Jānis Sprukts

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Centre

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image_size = 250px
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 229
team = Lukko
league = SM-liiga
nationality = Latvia
birth_date = birth date and age|1982|1|31
birth_place = Riga, flagicon|Latvian SSR Latvian SSR, flagicon|USSR USSR
career_start = 1999
draft = 234th overall
draft_year = 2000
draft_team = Florida Panthers

Jānis Sprukts (born January 31, 1982 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward, who currently is playing for SM-liiga team Lukko Rauma. Last year he spent in North America, playing 12 games for Florida Panthers. He was drafted by Panthers as their eighth-round pick, #234 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

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 seasonin Panthers farmclub AHL team Rochester Americans. In October 2006, after 4 games in AHL, he was called up to Florida Panthers. On 20 October he played his first NHL match against Philadelphia Flyers, but on 21 December, playing against New York Rangers, earned his first point in NHL. On 6 April he scored his first goal in NHL. It was match against Tampa Bay Lightning.

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*nhlprofile|8468714
*hockeydb|51231
* [http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=12472 EuroHockey.net profile]