Armands Bērziņš

Armands Bērziņš (born 27 December 1983) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HK Prizma Riga of the Optibet Hockey League. He played for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League and HPK of the Finnish SM-liiga.^[1] He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 155th overall. Internationally Bērziņš has played for the Latvian national team at multiple tournaments, including the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Armands Bērziņš
Born	(1983-12-27) 27 December 1983 (age 40) Riga, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
LHHL team Former teams	HK Prizma Riga HPK Dinamo Riga Yunost Minsk
National team	Latvia
NHL draft	115th overall, 2002 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	1999–present

International

He was named to the Latvia men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	Juniors Essamika Rīga	EEHL B		9	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	LB Prizma Rīga	LAT		11	3	7	10	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	LB Prizma Rīga	LAT		21	9	11	20			—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HK Rīga 2000	LAT		4	0	0	0			—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HK Rīga 2000	EEHL		12	1	2	3			—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		63	17	18	35	59		12	2	2	4	6
2002–03	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		59	24	19	43	22		9	4	1	5	2
2003–04	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL		67	14	12	26	48		3	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		57	1	10	11	26		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HK Rīga 2000	BLR		48	10	8	18	46		4	0	0	0	4
2006–07	Vsetínská hokejová	ELH		35	5	3	8	76		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HK Rīga 2000	LAT		23	9	12	21	26			5	6	11
2007–08	HK Rīga 2000	LAT		11	3	3	6	41		3	0	1	1	27
2007–08	HK Jestřábi Prostějov	CZE.2		11	1	5	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HK Ardo Nitra	SVK		16	1	4	5	14		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		44	5	9	14	79		3	0	0	0	2
2009–10	HK Dinamo/Juniors	BLR		25	4	9	13	24		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		22	1	1	2	22		2	0	0	0	2
2010–11	HPK	SM-l		55	11	7	18	38		2	0	1	1	2
2011–12	Yunost Minsk	BLR		43	8	27	35	70		5	1	1	2	4
2012–13	Kompanion Kiev	UKR		27	8	8	16	26		10	1	3	4	2
2013–14	Beibarys Atyrau	KAZ		43	6	18	24	61		15	1	5	6	6
2014–15	HC Pustertal Wölfe	ITA		37	7	17	24	61		10	2	1	3	6
2015–16	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		48	0	5	5	27		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Gothiques d'Amiens	FRA		14	2	5	7	10		5	1	0	1	0
2017–18	Füchse Duisburg	DEU.3		41	11	28	39	57		2	0	2	2	12
2018–19	HK Prizma Rīga	LAT		32	7	13	20	68		3	0	0	0	0
2019–20	HK Prizma/IHS	LAT		35	9	25	34	26		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HK Prizma/IHS	LAT		35	10	13	23	26		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HK Prizma/IHS	LAT		33	12	10	22	20		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HK Liepāja	LAT		2	0	0	0	0		6	0	4	4	6
LAT totals				205	62	94	156	207		12	0	5	5	33
BLR totals				112	22	44	66	140		9	1	1	2	8
KHL totals				114	6	15	21	128		5	0	0	0	4

• LAT totals do not include stats from the 2006–07 playoffs.

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Latvia	WJC18 B		5	0	0	0	2
2001	Latvia	WJC D1		5	1	2	3	2
2001	Latvia	WJC18 D1		5	1	3	4	2
2002	Latvia	WJC D2		4	5	3	8	20
2003	Latvia	WJC D1		5	3	2	5	24
2005	Latvia	OGQ		3	1	0	1	4
2006	Latvia	OG		5	0	1	1	4
2007	Latvia	WC		6	1	2	3	10
2008	Latvia	WC		6	0	1	1	8
2009	Latvia	WC		7	0	0	0	4
2010	Latvia	OG		4	0	1	1	2
2011	Latvia	WC		6	0	2	2	4
2012	Latvia	WC		6	1	1	2	14
2013	Latvia	OGQ		3	0	0	0	6
2013	Latvia	WC		7	1	0	1	27
2014	Latvia	OG		2	0	0	0	0
2014	Latvia	WC		6	0	1	1	0
2015	Latvia	WC		7	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				24	10	10	20	50
Senior totals				68	4	9	13	83

References

1. "Berzins signs one-year contract with HPK". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 10 September 2010. from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
2. . iihfworlds2014.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Armands Bērziņš at Olympedia  
• Armands Bērziņš at Olympics.com  
• at Olympic.org (archived)  
• Armands Bērziņš at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, )