Jānis Sprukts

Jānis Sprukts (born January 31, 1982) is a retired Latvian professional ice hockey forward.

Jānis Sprukts
Born	(1982-01-31) 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
Shot	Left
LHHL team Former teams	HK Kurbads Lukko HPK Florida Panthers Dinamo Riga HC CSKA Moscow Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National team	Latvia
NHL draft	234th overall, 2000 Florida Panthers
Playing career	1999–2020

Biography

As a youth, Sprukts played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Riga.^[1] He was drafted by Panthers as their eighth-round pick, #234 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.^{[citation needed]}

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 American Hockey League 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.^[2] In 2009, he left North America and then played in the KHL for Dinamo Riga and CSKA Moscow.^{[citation needed]}

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 Rīga	LAT		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Juniors Rīga	EEHL B		2	4	4	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Lukko	FIN U20		26	2	5	7	6		3	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Lukko	FIN U20		36	15	22	37	24		3	0	0	0	0
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	ASK/Ogre	LAT		21	8	5	13	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Odense Bulldogs	DEN		2	0	1	1	2		13	7	4	11	36
2004–05	HK Rīga 2000	BLR		21	7	9	16	10		3	0	0	0	2
2005–06	HPK	SM-liiga		35	18	10	28	14		13	3	4	7	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		3	0	1	1	0
2008–09	Rochester Americans	AHL		59	16	31	47	20		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Florida Panthers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		53	11	25	36	34		9	1	4	5	10
2010–11	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		53	10	16	26	52		11	4	1	5	6
2011–12	Dinamo Rīga	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		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		7	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Red Ice	SUI-2		1	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	MHC Mountfield Martin	SVK		12	3	3	6	4		4	0	1	1	0
2016–17	Ritten Sport	ALP		17	5	7	12	8		12	5	7	12	6
2016–17	Ritten Sport	ITA		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HK Kurbads	LAT		22	12	12	24	18		9	3	6	9	6
2018–19	HK Kurbads	LAT		35	11	30	41	18		10	3	8	11	8
2019–20	HK Kurbads	LAT		33	6	22	28	8		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				14	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				239	40	77	117	124		54	10	13	23	22

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Latvia	EJC D1		4	7	5	12	0
2000	Latvia	WJC B		5	0	1	1	2
2000	Latvia	WJC18 B		5	5	1	6	14
2000	Latvia	WC		7	0	0	0	0
2001	Latvia	WJC D1		5	1	4	5	0
2002	Latvia	WJC D2		4	2	3	5	0
2003	Latvia	WC		6	0	2	2	2
2005	Latvia	WC		6	2	1	3	0
2006	Latvia	WC		6	0	1	1	2
2007	Latvia	WC		3	0	2	2	0
2008	Latvia	WC		6	0	2	2	2
2009	Latvia	WC		7	0	1	1	0
2010	Latvia	OLY		4	0	1	1	0
2010	Latvia	WC		6	2	3	5	2
2012	Latvia	WC		7	0	4	4	2
2013	Latvia	WC		7	1	5	6	2
2014	Latvia	OLY		5	2	2	4	0
2015	Latvia	WC		7	0	1	1	25
2017	Latvia	WC		6	2	1	3	6
Junior totals				23	15	14	29	16
Senior totals				83	9	26	35	43

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
2. "Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score, April 6, 2007". Hockey-Reference.com. 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

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
• Jānis Sprukts at Olympedia
• Jānis Sprukts at Olympics.com
• Jānis Sprukts at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)