Juris Upītis (born June 16, 1991) is a Latvian ice hockey player. He was also a part of Latvian national junior team.
| Juris Upītis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 16, 1991 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing/Centre | ||
| Catches | Right | ||
| FFHG Division 1 team Former teams |
Corsaires de Dunkerque HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Riga Dinamo Riga Yermak Angarsk MHC Martin Edinburgh Capitals HK Kurbads Hochstadter EC HK Prizma Riga | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
On October 30, 2011, due to injury of Jamie Lundmark Upītis was called to Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.[1] On his debut against Metallurg Magnitogorsk he scored his first KHL goal, a second period equalizer, the regulation ended at 1-1. Dinamo won the game in shootout.[2]
After spells with HK Kurbads in Latvia and MHC Martin in Slovakia, Upitis moved to the UK to sign for the Edinburgh Capitals in August 2017.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Prizma Riga U18 | LHL U18 | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | SK Riga 18 | LHL 2 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | SK Riga 18 | LHL U18 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | SK LSPA/Riga | LHL | 28 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo-Juniors Riga | BXL | 47 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HK Riga | MHL | 55 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Liepājas Metalurgs | BXL | 20 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Riga | MHL | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Juniors Riga | LHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Riga | MHL | 58 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HK Liepāja | LHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Yermak Angarsk | VHL | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Yermak Angarsk | VHL | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | VHL | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | VHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Kurbads | LHL | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Martin | Slovak 1. Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Edinburgh Capitals | EIHL | 26 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Kurbads | LHL | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Kurbads | LHL | 35 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Kurbads | LHL | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Höchstadter EC | Germany3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Prizma Riga | LHL | 19 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL Totals | 70 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Debitanti Upītis un Nieminens nodrošina Rīgas 'Dinamo' uzvaru". delfi.lv. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Rīgas 'Dinamo' komanda savainotā Lundmarka aizstāšanai no fārmkluba izsaukusi Upīti". delfi.lv. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Edinburgh Capitals".
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
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