Jānis Sprukts

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Jānis Sprukts
Date of birth January 31, 1982
place of birth Riga , Latvian SSR
size 190 cm
Weight 104 kg
position center
number # 33
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2000 , 8th round, 234th position
Florida Panthers
Career stations
until 2000 Juniors Riga
2000-2001 Lukko Rauma
2001-2003 Acadie-Bathurst Titan
2003-2004 ASK / Ogre
2004-2005 HK Riga 2000
2005-2006 HPK Hämeenlinna
2006-2007 Florida panthers
2007-2008 Lukko Rauma
2008-2009 Rochester Americans
2009–2012 Dinamo Riga
2012-2013 HK CSKA Moscow
2013-2014 Yaroslavl locomotive
2015 Friborg-Gottéron
2016 MHC Martin
2016-2017 Ritten sport
since 2017 HK spas

Jānis Sprukts (born January 31, 1982 in Riga , Latvian SSR ) is a Latvian ice hockey player who has been under contract with HK Kurbads in the Latvian ice hockey league since 2017 .

Career

Jānis Sprukts in the Rochester Americans jersey

Sprukts began his career in his hometown with the Essamika Juniors . In the NHL Entry Draft 2000 he was selected by the Florida Panthers in the eighth round in 234th position and moved to North America during the 2001/2002 season, where he played for Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the Canadian Junior League QMJHL .

For the 2003/04 season, Sprukt returned to the Latvian league for the army club ASK / Ogre . After a brief stint in Denmark at Odense IK , Sprukts moved to HK Riga 2000 in summer 2004 , where he became the Latvian champion . In the 2005/06 season Sprukts played in Finland for Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho , where he won the Finnish championship with the team .

During the 2006/07 season , Sprukts first moved to the American Hockey League for the Rochester Americans , where he was voted Player of the Season. Due to his excellent performance in the AHL Sprukts was called twice during the season in the NHL to the Florida Panthers, in which Sprukts fought for a regular place at the end of the season.

Jānis Sprukts in Dinamo Riga jersey

In preparation for the 2007/2008 season, however, Sprukts did not get a permanent place in the Panthers squad and moved back to the Finnish first division to Rauman Lukko at the start of the season . In August 2008 he signed a new two-year contract with the Florida Panthers, which applies to both the NHL and the AHL. In the following season he came only to one NHL mission, so he decided to return to Europe in the summer of 2009. In July 2009 he was signed by Dinamo Riga and completed over 170 KHL games for Dinamo in the following three years. In May 2012 he moved within the league to HK CSKA Moscow , where he received a two-year contract. For ZSKA, he completed 59 KHL games before his current contract was terminated in return for payment of compensation. Subsequently, Sprukts was without a contract and was only signed by Lokomotive Yaroslavl in October of the same year .

At the end of November 2014, his contract with Lokomotive was terminated and Sprukts was initially without a club. In January 2015 he was finally signed by Friborg-Gottéron from the Swiss National League A and played seven games for the Swiss club. He was then again without a job before he was signed by MHC Martin from the Slovakian Extraliga in January 2016 .

Between December 2016 and April 2017 he was active at Ritten Sport from the Alps Hockey League .

Sprukt's particular strengths on the ice are his enormous physical presence at 1.90 m in height and 107 kg, as well as his excellent technical skills for a player of this size.

International

Sprukts, in the red jersey of Latvia, in the second round match against Sweden at the 2005 World Cup

Jānis Sprukts began early in his career to represent his home country in international championships. He took part in the following tournaments:

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2000/01 Lukko SM-liiga 9 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2001/02 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 63 35 44 79 46 10 10 6th 16 10
2002/03 Vaasan Sport Mestis 21st 5 6th 11 8th - - - - -
2002/03 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 30th 9 29 38 12 11 3 5 8th 0
2003/04 Odense Bulldogs THE 2 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
2003/04 ASK / Ogre LAT 5 2 4th 6th 0 - - - - -
2004/05 HK Riga 2000 LAT 3 2 3 5 0 9 3 4th 7th 2
2005/06 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 35 18th 10 28 14th - - - - -
2006/07 Rochester Americans AHL 55 17th 37 54 58 - - - - -
2006/07 Florida panthers NHL 13 1 2 3 2 - - - - -
2007/08 Lukko SM-liiga 53 12 17th 29 20th - - - - -
2008/09 Rochester Americans AHL 59 16 31 47 20th - - - - -
2008/09 Florida panthers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2009/10 Dinamo Riga KHL 53 11 25th 36 34 9 1 4th 5 10
2010/11 Dinamo Riga KHL 53 10 16 26th 52 11 4th 1 5 6th
2011/12 Dinamo Riga KHL 53 11 24 35 28 7th 5 3 8th 0
2012/13 HK CSKA Moscow KHL 50 5 3 8th 6th 9 0 1 1 0
NHL overall 14th 1 2 3 2 - - - - -

International

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1999 Latvia U18 World Championship Div. I. 4th 7th 5 12 0
2000 Latvia U20 World Cup 5 0 1 1 2
2000 Latvia U18 World Cup 5 5 1 6th 14th
2000 Latvia WM 7th 0 0 0 0
2001 Latvia U20 World Cup 5 1 4th 5 0
2003 Latvia WM 6th 0 2 2 2
2005 Latvia WM 6th 2 1 3 0
2006 Latvia WM 6th 0 1 1 2
2007 Latvia WM 3 0 2 2 0
2008 Latvia WM 6th 0 2 2 2
2009 Latvia WM 7th 0 1 1 0
2010 Latvia Olympia 4th 0 1 1 0
2010 Latvia WM 6th 2 3 5 2
2012 Latvia WM 7th 0 4th 4th 2
2013 Latvia Olympic torment. 3 0 1 1 2
2013 Latvia WM 7th 1 5 6th 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Sprukts, Jānis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sprukts, Janis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Riga , Latvian SSR