Guntis Galviņš (born January 25, 1986) is a Latvian former professional
ice-hockey defenceman
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, who played in the European leagues.
Galviņš made a return to
Dinamo Riga
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The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a D ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League
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It was considered in ...
(KHL), on July 8, 2015, signing a one-year contract as a free agent after a stint with Italian club,
HCB South Tyrol in the then
EBEL
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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
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of the
Czech Extraliga
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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
Sportspeople from Talsi
VHK Vsetín players
HC Vítkovice players
Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary
Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
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