Kristiāns Rubīns
Kristiāns Rubīns | |||
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Born |
Riga, Latvia | 11 December 1997||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Belleville Senators (AHL) VIK Västerås HK Frederikshavn White Hawks Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Kristiāns Rubīns (born 11 December 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Rubīns played for Latvian and Swedish junior clubs, making his professional debut with VIK Västerås HK in the HockeyAllsvenskan before moving to Canada to play for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). On August 3, 2018, he left junior hockey, signing a professional contract with the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL, an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]
During the 2019–20 season, Rubīns, having signed an AHL contract extension with the Toronto Marlies, remained with the club for the duration of the campaign, posting 2 goals and 14 points in 47 games before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
On 2 April 2020, Rubīns was signed as an undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] Rubins made his NHL debut on December 7, 2021, a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[3]
At the conclusion of his NHL debut season, Rubīns was not extended a qualifying offer by the Maple Leafs to retain his exclusive playing rights, and he was subsequently released to unrestricted free agency. On 13 July 2022, the opening day of free agency, Rubīns signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators to a one-year, $750,000 contract.[4]
International play
Rubīns represented Latvia through the junior level. He was selected by Bob Hartley for Latvia's 2018 world championships roster.[5] He made his WC debut in the opening game against Norway.[6] Rubīns was selected to represent Team Latvia at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2011–12 | Prizma/Pārdaugava | LAT U16 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Prizma/Pārdaugava | LAT U16 | — | 14 | 13 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Prizma/Pārdaugava | LAT U18 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | VIK Västerås HK | J18 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | VIK Västerås HK | J18 Allsv | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | J18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | J18 Allsv | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 49 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
2017–18 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 60 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Newfoundland Growlers | ECHL | 56 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | ||
2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Latvia | WJC18 D1A | 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
2015 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 13th | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
2015 | Latvia | WJC18 | 9th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
2016 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | Latvia | WJC | 10th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2018 | Latvia | WC | 8th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2021 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2021 | Latvia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2022 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | ||||
Senior totals | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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ECHL | ||
Kelly Cup (Newfoundland Growlers) | 2019 | [7] |
References
- ^ "Growlers sign rookie defenseman Rubins". ECHL. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Maple Leafs sign Filip Kral and Kristians Rubins". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Rubins makes NHL debut". 8 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Senators sign Kristians Rubins to one-year, two-way deal". Sportsnet. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ DELFI sports (2 May 2018). "Paziņots Latvijas hokeja izlases kaujas sastāvs pasaules čempionātam" (in Latvian). delfi.lv. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ iihf (5 May 2018). "Team LAT match stats". iihf. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Kelly Cup win is like 'a dream' for Newfoundland Growlers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Belleville Senators players
- Frederikshavn White Hawks players
- Latvian ice hockey defencemen
- Medicine Hat Tigers players
- Newfoundland Growlers players
- Ice hockey people from Riga
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Toronto Marlies players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- VIK Västerås HK players
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey people
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark