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Deniss Smirnovs (born 7 March 1999) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).

Deniss Smirnovs
Born	(1999-03-07) March 7, 1999 (age 23) Riga, Latvia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NL team	Genève-Servette HC
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2019–present

Smirnovs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license.

Playing career

On August 8, 2019, Smirnovs signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC, after having played 5 seasons with the organization's junior teams.[1]

Smirnovs made his National League debut with Genève-Servette HC on September 13, 2019 against the SCL Tigers at the Ilfis Stadium. He scored his first NL goal that day and picked up an assist to become the team's PostFinance Top Scorer for their Home Opener the next day against EHC Biel.[2][3]

International play

Smirnovs made his debut with Latvia men's national team in 2018.

Personal life

Smirnovs left Latvia and moved to Geneva in 2014 at age 15 to continue his junior career.

He is fluent in both Latvian and French.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013–14	SK Rīga 16	LAT U16			14	32	46			—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	SK Rīga 17	LAT U18		8	6	15	21	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U17		30	17	35	52	10		7	5	8	13	4
2014–15	Genève–Servette HC II	SUI.2 U17		1	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U17		41	25	43	68	18		14	8	14	22	16
2016–17	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U20		25	7	14	21	16		8	4	5	9	12
2017–18	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U20		36	21	30	51	14		9	2	4	6	2
2018–19	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U20		19	10	17	27	28		10	6	4	10	8
2019–20	Genève–Servette HC	NL		46	8	11	19	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Genève–Servette HC	NL		44	2	7	9	14		5	1	1	2	0
2021–22	Genève–Servette HC	NL		52	2	9	11	10		2	0	0	0	0
NL totals				142	12	27	39	34		7	1	1	2	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Latvia	WJC18		7	3	0	3	4
2017	Latvia	WJC		6	0	0	0	2
2017	Latvia	WJC18		7	1	2	3	0
2018	Latvia	WJC D1A		5	2	3	5	6
2019	Latvia	WJC D1A		5	1	2	3	12
2021	Latvia	OGQ		3	0	0	0	0
2022	Latvia	OG		4	0	1	1	2
2022	Latvia	WC		7	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				30	7	7	14	24
Senior totals				14	0	1	1	2

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com

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