010 in the 2010-11 season opening against Edmonton Oilers; however he suffered a debilitating concussion during a third period fight with Oilers' heavyweight Steve MacIntyre.[5]
On October 20, 2011, Ivanāns was sent to Abbotsford Heat by Calgary[6], where he scored his first goal of the season on November 11 against Texas Stars.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Flint Generals | UHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Macon Whoopee | CHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | New Haven Knights | UHL | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 270 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 50 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 54 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 166 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 75 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 281 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 569 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Senior int'l totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||