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| Born |
(1979-01-01) January 1, 1979 (age 45) Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 263 lb (119 kg; 18 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1997–present | ||
Raitis Ivanāns (born January 1, 1979) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ivanāns is known as an enforcer in the NHL.
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 first game, against the Ottawa Senators, with Zdeno Chára, and sustained a broken orbital bone due to a late punch after he was down.
On July 13, 2006, he signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings. Ivanāns scored his first NHL goal against the Dallas Stars on October 12, 2006. On March 18, 2007, he re-signed one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings a one-way contract. On January 29, 2008, Ivanāns signed a two-year contract extension with the Kings.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 215 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 416 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
References
- "Canadiens get Downey on waivers". sportingnews.com. 2006-01-23. 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.
External links
- Raitis Ivanāns career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Yahoo! Sports profile of Raitis Ivanāns
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- 1979 births
- Baton Rouge Kingfish players
- Calder Cup champions
- Flint Generals players
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- Hershey Bears players
- Latvian ice hockey players
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Macon Whoopee players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- New Haven Knights players
- Pensacola Ice Pilots players
- Rockford IceHogs players
- Toledo Storm players
- Tulsa Oilers (1992-present) players
- People from Riga
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