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Revision as of 07:48, 5 July 2022
| Kristiāns Rubīns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
11 December 1997 Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs VIK Västerås HK Frederikshavn White Hawks | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Kristiāns Rubīns (born 11 December 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Rubīns played for Latvian and Swedish junior clubs, making his professional debut with VIK Västerås HK in the HockeyAllsvenskan before moving to Canada to play for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). On August 3, 2018, he left junior hockey, signing a professional contract with the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL, an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]
During the 2019–20 season, Rubīns, having signed an AHL contract extension with the Toronto Marlies, remained with the club for the duration of the campaign, posting 2 goals and 14 points in 47 games before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
On 2 April 2020, Rubīns was signed as an undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]
Rubins made his NHL debut on December 7, 2021, a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[3]
International play
Rubīns represented Latvia through the junior level. He was selected by Bob Hartley for Latvia's 2018 world championships roster.[4] He made his WC debut in the opening game against Norway.[5] Rubīns was selected to represent Team Latvia at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 49 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 60 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Newfoundland Growlers | ECHL | 56 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Latvia | U18-D1 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | U18 | 9th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 13th | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WJC | 10th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Latvia | WC | 8th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | ||||
| Senior totals | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECHL | ||
| Kelly Cup (Newfoundland Growlers) | 2019 | [6] |
References
- ^ "Growlers sign rookie defenseman Rubins". ECHL. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Maple Leafs sign Filip Kral and Kristians Rubins". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ {{Cite web| url = https://www.echl.com/en/news/2021/12/rubins-makes-nhl-debut
- ^ DELFI sports (2 May 2018). "Paziņots Latvijas hokeja izlases kaujas sastāvs pasaules čempionātam" (in Latvian). delfi.lv. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ iihf (5 May 2018). "Team LAT match stats". iihf. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Kelly Cup win is like 'a dream' for Newfoundland Growlers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Frederikshavn White Hawks players
- Latvian ice hockey defencemen
- Medicine Hat Tigers players
- Newfoundland Growlers players
- Ice hockey people from Riga
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Toronto Marlies players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- VIK Västerås HK players
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey people
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden