Roberts Jekimovs

Roberts Jekimovs
Born (1989-11-11) November 11, 1989
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Atlant Moscow Oblast
SK LSPA/Riga
SK Riga 20
Dinamo-Juniors Riga
SaiPa
Ilves
Graz 99ers
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005present

Roberts Jekimovs (born November 11, 1989 in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union)[1] is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

He previously played in Finland with Liiga club Ilves and briefly Mestis club Lempäälän Kisa. On September 25, 2014, Jekimovs agreed to a try-out contract with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL.[2] After just 8 games with the 99ers, Jekimovs opted to sign a contract in the Kontinental Hockey League after his right's were traded from Dinamo Riga with Atlant Moscow Oblast on December 24, 2014.[3]

In 2009 he made his debut in Latvian national team and is included in roster for 2009 world championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 SK Riga 20 LHL   6 3 9 16          
2006–07 SK Riga 20 LHL 48 14 12 26 22          
2007–08 SK LSPA/Riga LHL 45 19 34 53 42          
2008–09 Brynäs IF J20 38 10 11 21 45 7 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Dinamo-Juniors Riga BXL 19 8 18 26 14          
2009–10 Jokipojat Mestis 5 3 3 6 2 9 3 3 6 0
2010–11 Jokipojat Mestis 47 24 19 43 36          
2011–12 SaiPa SM-l 43 7 13 20 33          
2012–13 SaiPa SM-l 54 16 11 27 20  1  0  0  0  0
2013–14 Ilves Liiga 39 5 6 11 4          
2013–14 LeKi Mestis 2 0 1 1 2          
2014–15 Graz 99ers EBEL 8 0 2 2 2          
2014–15 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 2 0 0 0 0          
Liiga totals 136 28 30 58 57 1 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Latvia WJC18-D1 5 0 2 2 2
2007 Latvia WJC18 6 0 2 2 4
2007 Latvia WJC 5 0 1 1 2
2008 Latvia WJC-D1 5 3 5 8 2
2009 Latvia WJC 6 4 3 7 0
2009 Latvia WC 4 0 0 0 0
2013 Latvia OGQ 3 0 2 2 0
2013 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 27 7 13 20 10
Senior totals 13 1 2 3 2

References

  1. "Roberts Jekimovs". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  2. "Graz bring in another Legionare" (in German). eishockey.at. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
  3. "Newbie: Roberts Jekimovs signs contract" (in Russian). Atlant Moscow Oblast. 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
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