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Ralfs Freibergs (born 17 May 1991) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman, who currently plays for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Ralfs Freibergs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
17 May 1991 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga HK Prizma Riga Dinamo Juniors Riga St. John's IceCaps PSG Berani Zlín HC Kometa Brno HC Oceláři Třinec | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
After first playing professionally in his native Latvia, Freibergs moved to North America as a junior and played collegiate hockey with the Bowling Green State University Falcons in the NCAA league. Freibergs was a member of Latvia men's national ice hockey team and he has played in 2013 IIHF World Championship as well as the 2014 Winter Olympics.
On 8 August 2014, Freibergs signed his first North American professional contract in agreeing to a one-year American Hockey League deal with the St. John's IceCaps.[1] Freibergs appeared in 5 games with the IceCaps, however was reassigned to ECHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign for the majority of the campaign.
Leading into the 2015–16 season, Freibergs accepted an invitation to the Grand Rapids Griffins training camp on 28 September 2015. He was later reassigned and signed an ECHL contract with affiliate, the Toledo Walleye on October 6, 2015.
On July 15, 2016, Freibergs returned to his native Latvia as a free agent from North America, signing a contract with Dinamo Riga of the KHL.[2]
International play
Freibergs competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics being the only active NCAA hockey player to compete in the men's tournament. His first appearance was in the third game when he logged 4:56 of ice time.[3] Freibergs also competed in the elimination round games against Switzerland and Canada.[4][5]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on 25 April 2014, that Freibergs was excluded from the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Freibergs provided a urine sample on 22 February whose A and B samples indicated the presence of dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone metabolite 18-nor-17b-hydroxymethyl-17a-methyl-4- chloro-5b-androst-13-en-3a-ol.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Prizma/Rīga 86 | LAT U18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007–08 | Prizma/Rīga 86 | LAT U18 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HS Rīga/Prizma–Hanza | LAT | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Texas Tornado | NAHL | 26 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Tornado | NAHL | 53 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 60 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Bowling Green State University | WCHA | 37 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 52 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 61 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Aukro Berani Zlína | ELH | 52 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | PSG Berani Zlín | ELH | 52 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | PSG Berani Zlín | ELH | 52 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 113 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ELH totals | 200 | 13 | 74 | 87 | 130 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2011 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 36 | |||
| Senior totals | 56 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 43 | |||
References
- "IceCaps re-sign Fredheim, sign Freibergs". St. John's IceCaps. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Riga add players to squad". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- "Bowling Green impacts thrilling day at Sochi". Bowling Green Falcons. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- "Latvia take on Switzerland" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- "Canada defeat courageous Latvia" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- "Disciplinary commission release statement" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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На других языках
- [en] Ralfs Freibergs
[ru] Фрейбергс, Ральфс
Ра́льфс Фре́йбергс (латыш. Ralfs Freibergs; 17 мая 1991, Рига, Латвия) — латвийский хоккеист, защитник. Игрок сборной Латвии по хоккею с шайбой.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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