Arvīds Reķis

Arvīds Reķis
Born (1979-01-01) 1 January 1979 (age 45)
Jūrmala, Latvian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Worcester IceCats
Augsburger Panther
HK Riga 2000
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
Dinamo Riga
National team  Latvia
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1996–2019

Arvīds Reķis (born 1 January 1979) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played for the Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]

Playing career

He began his career playing junior level in North America, firstly in the United States Hockey League for the Dubuque Fighting Saints and then the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters where he spent four seasons. In 2000, he joined the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League for their playoff campaign in which the Ice went on to win the Ray Miron President's Cup. He signed as a free-agent with the St. Louis Blues and was assigned to the ECHL for the Peoria Rivermen and also had a spell in the American Hockey League with the Worcester IceCats. He moved to the DEL in 2003 and remained there until the end of season 2009-10.

Rekis played ten seasons throughout his career with Augsburger Panther, retiring following the 2018–19 season, as the oldest participant in the DEL at age 40, on 26 April 2019.[2]

International play

He has also represented the Latvia national ice hockey team in numerous Ice Hockey World Championships and the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 35 3 3 6 85 — — — — —
1995–96 Essamika Ogre LAT 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1996–97 Erie Otters OHL 65 5 19 24 101 5 1 2 3 2
1997–98 Erie Otters OHL 60 9 36 45 77 7 1 2 3 2
1998–99 Erie Otters OHL 60 5 29 34 66 5 1 1 2 0
1999–2000 Erie Otters OHL 57 6 29 35 93 13 1 4 5 17
1999–2000 Indianapolis Ice CHL — — — — — 4 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 64 12 21 33 99 14 6 3 9 22
2001–02 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 43 10 17 27 32 — — — — —
2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 18 0 3 3 8 3 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 57 4 19 23 56 4 0 2 2 2
2003–04 Augsburger Panther DEL 46 5 15 20 81 — — — — —
2004–05 Augsburger Panther DEL 46 5 10 15 44 4 0 1 1 6
2005–06 Augsburger Panther DEL 51 5 10 15 52 — — — — —
2005–06 HK Rīga 2000 BLR — — — — — 5 0 0 0 8
2006–07 Augsburger Panther DEL 36 3 7 10 62 — — — — —
2007–08 Augsburger Panther DEL 54 5 10 15 88 — — — — —
2008–09 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 50 11 12 23 106 6 3 2 5 6
2009–10 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 53 0 11 11 62 7 0 1 1 6
2010–11 Dinamo Rīga KHL 51 2 4 6 57 — — — — —
2011–12 Dinamo Rīga KHL 39 0 3 3 28 6 0 1 1 6
2012–13 Dinamo Rīga KHL 39 1 4 5 22 — — — — —
2013–14 Dinamo Rīga KHL 43 0 2 2 63 — — — — —
2014–15 Augsburger Panther DEL 41 1 5 6 50 — — — — —
2015–16 Augsburger Panther DEL 45 2 7 9 54 — — — — —
2016–17 Augsburger Panther DEL 43 5 4 9 20 7 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Augsburger Panther DEL 46 1 4 5 30 — — — — —
2018–19 Augsburger Panther DEL 33 1 8 9 28 9 0 0 0 6
ECHL totals 164 26 57 83 187 18 6 5 11 24
DEL totals 543 44 103 147 677 33 3 5 8 24
KHL totals 172 3 13 16 170 6 0 1 1 6

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Latvia EJC C1 5 3 1 4 8
1996 Latvia EJC C 3 0 0 0 6
1999 Latvia WJC B 6 2 2 4 8
2003 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 4
2004 Latvia WC 7 1 1 2 12
2005 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 0
2006 Latvia OG 5 0 0 0 6
2006 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 4
2007 Latvia WC 4 0 0 0 2
2008 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 10
2009 Latvia OGQ 3 1 2 3 8
2010 Latvia OG 4 0 0 0 10
2010 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 2
2011 Latvia WC 6 0 2 2 10
2013 Latvia OGQ 3 0 1 1 2
2014 Latvia OG 5 0 0 0 4
2016 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 14 5 3 8 22
Senior totals 67 4 6 10 78

References

  1. ^ "Rekis and Dinger remain Panthers" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ "Arvids Rekis ends his career" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.