Deniss Smirnovs

Not to be confused with Denys Smirnov.
Deniss Smirnovs
Deniss Smirnovs, 2023
Born (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 25)
Riga, Latvia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 EHC Kloten
Genève-Servette HC
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2019–present

Deniss Smirnovs (born 7 March 1999) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre for EHC Kloten of the National League (NL). He previously played with Genève-Servette HC and won a NL title with the team in 2023.

Smirnovs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license.

Playing career

On 8 August 2019 Smirnovs signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC, after having played 5 seasons with the organization's junior teams.[1]

Smirnovs made his National League debut with Genève-Servette HC on 13 September 2019 against the SCL Tigers at the Ilfis Stadium. He scored his first NL goal that day and picked up an assist to become the team's PostFinance Top Scorer for their Home Opener the next day against EHC Biel.[2][3]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Latvia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Finland/Latvia

Smirnovs made his debut with Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2018.

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded one assist and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]

Personal life

Smirnovs left Latvia and moved to Geneva in 2014 at age 15 to continue his junior career.

He is fluent in Russian, Latvian and French.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 SK Rīga 16 LAT U16 14 32 46 — — — — —
2013–14 SK Rīga 17 LAT U18 8 6 15 21 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Genève–Servette HC SUI U17 30 17 35 52 10 7 5 8 13 4
2014–15 Genève–Servette HC II SUI.2 U17 1 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Genève–Servette HC SUI U17 41 25 43 68 18 14 8 14 22 16
2016–17 Genève–Servette HC SUI U20 25 7 14 21 16 8 4 5 9 12
2017–18 Genève–Servette HC SUI U20 36 21 30 51 14 9 2 4 6 2
2018–19 Genève–Servette HC SUI U20 19 10 17 27 28 10 6 4 10 8
2019–20 Genève–Servette HC NL 46 8 11 19 10 — — — — —
2020–21 Genève–Servette HC NL 44 2 7 9 14 5 1 1 2 0
2021–22 Genève–Servette HC NL 52 2 9 11 10 2 0 0 0 0
NL totals 142 12 27 39 34 7 1 1 2 0

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Latvia U18 7 3 0 3 4
2017 Latvia WJC 6 0 0 0 2
2017 Latvia U18 7 1 2 3 0
2018 Latvia WJC D1A 5 2 3 5 6
2019 Latvia WJC D1A 5 1 2 3 12
2021 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 0
2022 Latvia OG 4 0 1 1 2
2022 Latvia WC 7 0 0 0 0
2023 Latvia WC 9 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 30 7 7 14 24
Senior totals 23 0 2 2 4

References

  1. ^ "Predictions for Genève-Servette HC's roster". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. ^ "Game | Swiss Ice Hockey Federation". sihf.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. ^ "Hockey sur glace: Qui est Deniss Smirnovs, la nouvelle pépite des Vernets? - News Sports: Hockey". lematin.ch. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. ^ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.


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