Guntis Galviņš (born January 25, 1986) is a Latvian former professional

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, who played in the European leagues. Galviņš made a return to Dinamo Riga of the

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(KHL), on July 8, 2015, signing a one-year contract as a free agent after a stint with Italian club,

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in the then

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, the top tier league in Austria. Galviņš has played for the Latvian national team. Galviņš retired from professional hockey after 20 seasons, ending his career with HC Vítkovice of the

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on completion of the 2021–22 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* * * * 1986 births Living people AIK IF players Fehérvár AV19 players Bolzano HC players Dinamo Riga players HC Oceláři Třinec players HC Yugra players HK Riga 2000 players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Latvian ice hockey defencemen Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia People from Talsi VHK Vsetín players HC Vítkovice players Latvian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Latvian expatriate ice hockey people {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub