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Oskars Cibuļskis
Born (1988-04-09) April 9, 1988 (age 36)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Dinamo Riga
Mountfield HK
HC Litvínov
Brynäs IF
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2004–present

Oskars Cibuļskis (born April 9, 1988) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Cibuļskis began his professional career in 2004, when he played for the Latvian Hockey league club SK Rīga 18, which is the base club for Latvian U18 national team. He spent the next three seasons in SK Rīga 20, which, respectively, is the base club for the Latvian U20 national team. In 2005-06 he also played two games in HK Rīga 2000 and played in the Belarusian Extraleague.

In the 2007–08 season, Cibuļskis signed with Austrian league team, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL. After compiling 12 points in 52 games, Oskars returned to his native land for the following 2009–10 season, when he signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL, on August 21, 2009.[1]

On May 18, 2017, Cibuļskis left Riga, signing an initial one-year contract with Czech outfit Mountfield HK of the ELH.[2]

After four seasons in the Czech Extraliga, Cibuļskis returned as a free agent for a second stint with Dinamo Riga of the KHL on 1 May 2021.[3]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Latvia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Finland/Latvia

Oskars has played for Latvia in the 2005 and 2006 division 1 World U18 Championships, getting promoted to the top U18 division in 2006. He also played in the 2007 and 2008 division I IIHF World U20 Championships. The team earned a promotion to the top U20 division in 2008.

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded one goal and two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Rīga/Saga/LB 18 LAT U18 — 10 12 22 18 — — — — —
2004–05 SK Rīga 20 LAT 24 5 10 15 18 3 2 0 2 4
2005–06 SK Rīga 20 LAT — 0 3 3 44 — — — — —
2005–06 HK Rīga 2000 BLR 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2006–07 SK Rīga 20 LAT 37 9 14 23 40 9 2 5 7 22
2007–08 SK LSPA/Rīga LAT 40 7 24 31 60 3 1 0 1 6
2007–08 HK Rīga 2000 LAT 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 52 2 10 12 32 17 1 2 3 16
2009–10 HK Dinamo/Juniors BLR 21 4 8 12 30 — — — — —
2009–10 Dinamo Rīga KHL 12 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 2
2009–10 HK Dinamo/Juniors LAT — — — — — 7 4 4 8 4
2010–11 Dinamo Rīga KHL 37 2 7 9 24 11 1 6 7 2
2011–12 Dinamo Rīga KHL 42 1 2 3 10 6 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Dinamo Rīga KHL 38 2 4 6 14 — — — — —
2013–14 Dinamo Rīga KHL 12 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Dinamo Rīga KHL 56 5 12 17 60 — — — — —
2015–16 Dinamo Rīga KHL 39 1 2 3 20 — — — — —
2016–17 Dinamo Rīga KHL 48 3 6 9 46 — — — — —
2017–18 Mountfield HK ELH 49 7 10 17 24 11 1 4 5 16
2018–19 Mountfield HK ELH 48 3 9 12 22 4 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Mountfield HK ELH 39 1 10 11 42 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 HC Verva Litvínov ELH 45 4 4 8 47 3 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Dinamo Rīga KHL 31 5 6 11 23 — — — — —
2021–22 Brynäs IF SHL 11 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
KHL totals 315 20 39 59 211 20 1 6 7 6
ELH totals 181 15 33 48 135 20 1 5 6 18

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Latvia U18 D1 15th 5 1 1 2 6
2006 Latvia U18 D1 11th 5 1 3 4 8
2007 Latvia WJC D1 13th 5 1 3 4 6
2008 Latvia WJC D1 12th 5 1 2 3 8
2011 Latvia WC 13th 6 0 1 1 0
2012 Latvia WC 10th 7 0 0 0 4
2015 Latvia WC 13th 7 0 0 0 2
2016 Latvia WC 13th 7 0 4 4 2
2017 Latvia WC 10th 7 1 1 2 6
2018 Latvia WC 8th 8 0 0 0 8
2019 Latvia WC 10th 7 1 4 5 4
2021 Latvia WC 11th 7 0 1 1 4
2021 Latvia OGQ Q 3 0 0 0 0
2022 Latvia OG 11th 4 0 2 2 0
2023 Latvia WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 1 2 3 6
Junior totals 20 4 9 13 28
Senior totals 66 3 15 18 36

References

  1. ^ "Oskars Cibuļskis signs with Dinamo Riga". (in Latvian)Dinamo Riga. 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. ^ "Another Latvian international in Hradec". Mountfield HK (in Czech). May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Defenseman Cibulskis returns to Dinamo Riga" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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