Arvīds Reķis
| Arvīds Reķis | |
|---|---|
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| Born | January 1, 1979 Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| DEL team Former teams |
Augsburger Panther Erie Otters Peoria Rivermen Worcester IceCats Augsburger Panther Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Dinamo Riga |
| National team |  Latvia |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
Arvīds Reķis (born January 1, 1979 in Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
He began his career playing junior level in North America, firstly in the United States Hockey League for the Dubuque Fighting Saints and then the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters where he spent four seasons. In 2000, he joined the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League for their playoff campaign in which the Ice went on to win the Ray Miron President's Cup. He signed as a free-agent with the St. Louis Blues and was assigned to the ECHL for the Peoria Rivermen and also had a spell in the American Hockey League with the Worcester IceCats. He moved to the DEL in 2003 and remained there until the end of season 2009-10.
He has also represented the Latvia national ice hockey team in numerous Ice Hockey World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
Club statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Erie Otters | OHL | 65 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 101 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Erie Otters | OHL | 60 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Erie Otters | OHL | 60 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | East European league | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Erie Otters | OHL | 57 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Indianapolis Ice | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 64 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 99 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 2001–02 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 43 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 57 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 46 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 45 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 51 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Riga 2000 | BHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 54 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 88 | —- | - | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams | DEL | 50 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 106 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams | DEL | 53 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 51 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
National team statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Latvia | Europe Junior Championship Div. C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1999 | Latvia | World Junior Championship Div. B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | Latvia | World Championship Div. A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | Latvia | World Championship Div. A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2005 | Latvia | Olympic Qualification | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Latvia | Olympic Games | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | Latvia | World Championship Div. A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | Latvia | World Championship Div. A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | Latvia | World Championship Div. B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | Latvia | Olympic Games | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | Latvia | World Championship Div. B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | Latvia | World Championship Div. B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |