Raitis Ivanāns
| Raitis Ivanāns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
January 3, 1979 Riga, Latvian SSR, URS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames Dinamo Riga | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2013 | ||
Raitis Ivanāns (born January 3, 1979) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and was known primarily as an enforcer.
Playing career
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 second 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.
On May 22, 2012, Raitis signed a two-year deal with Dinamo Rīga of the Kontinental Hockey League. In his debut season in the KHL in 2012-13 season, Ivanans whilst providing physicality, failed to establish a lasting role in 39 games with Riga, and was released prior to the second year of his contract.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 282 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 569 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |||
References
- ↑ "Canadiens get Downey on waivers". sportingnews.com. 2006-01-23. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ "Showdown in the Nation's Capital". habsworld.com. 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ "One enforcer traded, two others re-signed". foxsports.com. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ "Flames add two more". Calgary Flames. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ↑ "Oilers expect tougher time". Edmonton Sun. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ↑ "Flames send tough guy Ivanans to AHL". TSN. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
External links
- Raitis Ivanāns's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Raitis Ivanāns's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Raitis Ivanāns's player profile at NHL.com
- Yahoo! Sports profile of Raitis Ivanāns