Jēkabs Rēdlihs (born March 29, 1982) is a Latvian former

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Playing career

Rēdlihs was selected in the fourth round 119th overall by the

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in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Drafted from the New York Applecore of the EJHL, Rēdlihs then enrolled with

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of the

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and completed a four-collegiate career with the Terriers earning Hockey East All-Rookie honors in his freshman year. After his 2005–06 senior season with the Hockey East champions, Rēdlihs made his professional debut when he signed an ATO contract with the Blue Jackets affiliate, the

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of the AHL on March 30, 2006. Un-signed by Columbus, Rēdlihs was invited to the Blue Jackets training camp for the 2006–07 season but was then reassigned to play with the Syracuse Crunch and second tier affiliate, the

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of the

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. He was again invited to the Blue Jackets 2007–08 training camp on September 10, 2007, but was later released to the Crunch on September 20, 2007. After spending the majority of the season with the

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of the ECHL, Rēdlihs left North America when he signed with

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of the

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on January 9, 2008. Helping to strengthen 1929's defense, he was then re-signed to a one-year contract for the 2008–09 season on March 31, 2008. On July 17, 2009, Rēdlihs, a free agent, signed a two-year contract with

Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga () is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It most recently was a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LBTU. The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a D ...

of the KHL. On June 1, 2015, Rēdlihs continued his career in the Czech Extraliga in signing with Piráti Chomutov after one season with HC Karlovy Vary.

Personal

Jēkabs Rēdlihs has three brothers. Two of them, Miķelis Rēdlihs and Krišjānis Rēdlihs, are hockey players. All three brothers have appeared together in Latvia national team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Redlihs, Jekabs 1982 births Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks Dayton Bombers players Dinamo Riga players Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players HC Karlovy Vary players HC Plzeň players HK Kurbads players HK Riga 2000 players Latvian ice hockey defencemen Living people Modo Hockey players Piráti Chomutov players Ice hockey people from Riga Syracuse Crunch players Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States HK Liepājas Metalurgs players