Oskars Cibuļskis (born April 9, 1988) is a Latvian professional

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who is currently an

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. He most recently played under contract with

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in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Cibuļskis began his professional career in 2004, when he played for the

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club SK Rīga 18, which is the base club for Latvian U18 national team. He spent the next three seasons in SK Rīga 20, which, respectively, is the base club for the Latvian U20 national team. In 2005-06 he also played two games in

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and played in the

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. In the 2007–08 season, Cibuļskis signed with

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n league team,

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of the

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. After compiling 12 points in 52 games, Oskars returned to his native land for the following 2009–10 season, when he signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL, on August 21, 2009. On May 18, 2017, Cibuļskis left Riga, signing an initial one-year contract with Czech outfit Mountfield HK of the ELH. After four seasons in the Czech Extraliga, Cibuļskis returned as a free agent for a second stint with Dinamo Riga of the KHL on 1 May 2021.

International play

Oskars has played for Latvia in the 2005 and 2006 division 1 World U18 Championships, getting promoted to the top U18 division in 2006. He also played in the 2007 and

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division I

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s. The team earned a promotion to the top U20 division in 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1988 births Brynäs IF players Dinamo Riga players Living people Latvian ice hockey defencemen HC Litvínov players Stadion Hradec Králové players Ice hockey people from Riga EC Red Bull Salzburg players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia Rytíři Kladno players Latvian expatriate ice hockey people Latvian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub