Ronalds Ķēniņš
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Ronalds Ķēniņš | |||
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Born | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
February 28, 1991 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Vancouver Canucks Utica Comets (AHL) ZSC Lions |
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National team | Latvia | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Ronalds Ķēniņš (born February 28, 1991) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the ZSC Lions in the Swiss National League A (NLA).
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Playing career
Ķēniņš played junior hockey in Latvia and Switzerland. At 17 years-of-age, he started his professional career with GCK Lions of the National League B (NLB), Switzerland's second-tier league, in 2008–09. After three seasons with the Lions organization, Kenins joined ZSC Lions of the top-tier National League A (NLA). Following the 2012–13 season, he was signed by the Vancouver Canucks on July 30, 2013.[1] He remained in Switzerland for the 2013–14 season and recorded an NLA career-high eight goals and 25 points in 39 games.
Ķēniņš moved to North America for the 2014–15 season and was assigned to the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets. After being called up midway through the season, Kenins made his NHL debut on January 30, 2015, against the Buffalo Sabres (a team that featured fellow Latvian Zemgus Girgensons and the former Latvian national team's head coach, Ted Nolan).[2] The following game, Ķēniņš scored his first career NHL goal against Devan Dubnyk of the Minnesota Wild on February 1, 2015.[3] On April 17, Ķēniņš scored his first career Stanley Cup playoff goal on a one-timer assisted by linemate and fellow rookie Bo Horvat.
International play
At the junior level, Ķēniņš played for Latvia in two IIHF World U18 Championships (second tier Division I play) and two IIHF World U20 Championships (one year in Division I and another in the top tier). He made his debut with Latvia's men's team at the 2011 IIHF World Championship and has gone on to play in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In February 2014, he played for Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | GC Küsnacht Lions | NLB | 42 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | GC Küsnacht Lions | NLB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | GC Küsnacht Lions | NLB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 47 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
2012–13 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 45 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
2013–14 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 39 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 36 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Utica Comets | AHL | 41 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
NLA totals | 131 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 100 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Latvia | WJC18 D-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2009 | Latvia | WJC18 D-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
2010 | Latvia | WJC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
2011 | Latvia | WJC D-1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
2011 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | Latvia | WC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
2013 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2013 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2014 | Latvia | Oly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2014 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||
Senior totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
References
External links
- Use mdy dates from February 2015
- Pages with broken file links
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia
- Latvian ice hockey players
- Sportspeople from Riga
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Utica Comets players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- ZSC Lions players