Kaspars Daugaviņš (born May 18, 1988) is a Latvian professional
ice hockey
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player who is currently an
unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as '' ...
of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL). Daugaviņš has played professionally in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) for the
Ottawa Senators
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and
Boston Bruins
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. The Senators selected him in the third round, 91st overall, in the
2006 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Playing career
As a youth, Daugaviņš played in the 2002
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with a team from
Riga
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.
Professional
After the Majors failed to qualify for the playoffs in the
2006–07 season, the Ottawa Senators assigned Daugaviņš to the Binghamton Senators to finish the
season
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. In 11 games with Binghamton, Daugaviņš had two goals, both coming against the
Albany River Rats
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History
Before the formation of the franchise
Without a viable indoor arena with a ...
goaltender
Tyler Weiman
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Playing career
Weiman was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was d ...
in a 5–4 Binghamton win. On June 1, 2007, Daugaviņš signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators.
He spent the
2009–10 with Binghamton, scoring 21 goals and 46 points in 72 games as the team club failed to reach the playoffs. Daugaviņš also made his NHL debut on January 14, 2010, against the
New York Rangers
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at
Madison Square Garden
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, going pointless in 8:26 of ice time in a 2–0 Ottawa victory.
Daugaviņš scored his first-ever NHL goal on October 30, 2011, beating
Jonas Gustavsson
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of the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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in a 3–2 Ottawa victory. As the
2011–12 season progressed, Daugaviņš became a regular in the Ottawa lineup, playing 65 games and scoring five goals and six assists. In July 2012, he was scheduled for an arbitration hearing with the Senators, but the salary negotiation process was avoided when he agreed with the team to a one-year, one-way deal worth $635,000.
After his fifth season in the KHL and completing his third season with
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in
2017–18, Daugaviņš left as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with his fourth KHL club,
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, on May 3, 2018.
After two productive seasons with Spartak, Daugaviņš left as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with HC Vityaz on May 3, 2020.
On June 10, 2021, Daugaviņš returned to the
National League
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and signed a two-year deal with
SC Bern
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. He left Bern after just one season with Bern, signing for German club,
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as '' ...
in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL), on August 8, 2022.
In the
2022–23
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season with the Roosters, he led the team in scoring with 21 goals and 49 points through 55 regular season games. With Iserlohn missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season, he left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 10, 2023.
International play
Daugaviņš represented Latvia at the
2023 IIHF World Championship
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Host nation bid
The ...
where he recorded three goals and four assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.
Personal life
In 2013 he married Santa Seile, whom he met online, at the Roman Catholic Church of Mary Magdalene.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
SC Bern players
Binghamton Senators players
Boston Bruins players
Dinamo Riga players
Genève-Servette HC players
HC Dynamo Moscow players
HK Riga 2000 players
HC Spartak Moscow players
Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Iserlohn Roosters players
Latvian ice hockey left wingers
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors players
Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia
Ottawa Senators draft picks
Ottawa Senators players
Ice hockey people from Riga
Toronto St. Michael's Majors players
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
HC Vityaz players