Uvis Balinskis
Appearance
Uvis Balinskis | |||
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Born |
Ventspils, Latvia | 1 August 1996||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Florida Panthers Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Dinamo Riga HK Liepāja HC Litvínov HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Uvis Jānis Balinskis (born 1 August 1996) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
On 18 April 2023, Balinskis signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[1]
International play
Medal record | ||
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Representing Latvia | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2023 Finland/Latvia |
He participated at the 2017 IIHF World Championship,[2] 2018 IIHF World Championship and 2019 IIHF World Championship.
He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[3]
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 | Tukums | LAT U16 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Tukums | LAT U18 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | GER.2 U18 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | GER.2 U20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DNL Q | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DNL2 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | HK Riga | MHL | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | HK Riga | MHL | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | HK Liepāja | LAT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 48 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 50 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
KHL totals | 135 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2017 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2018 | Latvia | WC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2021 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2021 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | Latvia | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 43 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
References
- ^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Uvis Balinskis". NHL.com. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ 2017 World Championship roster
- ^ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Uvis Balinskis at Olympedia (archive)
- Uvis Janis Balinskis at Olympics.com
- Uvis Jānis Balinskis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Augsburger Panther players
- Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
- Dinamo Riga players
- Florida Panthers players
- HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players
- HC Litvínov players
- HK Liepājas Metalurgs players
- HK Riga players
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Latvian ice hockey defencemen
- Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia
- People from Ventspils
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Latvian ice hockey biography stubs