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| Agris Saviels | |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) |
| BEL Team F. Teams |
Metallurg Zhlobin HK Rīga 2000 MsHK Žilina Herning Blue Fox Odense Bulldogs Dinamo Riga |
| Nationality |  Lativian
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| Born | January 15, 1982, Jūrmala, Soviet Union |
| NHL Draft | 63rd overall, 2000 Colorado Avalanche |
| Pro Career | 2001 – present |
Agris Saviels (born January 15, 1982, in Jūrmala, Soviet Union) is an Latvian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Belarusian Extraleague club Metallurg Zhlobin.
Playing career
Saviels was drafted 63rd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. Prior to be drafted, Saviels played in his native country Latvia with HK Lido Nafta Rīga before traveling to North America to play Junior with the Notre Dame Hounds and then the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.
Saviels was signed by the Colorado Avalanche on July 23, 2002 but never played a game with the team, playing with their affiliate the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
Since the 2005–06 season, Saviels has played in Europe in the Belarus, Russian, Slovak, Latvian and Danish leagues.
In the 2008–09 season, Saviels signed a one-year contract and started with Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga, but was soon sent down to the farm club, HK Riga 2000 of the Belarusian Extraleague. In January 2009, Saviels then transferred to fellow Belarusian team Metallurg Zhlobin and re-signed to an additional year to continue playing in the 2009–10 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | HK Lido Nafta Rīga | LAT | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Lido Nafta Rīga | LAT | 40 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Notre Dame Hounds | SAHA | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 30 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ?? | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 65 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 68 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 60 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 47 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BEL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Torpedo-2 Nizhny-Novgorod | RUS-3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod | RUS-2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | MsHK Žilina | SVK | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Herning Blue Fox | ODL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Odense Bulldogs | ODL | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Rīga 2000 | BEL | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Metallurg Zhlobin | BEL | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Metallurg Zhlobin | BEL | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 158 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | Latvia | WJC18-D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2000 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2004 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior int'l Totals | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Senior int'l Totals | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||