Krišjānis Rēdlihs (born 15 January 1981) is a Latvian professional

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who currently plays for

HK Kurbads HK Kurbads is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It is a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League and also compete for the Latvian Cup, winning Latvian Hockey League in 2016–17 and 2017–18 season. The team played its hom ...

of the

Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey Higher League (), also known as the Optibet Hockey League () since 2017 due to sponsorship by Optibet, is the top tier league of ice hockey in Latvia. The league is competed by nine teams from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Pr ...

(LHL).

Playing career

Krišjānis Rēdlihs started his playing career by playing for

HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs was a professional hockey club based in Liepāja, Latvia that fielded multiple teams over the years competing in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL), Latvian Hockey League (LHL), and Minor Hockey League Division B (MHL B). Th ...

in the

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and

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. In 2002, he unexpectedly made the

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for 2002

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. Following the World Championships, Rēdlihs was drafted in 2002 NHL Entry Draft by

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, in the 5th round, 154th overall. He has played for

Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center. History Before the formation of the franchise Without a viable indoor arena with ...

, the AHL affiliate of New Jersey Devils since then. In 2006, Rēdlihs was briefly called up from Albany to New Jersey Devils but did not play for Devils. He has played for Latvian national team in three World Championships and

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Personal

Krišjānis Rēdlihs has three brothers - two of them are also professional hockey players -

Jēkabs Rēdlihs Jēkabs Rēdlihs (born March 29, 1982) is a Latvian former ice hockey defenceman. Playing career Rēdlihs was selected in the fourth round 119th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Drafted from the New York Applec ...

and Miķelis Rēdlihs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Redlihs, Krisjanis 1981 births Living people Albany River Rats players Amur Khabarovsk players Dinamo Riga players Hamburg Freezers players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players HC Kunlun Red Star players HK Liepājas Metalurgs players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Latvian ice hockey defencemen Linköping HC players New Jersey Devils draft picks Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia Ice hockey people from Riga Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in China Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Expatriate ice hockey players in China