Lauris Darzins signs with Traktor
Lauris Darzins
Born January 28, 1985 in Riga, Latvia
Nationality: Latvian.
Forward
191 cm, 92 kg.
Grip: right.
Hockey school: BHS (Riga, Latvia).
NHL draft: Nashville Predators, 9th round, #268 (2003).
Career: Lukko (Finland), Kelowna Rockets (WHL), Ilves (Finland), HC Vsetin (Czech
Republic), HC Trinec (Czech Republic), Gomel (Belarus), Dinamo Riga, Ak Bars Kazan.
Trophies and achievements: 2004 U20 WJC bronze medalist, 2005 U20 WJC D-1 gold medalist,
2005 U20 WJC D-1 best assistant, 2005
WHL champion, participant of 2010 Vancouver Olympics, 2011 KHL All-Star Game
participant.
Lauris spent this past season in Ak Bars’ jersey, playing in 28 regular season
matches and 9 playoff games and garnering a total of 16 points (8 G, 8 A), 10
PIM and +2.
Darzins also captained team Latvia at 2013 IIHF World Championships with 7
games, 5 G, 1 A. Lauris was voted one of three best team Latvia’s players.
eliteprospects.com profile – http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=3202
KHL stats – http://www.khl.ru/players/15251/
Photo courtesy of Ak Bars’ Press Office
