| Deniss Smirnovs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Deniss Smirnovs, 2023 | |||
| Born |
March 7, 1999 Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
EHC Kloten Genève-Servette HC | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Deniss Smirnovs (born 7 March 1999) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre for EHC Kloten of the National League (NL). He previously played with Genève-Servette HC and won a NL title with the team in 2023.
Smirnovs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license.
Playing career
On August 8, 2019, Smirnovs signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC, after having played 5 seasons with the organization's junior teams.[1]
Smirnovs made his National League debut with Genève-Servette HC on September 13, 2019 against the SCL Tigers at the Ilfis Stadium. He scored his first NL goal that day and picked up an assist to become the team's PostFinance Top Scorer for their Home Opener the next day against EHC Biel.[2][3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Latvia | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2023 Finland/Latvia | |
Smirnovs made his debut with Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2018.
He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded one assist and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]
Personal life
Smirnovs left Latvia and moved to Geneva in 2014 at age 15 to continue his junior career.
He is fluent in Russian, Latvian and French.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | SK Rīga 16 | LAT U16 | 14 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2013–14 | SK Rīga 17 | LAT U18 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U17 | 30 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Genève–Servette HC II | SUI.2 U17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U17 | 41 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 2016–17 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U20 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U20 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Genève–Servette HC | SUI U20 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Genève–Servette HC | NL | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Genève–Servette HC | NL | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Genève–Servette HC | NL | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NL totals | 142 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Latvia | U18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | U18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Latvia | WC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |||
| Senior totals | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
References
- ↑ "Predictions for Genève-Servette HC's roster". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ↑ "Game | Swiss Ice Hockey Federation". sihf.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ↑ "Hockey sur glace: Qui est Deniss Smirnovs, la nouvelle pépite des Vernets? - News Sports: Hockey". lematin.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ↑ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Deniss Smirnovs at Olympedia
- Deniss Smirnovs at Olympics.com
- Deniss Smirnovs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)