| Deniss Smirnovs | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1999, Riga, Latvia |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| NL team | Genève-Servette HC |
| Ntl. team |  Latvia
|
| Playing career | 2019–present |
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).
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[]
- ↑ Predictions for Genève-Servette HC's roster. Retrieved on 2019-09-18.
- ↑ Game | Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2019-09-18.
- ↑ Hockey sur glace: Qui est Deniss Smirnovs, la nouvelle pépite des Vernets? - News Sports: Hockey. Retrieved on 2019-09-18.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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