Rodrigo Laviņš

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 230px
position = Defender
played_for = HK Pardaugava Riga
Raleigh IceCaps
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Muskegon Fury
Tacoma Sabercats
Las Vegas Thunder
Jokerit Helsinki
AIK
Ilves Tampere
HPK Hämeenlinna
Augsburger Panther
Molot-Prikamye Perm
Dynamo Moskva
HK Riga 2000
Brynäs IF
Metallurg Novokuznezk
Södertälje SK
caught = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 185
nationality = LAT
birth_date = birth date and age|1974|08|03
birth_place = Riga, U.S.S.R.
career_start = 1992
career_end = present

Rodrigo Laviņš (born August 3, 1974 in Riga, U.S.S.R.) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman.

Laviņš began his career with his hometown team HK Pardaugava Riga. He then moved to North America in 1994, starting with the East Coast Hockey League where he played for the Raleigh IceCaps and the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks. He also had a spell in the Colonial Hockey League with the Muskegon Fury. In 1997, he moved to the International Hockey League with the Las Vegas Thunder. He then moved to the Tacoma Sabercats of the West Coast Hockey League the same season.

Laviņš returned to Europe in 1998, spliting the year in Finland's SM-liiga with Jokerit and Sweden's Elitserien with AIK. He returned to Finland the next season, spliting the year with HPK and Ilves before moving to the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga in Germany, suiting up for the Augsburger Panther. Laviņš returned to Russia in 2001 where he spent two seasons, playing for Molot-Prikamye Perm and Dynamo Moscow. He returned to Latvia in 2003, signing with HK Riga 2000 where he stayed for three seasons. He came back to Sweden in 2005, joining Brynäs IF for two seasons and then split 2007-08 with Södertälje SK and Russian side Metallurg Novokuznezk. In 2008, he will play for Dinamo Riga in the new Kontinental Hockey League, what is built on the base of the Russian Super League.

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