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

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who is currently an

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. He most recently played under contract with Brynäs IF in the

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(SHL).

Playing career

Cibuļskis began his professional career in 2004, when he played for the Latvian Hockey league 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 HK Rīga 2000 and played in the

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. In the 2007–08 season, Cibuļskis signed with

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n league team, EC Red Bull Salzburg 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 21 August 2009. On 18 May 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

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in the

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and

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division 1 World U18 Championships, getting promoted to the top U18 division in 2006. He also played in the

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and

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division I

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s. The team earned a promotion to the top U20 division in 2008. He represented Latvia at the

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where he recorded one goal and two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* * * * 1988 births Brynäs IF players Dinamo Riga players Living people Latvian ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Latvian sportsmen 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 for Latvia Rytíři Kladno players Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub