Deivids Sarkanis
Born (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994
Riga, Latvia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NIHL team
Former teams		 Milton Keynes Lightning
Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
Nottingham Panthers
HK Kurbads
HK Mogo
Dinamo Rīga
Kalix HC
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2013–present

Deivids Sarkanis (born November 17, 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player currently playing for English NIHL side Milton Keynes Lightning.[1] Sarkanis previously played for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Sarkanis began his hockey career playing in minor and junior Latvian hockey leagues.[2] In 2011/2012 season he joined HK Rīga Dinamo Rīga minor league affiliate. In 2013/13 season Sarkanis spent several matches as a healthy stretch for Dinamo Rīga, before he made his KHL debut on October 30 on 2:1 win against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.[3]

In February 2017, Sarkanis moved to the UK to sign for the Nottingham Panthers until the end of the season.[4]

He has since had spells back in Latvia with HK Kurbads, HK Mogo and Dinamo Riga. For the 2020-21 season, Sarkanis moved to Sweden to sign for Kalix HC.

International play

Sarkanis participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team.

References

  1. ↑ "AIB MK Lightning add to their attack with pacey Latvian winger Deivids Sarkanis". 30 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Latvian hockey federation. "Player profile" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  3. ↑ KHL. "Player game log" (in Russian). khl.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Panther add top Latvian prospect to roster". Nottingham Panthers. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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