Latvian Free Agent Tracker – Summer 2013

Last update: August 30, 2013 (- J.Ozolins)

This is a list of Latvian players currently without information on a contract for the upcoming season. At the moment this list includes 127 players who spent their previous season abroad (top 3 tiers of local championship or U17+ junior leagues) or played either for Dinamo Riga or Metalurgs Liepaja.

I would also appreciate any updates or corrections at the comments section below.

Top professional leagues

KHL

• Jānis Sprukts (CSKA Moscow)
• Jēkabs Rēdlihs (Dinamo Riga)
• Raitis Ivanāns (Dinamo Riga)
• Edgars Masaļskis (Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk)

NLA

• Juris Zandovskis (HC Fribourg-Gotteron)

NHL

• Kaspars Daugaviņš (Boston Bruins)
• Artūrs Kulda (Winnipeg Jets)

European minor leagues

Belarus

• Iļja Makarovs (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Reinis Demiters (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Jānis Bullītis (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Nauris Grīnvalds (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Jānis Auziņš (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Toms Zeltiņš (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Sergejs Pečura (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Pauls Hodzko (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Egils Kalns (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Vladislavs Dobreņkijs (Liepājas Metalurgs)
• Aleksandrs Baburins (Liepājas Metalurgs)

Denmark

• Edgars Lūsiņš (Hvidovre/Copenhagen)

EIHL

• Toms Hartmanis (Braehead Clan)
• Mārcis Zembergs (Edinburgh Capitals)

Finnish Mestis

• Mārtiņš Jakovļevs (Jokipojat)

MOL

• Sergejs Tjoluškins (Ice Tigers Nove Zamky)

Norway

• Aleksandrs Macijevskis (Stjernen)

Slovakia

• Juris Štāls (HK SKP Poprad)

Swedish Division 1

• Rolands Gritāns (IFK Arboga)

Ukraine

• Alberts Bolušs (HC Bilyy Bars Brovary)
• Sergejs Pečura (Levy Lviv)
• Armands Bērziņš (Kompanion Kiev)
• Elvis Želubovskis (Dynamo Kharkov)
• Vitālijs Hvorostiņins (Donbass Donetsk-2)

European junior leagues

Austria U20

• Reinis Skorovs (Lower Austria Stars U20)
• Matīss Gelažis (Graz 99ers U20)
• Aleksejs Dokutovičs (EHC Linz U20)

Austria RBHRC U18

• Vjačeslavs Minajevs (EC Salzburg U18)

Germany U20 2

• Rihards Grigors (ERV Dinslaken Kobras U20)

Great Britain U18

• Ralfs Circenis (Guildford Phoenix)
• Toms Rutkis (Guildford Phoenix)
• Mārtiņš Šusters (Peterborough Jr. Phantoms)
• Oļegs Lasčenko (Romford Buccaneers)
• Niks Trapāns (Lee Valley Junior Lions)

Norway U20

• Rūdolfs Balcers (Lorenskog U20)
• Maksims Ponomarenko (Lorenskog U20)

Russian MHL

• Dāgs Lauciņš (Belie Tigri Orenburg)
• Kirils Tambijevs (Khimik Voskresensk)

Russian MHL B

• Toms Tauriņš (Baltika Vilnius)

Swedish J20 Elit

• Roberts Ceriņš (Mjolby HC J20)
• Haralds Podziņš (Nacka HK J20)
• Roberts Rabčevskis (Borlange HF J20)

Swedish J20 Div.1

• Niks Matevics (Gota/Traneberg J20)

Swedish J18 Elit

• Aleksandrs Zujevs (Nynashmans IF J18)
• Niklāvs Birovs (Almtuna J18)
• Rolands Punculis (Nynashmans IF J18)
• Reinis Vītoliņš (Nynashmans IF J18)

Swedish J18 Div.1

• Mārtiņš Vītoliņš (VIK Vasteras HK U J18)
• Antons Jasunovs (Lidingo Vikings J18)
• Iļja Kajuns (IFK Taby J18)
• Brandon Zauers (Vanersborgs HC J18)

Switzerland Elite Jr.B

• Mārcis Martinsons (ZSC U20)

Switzerland Elite Novizen

• Valts Peleckis (Pikes Oberthurgau U17)
• Marks Lazarevs (Pikes Oberthurgau U17)
• Rihards Puide (Pikes Oberthurgau U17)

European minor leagues II

Denmark2

• Dmitrijs Orlovs (Amager Ishockey)
• Rodijs Razmus (IK Aarhus)

Finnish Suomi-sarja

• Rihards Malinovskis (Muik Hockey)
• Ģirts Jansons (Muik Hockey)
• Sergejs Petuškovs (LLuja)
• Edgars Čermnihs (LLuja)
• Vjačeslavs Fanduļs (Karhu HT)
• Roberts Maziņš (Karhu HT)
• Vladislavs Balakuns (IPK)
• Vladislavs Dudins (Hermes)
• Gatis Gricinskis (HC Satakunta)

France2

• Sergejs Višegorodcevs (Annecy)
• Mārtiņš Mežulis (Bordeaux)
• Sergejs Ļouškins (Nelly-sur-Marne)

Germany3

• Kristers Freibergs (Hamburger SV)
• Dāvis Sprukts (Hamburger SV)

Iceland

• Edmunds Ingass (Hunar)

Lithuania

• Sergejs Kuznecovs (Delovaya Rus Kaliningrad)

Luxembourg

• Aldis Šmaukstelis (Hiversport Huskies)
• Juris Šmaukstelis (Puckers Luxembourg)
• Ainārs Freimanis (Puckers Luxembourg)
• Gunārs Zaķis (Puckers Luxembourg)
• Vladimirs Lutovs (Puckers Luxembourg)
• Raivis Vipulis (Puckers Luxembourg)

NLB

• Vladislavs Lescovs (Sierre)
• Dmitrijs Korņilovs (Red Ice)

Netherlands

• Aleksandrs Terjohins (Friesland Flyers)

NIHL

• Raivis Šadinovs (Hull Stingrays NL)
• Ivo Dimitrijevs (Blackburn Hawks)
• Jānis Grīnbergs (Fylde Flyers)
• Elvis Veldze (Fylde Flyers)
• Maksims Petruks (Milton Keynes Thunder)

Norway2

• Jānis Šmits (Comet)

Norway3

• Andrejs Berseņevs (Haugesund Seagulls)
• Mārtiņš Vecvagars (Haugesund Seagulls)

Spain

• Vadims Adoņevs (CH Vitoria-Gasteiz)
• Niks Apsītis (CH Vitoria-Gasteiz)

Switzerland3

• Gundars Berķis (Chiasso)

North American minor leagues

ACHA

• Nils Semjonovs (SUNY-Canton)

AtJHL

• Krists Kalniņš (Walpole Express)

EJEPL

• Dāvis Zembergs (Boston Jr. Bandits)

EmJHL

• Deivids Jasis (Portland Jr. Pirates)
• Toms Laus (Salem Ice Dogs)
• Arturs Buss (South Shore Kings)

FHL

• Toms Tiļļa (1000 Islands Privateers)

GMHL

• Markus Olesko (Braceridge Phantoms)
• Edgars Ozoliņš (Shelburne Red Wings)
• Juris Dembickis (Rama Aces)
• Jānis Mētra (Bobcaygeon Bucks)
• Konstantīns Šipunovs (Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks)
• Aleksandrs Smetaņins (Toronto Canada Moose)

HJHL

• Edgars Fridrihsons (Banff Bears)

MetJHL

• Kristaps Nazārovs (Richmond Generals)

MWHL

• Kārlis Gajevskis (Las Vegas Hookers)

NA3HL

• Toms Tauriņš (Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks)
• Nauris Buskevics (Quad City Jr. Flames)
• Hardijs Kupaks (St. Louis Jr. Blues)

NAHL

• Rihards Marenis (Amarillo Bulls)

NAPHL

• Ņikita Klinišovs (New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U)

NCAA III

• Dainis Vasiļjevs (Finlandia University)

NORPAC

• Krišjānis Reinfelds (Eugene Generals)

USEHL

• Roberts Šmits (Selects Hockey Academy U18)

USHS

• Uģis Skuja (Alpena Wildcats)

WSHL

• Hedijs Pleskacovs (Southern Oregon Spartans)
• Jānis Liepa (Phoenix Knights)