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Raitis Ivanāns
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Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Los Angeles Kings
Montreal Canadiens
Born (1979-01-03)January 3, 1979,
Riga, Latvian SSR
NHL Draft Undrafted
Pro Career 1997 – present


Raitis Ivanāns (born January 3, 1979) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ivanāns is known as an enforcer in the NHL.

Playing career[]

Raitis Ivanans

Ivanans with the Los Angeles Kings

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 first game, against the Ottawa Senators, with Zdeno Chára, and sustained a broken orbital bone due to a late punch after he was down.

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 re-signed one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings a one-way contract. On January 29, 2008, Ivanāns signed a two-year contract extension with the Kings.

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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
1999–00 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 72 2 0 2 133
NHL totals 215 12 6 18 416


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