Georgijs Pujacs (born June 11, 1981 in

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) is a Latvian

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who currently plays for

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of the

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Playing career

Pujacs was drafted by

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as the 264th pick in the

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, after a strong performance in 1999 Division 1 European Junior Championships. After being drafted, he played

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ice hockey in North America for a year but did not reach the NHL. He then returned to Latvia and has mostly played for Latvian teams in the Latvian League and

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. In July 2006, Pujacs signed a two-year contract with Khimik Moscow Oblast of

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, then joined

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on 6 November 2007. On 14 January 2009, Pujacs returned to Latvia and signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL and left on 13 July 2009 to sign with Dinamo Riga's rival

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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