Jānis Sprukts

Jānis Sprukts
Jānis Sprukts
Born	January 31, 1982 (age 42); Riga, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
NLA team; Former teams	HC Fribourg-Gottéron; Florida Panthers; Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
National team	Latvia
NHL draft	234th overall, 2000; Florida Panthers
Playing career	1999–present

Jānis Sprukts (born January 31, 1982) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by Panthers as their eighth-round pick, #234 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

Sprukts has played two seasons of hockey in North America, then three seasons in Europe with Odense Bulldogs, ASK/Ogre, HK Rīga 2000, HPK. In 2006 he returned to North America, where he signed with the Florida Panthers. He started the 2006/2007 season in Panthers farmclub AHL team Rochester Americans. In October 2006, after 4 games in AHL, he was called up to the Florida Panthers. On 20 October he played his first NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers, but on 21 December, playing against the New York Rangers, recorded his first point in the NHL. On April 6, 2007, Jānis scored his first career NHL goal against Marc Denis and the Tampa Bay Lightning in a Panthers 7-2 victory.^[1] In 2009 he left North America and then played in the KHL for Dinamo Riga and CSKA Moscow.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Lukko	SM-liiga	9	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	QMJHL	63	35	44	79	46	10	10	6	16	10
2002–03	Sport	Mestis	21	5	6	11	8	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	QMJHL	30	9	29	38	12	11	3	5	8	0
2003–04	Odense Bulldogs	ODL	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	ASK/Ogre	LHL	5	2	4	6	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HK Rīga 2000	LHL	3	2	3	5	0	9	3	4	7	2
2005–06	HPK	SM-liiga	35	18	10	28	14	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Rochester Americans	AHL	55	17	37	54	58	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Florida Panthers	NHL	13	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lukko	SM-liiga	53	12	17	29	20	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rochester Americans	AHL	59	16	31	47	20	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Florida Panthers	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dinamo Riga	KHL	53	11	25	36	34	9	1	4	5	10
2010–11	Dinamo Riga	KHL	53	10	16	26	52	11	4	1	5	6
2011–12	Dinamo Riga	KHL	53	11	24	35	28	7	5	3	8	0
2012–13	CSKA Moscow	KHL	50	5	3	8	6	9	0	1	1	0
2013–14	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	14	2	5	7	0	18	0	4	4	6
2014–15	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	16	1	4	5	4	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			14	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			239	40	77	117	124	54	10	13	23	22

International play

Played for Latvia in:

International statistics


Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2009	Latvia	WC	7	0	1	1	0
WCh Totals			41	2	9	11	6
Olympic Totals			–	–	–	–	–
International Totals			101	21	36	58	22

References

^ "Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score, April 6, 2007". Hockey-Reference.com. 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

External links

[1] "Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score, April 6, 2007". Hockey-Reference.com. 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

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