Raitis Ivanāns (born January 3, 1979) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and was known primarily as an enforcer.
Raitis Ivanāns | |||
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Born |
(1979-01-03) January 3, 1979 (age 43) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames Dinamo Riga | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1997–2013 |
In 1997, Ivanāns came over to North America and played for the Flint Generals. In 2005, he made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens, accumulating 9 penalty minutes in 4 games. He got into a fight in his second game, against the Ottawa Senators, with Zdeno Chára, and sustained a broken orbital bone due to a late punch after he was down.[1][2]
On July 13, 2006, he signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings. Ivanāns scored his first NHL goal against Marty Turco the Dallas Stars on October 12, 2006. On March 18, 2007, he signed a one-year, one-way deal with the Los Angeles Kings.
On January 29, 2008, Ivanāns signed a two-year contract extension with the Kings.[3] In each of his four consecutive seasons in Los Angeles, Ivanāns led the team in penalty minutes.
On July 1, 2010, Raitis signed a two-year deal as a free agent with the Calgary Flames,[4] and made his Flames debut on October 7, 2010 in the 2010-11 season opening against Edmonton Oilers; however he suffered a debilitating concussion during a third period fight with Oilers' heavyweight Steve MacIntyre.[5]
On October 20, 2011, Ivanāns was sent to the Abbotsford Heat by Calgary,[6] where he scored his first goal of the season on November 11 against the Texas Stars.
On May 22, 2012, Ivanans signed a two-year deal with Dinamo Rīga of the Kontinental Hockey League. During the 2012-13 season, he failed to establish a lasting role in 39 games with Riga, and was released prior to the second year of his contract.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | EEHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | LVA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Aurora Tigers | MetJHL | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Flint Generals | UHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Macon Whoopee | CHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | New Haven Knights | UHL | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 270 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 50 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 54 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 166 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
2004–05 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 75 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 282 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 569 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1999 | Latvia | WJC B | 15th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2008 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
Calder Cup | 2004 |