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Herberts Vasiļjevs is a son of Haralds Vasiļjevs, a well-known Latvian ice hockey player and coach, who coached the [[Latvian national ice hockey team]] from 1999 to 2001. He grew up in Latvia but came to Germany in early 1990s when his father became a coach for the junior team of Krefeld Pinguine of DEL ( |
Herberts Vasiļjevs is a son of Haralds Vasiļjevs, a well-known Latvian ice hockey player and coach, who coached the [[Latvian national ice hockey team]] from 1999 to 2001. He grew up in Latvia but came to Germany in early 1990s when his father became a coach for the junior team of Krefeld Pinguine of DEL (Deustche Eishockey League). |
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After playing the 1994/95 season for Krefeld Pinguine, Herberts Vasiļjevs moved to North America where he played junior and [[minor league]] hockey in North America. He was then signed by [[Florida Panthers]] of [[National Hockey League|NHL]] as a free agent in 1998. Vasiļjevs is one of only three Latvian players who have reached NHL without ever being drafted in an NHL Entry Draft. (The other two were [[Peter Skudra|Pēteris Skudra]] and [[Raitis Ivanāns]].) From 1998 to 2002, Vasiļjevs played 51 NHL games with Florida Panthers, [[Atlanta Thrashers]] and [[Vancouver Canucks]], scoring 8 goals and 7 assists. After spending all of 2002–03 with Vancouver Canucks' minor league affiliate, [[Manitoba Moose]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]], Vasiļjevs was not resigned by Canucks. He has played professional hockey in [[Russian Elite League]] and DEL since then. Since 2005, he has been with Krefeld Pinguine, the team where he started his professional hockey career 11 years earlier. In the summer of [[2010]], after long negotiations, Vasiļjevs resigned a new contract with [[Krefeld]] up until [[2013]].<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://latvianhockey.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/vasiljevs-resigns-with-krefeld/ | title = Vasiljevs resigns with Krefeld | author = Didzis Rudmanis | publisher = ''Latvian Hockey News Report'' | date = 2010-07-06 | accessdate = 2010-11-19}}</ref> |
After playing the 1994/95 season for Krefeld Pinguine, Herberts Vasiļjevs moved to North America where he played junior and [[minor league]] hockey in North America. He was then signed by [[Florida Panthers]] of [[National Hockey League|NHL]] as a free agent in 1998. Vasiļjevs is one of only three Latvian players who have reached NHL without ever being drafted in an NHL Entry Draft. (The other two were [[Peter Skudra|Pēteris Skudra]] and [[Raitis Ivanāns]].) From 1998 to 2002, Vasiļjevs played 51 NHL games with Florida Panthers, [[Atlanta Thrashers]] and [[Vancouver Canucks]], scoring 8 goals and 7 assists. After spending all of 2002–03 with Vancouver Canucks' minor league affiliate, [[Manitoba Moose]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]], Vasiļjevs was not resigned by Canucks. He has played professional hockey in [[Russian Elite League]] and DEL since then. Since 2005, he has been with Krefeld Pinguine, the team where he started his professional hockey career 11 years earlier. In the summer of [[2010]], after long negotiations, Vasiļjevs resigned a new contract with [[Krefeld]] up until [[2013]].<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://latvianhockey.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/vasiljevs-resigns-with-krefeld/ | title = Vasiljevs resigns with Krefeld | author = Didzis Rudmanis | publisher = ''Latvian Hockey News Report'' | date = 2010-07-06 | accessdate = 2010-11-19}}</ref> |
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Herberts Vasiļjevs | |||
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Born |
Riga, Latvian SSR, URS | May 23, 1976||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
DEL team Former teams |
Krefeld Pinguine Florida Panthers Atlanta Thrashers Vancouver Canucks | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1994–present |
Herberts Vasiļjevs (born May 23, 1976 in Riga, Latvian SSR, URS) is a Latvian ice hockey player who plays as a center and right winger. He currently plays for Krefeld Pinguine of DEL.
Playing career
Herberts Vasiļjevs is a son of Haralds Vasiļjevs, a well-known Latvian ice hockey player and coach, who coached the Latvian national ice hockey team from 1999 to 2001. He grew up in Latvia but came to Germany in early 1990s when his father became a coach for the junior team of Krefeld Pinguine of DEL (Deustche Eishockey League).
After playing the 1994/95 season for Krefeld Pinguine, Herberts Vasiļjevs moved to North America where he played junior and minor league hockey in North America. He was then signed by Florida Panthers of NHL as a free agent in 1998. Vasiļjevs is one of only three Latvian players who have reached NHL without ever being drafted in an NHL Entry Draft. (The other two were Pēteris Skudra and Raitis Ivanāns.) From 1998 to 2002, Vasiļjevs played 51 NHL games with Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers and Vancouver Canucks, scoring 8 goals and 7 assists. After spending all of 2002–03 with Vancouver Canucks' minor league affiliate, Manitoba Moose of the AHL, Vasiļjevs was not resigned by Canucks. He has played professional hockey in Russian Elite League and DEL since then. Since 2005, he has been with Krefeld Pinguine, the team where he started his professional hockey career 11 years earlier. In the summer of 2010, after long negotiations, Vasiļjevs resigned a new contract with Krefeld up until 2013.[1]
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 | ||
1994–95 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 42 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
1995–96 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 65 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 63 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 54 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Port Huron Border Cats | CoHL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 76 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 76 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
1999–00 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 73 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2000–01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 58 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||
2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 31 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 69 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
2003–04 | Amur Khabarovsk | RSL | 37 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 39 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 50 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 53 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 32 | ||
NHL totals | 51 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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1998 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2000 | Latvia | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2004 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2006 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
2007 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
2010 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2010 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Senior int'l totals | 59 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 60 |
References
- ^ Didzis Rudmanis (2010-07-06). "Vasiljevs resigns with Krefeld". Latvian Hockey News Report. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Beast of New Haven players
- Carolina Monarchs players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Florida Panthers players
- Guelph Storm alumni
- HC Amur Khabarovsk players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Kentucky Thoroughblades players
- Krefeld Pinguine players
- Knoxville Cherokees players
- Latvian ice hockey players
- Manitoba Moose players
- Nuremberg Ice Tigers players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia
- Orlando Solar Bears players
- People from Riga
- Port Huron Border Cats players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Vancouver Canucks players