Deniss Smirnovs
| Deniss Smirnovs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Deniss Smirnovs, 2023 | |||
| Born |
March 7, 1999 Riga,Latvia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NLteam Former teams |
EHC Kloten Genève-Servette HC | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Deniss Smirnovs(born 7 March 1999) is a Latvian professionalice hockeycentreforEHC Klotenof theNational League(NL). He previously played withGenève-Servette HCand won a NL title with the team in 2023.
Smirnovs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license.
Playing career
[edit]On August 8, 2019, Smirnovs signed his first professional contract withGenève-Servette HC,after having played 5 seasons with the organization's junior teams.[1]
Smirnovs made his National League debut withGenève-Servette HCon September 13, 2019 against theSCL Tigersat theIlfis Stadium.He scored his first NL goal that day and picked up an assist to become the team'sPostFinance Top Scorerfor their Home Opener the next day againstEHC Biel.[2][3]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| RepresentingLatvia
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2023 Finland/Latvia | |
Smirnovs made his debut withLatvia men's national ice hockey teamin 2018.
He represented Latvia at the2023 IIHF World Championshipwhere he recorded one assist and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Smirnovs leftLatviaand moved toGenevain 2014 at age 15 to continue his junior career.
He is fluent in Russian, Latvian and French.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | SK Rīga 16 | LAT U16 | 14 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2013–14 | SK Rīga 17 | LAT U18 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U17 | 30 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Genève–Servette HC II | SUI.2 U17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U17 | 41 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 2016–17 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U20 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U20 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U20 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Genève–Servette HC | NL | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Genève–Servette HC | NL | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Genève–Servette HC | NL | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NL totals | 142 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Latvia | U18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | U18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Latvia | WC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |||
| Senior totals | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
References
[edit]- ^"Predictions for Genève-Servette HC's roster".swisshockeynews.ch.Retrieved2019-09-18.
- ^"Game | Swiss Ice Hockey Federation".sihf.ch.Retrieved2019-09-18.
- ^"Hockey sur glace: Qui est Deniss Smirnovs, la nouvelle pépite des Vernets? - News Sports: Hockey".lematin.ch.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-10-06.Retrieved2019-09-18.
- ^"Latvia wins historic bronze in OT".IIHF.com.28 May 2023.Retrieved28 May2023.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics fromEliteprospects.com,orEurohockey.com,orThe Internet Hockey Database
- Deniss SmirnovsatOlympedia
- Deniss SmirnovsatOlympics.com
- Deniss Smirnovsat theLatvijas Olimpiskā komiteja(in Latvian)(English translation)
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