Jēkabs Rēdlihs
| Jēkabs Rēdlihs | |
|---|---|
 Jēkabs Rēdlihs while playing for Syracuse Crunch | |
| Born | March 29, 1982 Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Defender |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga AHL Syracuse Crunch CZE HC Plzeň |
| National team |  Latvia |
| NHL Draft | 119th overall, 2002 Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
Jēkabs Rēdlihs (born March 29, 1982 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR) is a Latvian ice hockey Defender currently playing for Dinamo Riga in Kontinental Hockey League.
Playing career
Rēdlihs was selected in the fourth round 119th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Drafted from the New York Applecore of the EJHL, Rēdlihs then enrolled with Boston University of the Hockey East and completed a four-collegiate career with the Terriers earning Hockey East All-Rookie honors in his freshman year.[1]
After his 2005–06 senior season with the Hockey East champions, Rēdlihs made his professional debut when he signed an ATO contract with the Blue Jackets affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL on March 30, 2006.[2]
Un-signed by Columbus, Rēdlihs was invited to the Blue Jackets training camp for the 2006–07 season but was then re-assigned to play with the Syracuse Crunch and second tier affiliate, the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL. He was again invited to the Blue Jackets 2007–08 training camp on September 10, 2007, but was later released to the Crunch on September 20, 2007.[3]
After spending the majority of the season with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, Rēdlihs left North America when he signed with HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga on January 9, 2008.[4] Helping to strengthen 1929's defense, he was then re-signed to a one-year contract for the 2008–09 season on March 31, 2008.[5]
On July 17, 2009, Rēdlihs, a free agent, signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga of the KHL.[6]
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2002–03 | |
- 2006 Hockey East Champion
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Metalurgs Liepaja | LHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | New York Applecore | EJHL | 86 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston University | HE | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston University | HE | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Riga 2000 | LHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Plzeň | CZE | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Plzeň | CZE | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo-Juniors Riga | BLR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL Totals | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Latvia | WJC18-B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 2002 | Latvia | WJC-D2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior int'l Totals | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
| Senior int'l Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Personal
Jēkabs Rēdlihs has three brothers. Two of them, Miķelis Rēdlihs and Krišjānis Rēdlihs, are hockey players. All three brothers have appeared together in Latvia national team.[7]
References
- ↑ "Redlihs, Zancanaro sign ATO contracts". GoTerriers. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Crunch sign defenseman Redlihs". Syracuse Crunch. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets make first moves of training camp". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Pilsner strengthen defense with Jekabs Redlihs". HC Plzeň. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Redlihs signs a contract with Pilsner for next year". HC Plzeň. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Dinamo Riga sign contract with Jēkabs Rēdlihs". Dinamo Riga. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Redlihs III debuted". IIHF. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
External links
Jēkabs Rēdlihs's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database