Arvīds Reķis
Born (1979-01-01) January 1, 1979
Jūrmala, Latvian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Worcester IceCats
Augsburger Panther
HK Riga 2000
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
Dinamo Riga
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19962019

Arvīds Reķis (born January 1, 1979) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played for the Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]

Playing career

He began his career playing junior level in North America, firstly in the United States Hockey League for the Dubuque Fighting Saints and then the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters where he spent four seasons. In 2000, he joined the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League for their playoff campaign in which the Ice went on to win the Ray Miron President's Cup. He signed as a free-agent with the St. Louis Blues and was assigned to the ECHL for the Peoria Rivermen and also had a spell in the American Hockey League with the Worcester IceCats. He moved to the DEL in 2003 and remained there until the end of season 2009-10.

Rekis played ten seasons throughout his career with Augsburger Panther, retiring following the 2018–19 season, as the oldest participant in the DEL at age 40, on April 26, 2019.[2]

International play

He has also represented the Latvia national ice hockey team in numerous Ice Hockey World Championships and the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 3533685
1995–96 Essamika Ogre LAT 10002
1996–97 Erie Otters OHL 6551924101 51232
1997–98 Erie Otters OHL 609364577 71232
1998–99 Erie Otters OHL 605293466 51120
1999–2000 Erie Otters OHL 576293593 1314517
1999–2000 Indianapolis Ice CHL 40000
2000–01 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 6412213399 1463922
2001–02 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 4310172732
2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 180338 30000
2002–03 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 574192356 40222
2003–04 Augsburger Panther DEL 465152081
2004–05 Augsburger Panther DEL 465101544 40116
2005–06 Augsburger Panther DEL 515101552
2005–06 HK Rīga 2000 BLR 50008
2006–07 Augsburger Panther DEL 36371062
2007–08 Augsburger Panther DEL 545101588
2008–09 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 50111223106 63256
2009–10 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 530111162 70116
2010–11 Dinamo Rīga KHL 5124657
2011–12 Dinamo Rīga KHL 3903328 60116
2012–13 Dinamo Rīga KHL 3914522
2013–14 Dinamo Rīga KHL 4302263
2014–15 Augsburger Panther DEL 4115650
2015–16 Augsburger Panther DEL 4527954
2016–17 Augsburger Panther DEL 4354920 70110
2017–18 Augsburger Panther DEL 4614530
2018–19 Augsburger Panther DEL 3318928 90006
ECHL totals 164 26 57 83 187 18 6 5 11 24
DEL totals 543 44 103 147 677 33 3 5 8 24
KHL totals 172 3 13 16 170 6 0 1 1 6

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Latvia EJC C1 5 3 1 4 8
1996 Latvia EJC C 3 0 0 0 6
1999 Latvia WJC B 6 2 2 4 8
2003 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 4
2004 Latvia WC 7 1 1 2 12
2005 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 0
2006 Latvia OG 5 0 0 0 6
2006 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 4
2007 Latvia WC 4 0 0 0 2
2008 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 10
2009 Latvia OGQ 3 1 2 3 8
2010 Latvia OG 4 0 0 0 10
2010 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 2
2011 Latvia WC 6 0 2 2 10
2013 Latvia OGQ 3 0 1 1 2
2014 Latvia OG 5 0 0 0 4
2016 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 14 5 3 8 22
Senior totals 67 4 6 10 78

References

  1. "Rekis and Dinger remain Panthers" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. "Arvids Rekis ends his career" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
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