| Vitālijs Pavlovs | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 17, 1989, Riga, Soviet Union |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing/Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team F. teams |
Dinamo Riga Colorado Eagles |
| Ntl. team |  Latvia
|
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
Vitālijs Pavlovs (born June 17, 1989) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career[]
Pavlovs signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga on August 9, 2012[1] and made his debut on December 5, 2012, in a loss to Yugra.[2] Pavlovs started the 2012–13 season with Jokipojat in Mestis,[3] he had 6 goals and 8 assists in 19 games which is good for 3rd place in points inside the team.[4]
Pavlovs was sanctioned by the International Olympics Committee for failing an anti-doping test in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He tested positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant found in certain food supplements.[5][6]
On October 1, 2014, Pavlovs left Dinamo as a free agent to sign his first North American contract on a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL.[7]
References[]
- ↑ DINAMO paraksta līgumus ar Skvorcovu un Pavlovu. dinamoriga.lv.
- ↑ KHL player profile. khl.ru.
- ↑ Eliteprospect player profile. eliteprospects.com.
- ↑ KHL player profile. khl.ru.
- ↑ "Two athletes expelled for doping", ESPN, 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014: Ukraine's Marina Lisogor fails drugs test", BBC Sport, 22 February 2014.
- ↑ Eagles ink former KHL forward Pavlovs. Colorado Eagles (2014-10-01).
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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