Raitis Ivanāns
| Raitis Ivanāns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
January 3, 1979 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 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, one-way deal with the Los Angeles Kings.
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 the Abbotsford Heat by Calgary,[6] where he scored his first goal of the season on November 11 against the Texas Stars.
On May 22, 2012, Ivanans signed a two-year deal with Dinamo Rīga of the Kontinental Hockey League. During the 2012-13 season, he failed to establish a lasting role in 39 games with Riga, and was released prior to the second year of his contract.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | EEHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | LVA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Aurora Tigers | MetJHL | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Latvia | WJC B | 15th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup | 2004 | |
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. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. 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
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Yahoo! Sports profile of Raitis Ivanāns