Oskars Cibuļskis

Oskars Cibuļskis
Born	April 9, 1988 (1988-04-09) (age 23) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Dinamo Riga EBEL EC Red Bull Salzburg
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2004–present

Oskars Cibuļskis (born April 9, 1988) is a Latvian professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing with Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career

Cibuļskis began his professional career in 2004, when he played for the Latvian Hockey league club SK Rīga 18, which is the base club for Latvian U18 national team. Next three seasons he spent in SK Rīga 20, which, respectively, is the base club for Latvian U20 national team. In 2005-06 he also played two games in HK Rīga 2000, played in the Belarusian Extraleague.

In the 2007–08 season, Cibuļskis signed with Austrian league team, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL. After compiling 12 points in 52 games, Oskars returned to his native land for the following 2009–10 season, when he signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL, on August 21, 2009.^[1]

International play

Oskars has played for Latvia in the 2005 and 2006 division 1 World U18 Championships, getting promoted to the top U18 division in 2006. He also played in the 2007 and 2008 division I IIHF World U20 Championships. The team earned promotion to the top U20 division in 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	SK Riga 18	LHL		24	5	10	15	18		3	2	0	2	4
2005–06	HK Riga 2000	BLR		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	SK Riga 20	LHL		46	11	20	31	62		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	SK LSPA/Riga	LHL		43	8	24	32	66		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		52	2	10	12	32		17	1	2	3	16
2009–10	Dinamo-Juniors Riga	BLR		21	4	8	12	30		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dinamo Riga	KHL		12	0	0	0	10		2	0	0	0	2
2010–11	Dinamo Riga	KHL		37	2	7	9	24		11	1	6	7	2
KHL Totals				49	2	7	9	34		13	1	6	7	6

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Latvia	WJC18-D1	5	1	1	2	6
2006	Latvia	WJC18-D1	5	1	3	4	8
2007	Latvia	WJC-D1	5	1	3	4	6
2008	Latvia	WJC-D1	5	1	2	3	8
Junior int'l Totals			20	4	9	13	28

References

1. ^ "Oskars Cibuļskis signs with Dinamo Riga". (in Latvian)Dinamo Riga. 2009-08-21. http://www.dinamoriga.eu/lv/news/view/oskars-cibulskis-uz-parbaudi-rigas-dinamo. Retrieved 2010-03-29. 

External links

• Oskars Cibuļskis's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Oskars Cibuļskis – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

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Name	Cibulskis, Oskars
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Date of birth	April 9, 1988
Place of birth	Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
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