Agris Saviels
Agris Saviels (born January 15, 1982) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played for HK Mogo of the Latvian Hockey League (LAT).
| Agris Saviels | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1982 Jūrmala, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | HK Rīga 2000 Hershey Bears Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod MsHK Žilina Herning Blue Fox Odense Bulldogs Dinamo Riga Metallurg Zhlobin HC Valpellice HC Sterzing-Vipiteno HC Kompanion-Naftogaz HK Kurbads Rødovre Mighty Bulls HK Mogo | ||
| National team | Latvia | ||
| NHL Draft | 63rd overall, 2000 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2020 | ||
Playing career
Saviels was drafted 63rd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. Prior to be drafted, Saviels played in his native country Latvia with HK Lido Nafta Rīga before traveling to North America to play Junior with the Notre Dame Hounds and then the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.
Saviels was signed by the Colorado Avalanche on July 23, 2002, but never played a game with the team, playing with their affiliate the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
Since the 2005–06 season, Saviels has played in Europe in the Belarus, Russian, Slovak, Latvian and Danish leagues.
In the 2008–09 season, Saviels signed a one-year contract and started with Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga, but was soon sent down to the farm club, HK Riga 2000 of the Belarusian Extraleague. In January 2009, Saviels then transferred to fellow Belarusian team Metallurg Zhlobin and re-signed to an additional year to continue playing in the 2009–10 season.
On September 1, 2010, Saviels left for Italy and signed a one-year contract as a free agent with Valpellice in the Serie A.[1] During the following season, Saviels returned for a second stint in Italy to end the 2011–12 season with HC Broncos Sterzing-Vipiteno.
On July 28, 2012, it was announced that Saviels had signed for his first venture into Ukraine with HC Kompanion-Naftogaz of the Professional Hockey League.[2] In 28 games, Saviels registered only 3 assists from the Blueline.
On August 12, 2013, due to a pay dispute between players and Kompanion, Saviels returned to Latvia and signed a contract with HK Kurbads of the LHL.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | HK Lido Nafta Rīga | LAT | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Lido Nafta Rīga | LAT | 40 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Notre Dame Hounds AAA | SMHL | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Olds Grizzlys | AJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 65 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 68 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 60 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 47 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | MsHK Žilina | SVK | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Metallurg Zhlobin | BLR | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Metallurg Zhlobin | BLR | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Valpellice | ITA | 36 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Most | CZE.2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HK SMScredit | LAT | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | WSV Sterzing Broncos | ITA | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Kompanion–Naftogaz | UKR | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | HK Kurbads | LAT | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | DEN | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | HK Mogo | LAT | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HK Mogo | LAT | 28 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Mogo | LAT | 27 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Mogo | LAT | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Mogo | LAT | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Mogo | LAT | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| LAT totals | 243 | 26 | 92 | 118 | 86 | 44 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| AHL totals | 158 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| BLR totals | 102 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Latvia | EJC C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | WJC B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2000 | Latvia | WJC B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2000 | Latvia | WJC18 B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2007 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | WC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |||
References
- ^ . icebox.lv (in Latvian). 2010-09-01. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ "Naftogaz stronger" (in Russian). HC Kompanion-Naftogaz. 2012-07-28. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ^ "Saviels will start season with Kurbads". apollo.lv (in Latvian). 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Agris Saviels at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja () (in Latvian) (English translation)
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)