Miks Indrašis

Miks Indrašis
Born (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
KHL team Dinamo Riga
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2008present

Miks Indrašis (born September 30, 1990) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Indrašis began playing hockey in Latvian minor and youth leagues.[1] During this period he played for Liepājas Metalurgs youth team and SK LSPA/Riga.

Junior career

During 2009/10 season he played with Dinamo Juniors Riga. When in 2010 HK Rīga a Minor Hockey League affiliate of Dinamo Rīga was founded, team was assembled mostly from Dinamo Juniors Riga players.

Indrašis had a productive 2010/11 season with HK Rīga, scoring 21 goal and 53 points in 56 games.

Breakthrough

Indrašis split 2011/12 season between HK Rīga in MHL, HK Liepājas Metalurgs in Belarusian Extraleague and Dinamo Rīga in KHL.

On October 2, 2011 Indrašis received his second recall to Dinamo Riga, and made his debut in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on October 5, 2011 in a game against HC Spartak Moscow.[2] However his break came when Ted Nolan selected Indrašis for 2012 World Championship roster.[3] He played the tournament on the first line along with Jānis Sprukts and Miķelis Rēdlihs, scoring 3 goals and 5 points in 7 games.[4]

Dinamo Rīga

After the breakthrough in world championships Indrašis signed three year contract with Dinamo Rīga.[5] At the start of the season Indrašis continued to show his scoring touch, but his production decreased in middle of the season. At this point Indrašis was sent affiliate team.[6] Later he was recalled and spent the rest of the season with Dinamo.

Indrašis went to NHL Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks summer camps in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[7][8]

International career

Indrašis was selected to make his debut for the Latvian national team in the 2012 IIHF World Championship Stockholm Sweden. His debut came on May 5, 2012, and he scored the 1–0 goal in that game (although Latvia went on to lose 2–5 against Russia).[9] He continued to have a successful tournament becoming top scorer of the tournament for team Latvia.[10] and was selected as one of the best players of team Latvia in the tournament.[11] Indrašis was again selected for 2013 World Championship roster for the Latvian national team, but had a less productive tournament registering only one assist in 7 games.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Liepājas Metalurgs LHL   0 1 1 0          
2006–07 Liepājas Metalurgs LHL U18   10 16 26 36          
2007–08 SK LSPA/Riga LHL 13 5 8 13 4          
2007–08 SK Riga 18 LHL 2 24 30 25 55 56          
2008–09 HK Riga 2000 BXL 19 2 2 4 2          
2008–09 SK LSPA/Riga LHL 21 14 11 25 35          
2008–09 SK LSPA/Riga LHL U20 10 5 8 13 12          
2009–10 Dinamo-Juniors Riga BXL 49 20 19 39 28          
2010–11 HK Riga MHL 56 21 32 53 26 3 1 2 3 0
2011–12 Dinamo Riga KHL 1 0 0 0 0          
2011–12 Liepājas Metalurgs BXL 27 5 11 16 14          
2011–12 HK Riga MHL 20 12 9 21 30 5 3 3 6 4
2011–12 HK Juniors Riga LHL           2 1 1 2 0
2012–13 Dinamo Riga KHL 43 14 12 26 15          
2012–13 Liepājas Metalurgs BXL 2 0 2 0 0          
2013–14 Dinamo Riga KHL 49 12 19 31 18          
2014–15 Dinamo Riga KHL 59 16 15 31 12          
KHL Totals 152 42 46 88 45          

International

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Latvia WJC U18 D1 5 2 4 6 2
2010 Latvia WJC 6 1 2 3 8
2012 Latvia WC 7 3 2 5 2
2013 Latvia WC 7 0 1 1 0
2014 Latvia OG 5 0 0 0 2
2014 Latvia WC 7 2 2 4 2
Junior int'l Totals 11 3 6 10 10
Senior int'l Totals 26 5 5 10 6

References

  1. "LHF player profile(LAT)". lhf.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  2. "KHL player profile". khl.ru. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  3. "Team Latvia roster". iihf.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  4. "2012 Championship player profile". iihf.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  5. "DINAMO paraksta līgumus ar K. Rēdlihu un Indraši (LAT)". dinamoriga.lv. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  6. "Indrašis un J. Rēdlihs nosūtīti uz "Liepājas metalurgu" (LAT)". nra.lv. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  7. "2012 Prospect Camp Roster". blackhawks.nhl.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  8. Daniel Wagner (2013-07-07). "Canucks (finally) release 2013 development camp roster". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  9. "Rampant Malkin Inspires Russia Comeback Win". RIA Novosti. 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  10. "PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM" (PDF). iihf.com. 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  11. "BEST PLAYERS OF EACH TEAM SELECTED BY COACHES" (PDF). iihf.com. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
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