Sandis Smons (born 19 May 1999) is a

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n professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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who is currently playing with

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds HC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss professional ice hockey team who currently play in the Swiss League (SL). Founded in 1919, La Chaux-de-Fonds play at the Patinoire des Mélèzes in front of a capacity 7,200. History Hockey Club La Chaux-de-Fonds ...

of the

Swiss League The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, th ...

(SL) as a prospect to Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He plays in Switzerland with a Swiss player-license.

Playing career

Smons made his professional debut with the Ticino Rockets of the

(SL) during the 2018–19 season, appearing in 2 games this season. On 18 August 2019, Smons signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC for the 2019/20 season. He was immediately loaned to HC Sierre of the SL to begin the 2019–20 season and was called up on September 23, 2019 by Genève-Servette to replace injured

Henrik Tömmernes Joakim Henrik Tömmernes (born 28 August 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh round, 210th overall, o ...

International play

Smons made his debut with Latvia men's national team in 2020.

Personal life

Smons moved to Geneva,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

at age 15 to play his junior hockey with Genève-Servette which allows him to play in the National league and in the

with a Swiss player-license. He is fluent in both Latvian and French.

References

External links

* 1999 births Living people Genève-Servette HC players HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Latvian ice hockey defencemen HC Sierre players HCB Ticino Rockets players {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub