Arvīds Reķis

Arvīds Reķis
Born	January 1, 1979 (1979-01-01) (age 32) Jūrmala, Latvian SSR
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	Dinamo Riga Erie Otters Peoria Rivermen Worcester IceCats Augsburger Panther Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
National team	Latvia
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2000–present

Arvīds Reķis (born January 1, 1979 in Jūrmala, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League.

He began his career playing junior level in North America, firstly in the United States Hockey League for the Dubuque Fighting Saints and then the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters where he spent four seasons. In 2000, he joined the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League for their playoff campaign in which the Ice went on to win the Ray Miron President's Cup. He signed as a free-agent with the St. Louis Blues and was assigned to the ECHL for the Peoria Rivermen and also had a spell in the American Hockey League with the Worcester IceCats. He moved to the DEL in 2003 and remained there until the end of season 2009-10.

He has also represented the Latvia national ice hockey team in numerous Ice Hockey World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Club statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Erie Otters	OHL		65	5	19	24	101		5	1	2	3	2
1997–98	Erie Otters	OHL		60	9	36	45	77		7	1	2	3	2
1998–99	Erie Otters	OHL		60	5	29	34	66		5	1	1	2	0
1998–99	HK Liepajas Metalurgs	East European league		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Erie Otters	OHL		57	6	29	35	93		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Indianapolis Ice	CHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		64	12	21	33	99		12	4	3	7	20
2001–02	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		43	10	17	27	32		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Worcester IceCats	AHL		18	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		57	4	19	23	56		4	0	2	2	2
2003–04	Augsburger Panther	DEL		46	5	15	20	81		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Augsburger Panther	DEL		45	5	10	15	44		4	0	1	1	6
2005–06	Augsburger Panther	DEL		51	5	10	15	52		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HK Riga 2000	BHL		5	0	0	0	8		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Augsburger Panther	DEL		36	3	7	10	62		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Augsburger Panther	DEL		54	5	10	15	88		—-	-	—	—	—
2008–09	Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams	DEL		50	11	12	23	106		6	2	3	5	6
2009–10	Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams	DEL		53	0	11	11	62		7	0	1	1	6
2010–11	Dinamo Riga	KHL		51	2	4	6	57		--	--	--	--	--

National team statistics

Year	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Latvia	Europe Junior Championship Div. C		5	3	2	5	8
1999	Latvia	World Junior Championship Div. B		6	2	2	4	8
2003	Latvia	World Championship Div. A		6	0	0	0	4
2004	Latvia	World Championship Div. A		7	1	1	2	12
2005	Latvia	Olympic Qualification		3	0	0	0	0
2006	Latvia	Olympic Games		5	0	0	0	6
2006	Latvia	World Championship Div. A		6	1	0	1	4
2007	Latvia	World Championship Div. A		4	0	0	0	2
2008	Latvia	World Championship Div. B		6	0	0	0	10
2010	Latvia	Olympic Games		4	0	0	0	10
2010	Latvia	World Championship Div. B		6	1	0	1	2
2010	Latvia	World Championship Div. B		6	0	2	2	10

External links

• Arvīds Reķis's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	Rekis, Arvids
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Date of birth	January 1, 1979
Place of birth	Jūrmala, Latvian SSR
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