Jānis Kalniņš (ice hockey)

Jānis Kalniņš (born December 13, 1991) is a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and the Latvian national team. He participated at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[1]

Jānis Kalniņš
Born (1991-12-13) December 13, 1991
Limbaži, Latvia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
SHL team
Former teams
Växjö Lakers
Dinamo Riga
Jokerit
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2009present

Playing career

He formerly played with Dinamo Riga in the KHL before signing as a free agent to a multi-year contract with Jokerit on June 15, 2018.[2]

Kalniņš enjoyed three successful seasons with Jokerit leaving following the 2020–21 season to sign a one-year contract with reigning Swedish champions, Växjö Lakers of the SHL, on 28 June 2021.[3]

References

  1. "Latvian 2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  2. "Jokerit sign Grant and Kalnins" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  3. "Janis Kalnins signs with Vaxjo Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.


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