| Kaspars Daugaviņš | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Daugaviņš in 2023 | |||
| Born | (1988-05-18)May 18, 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| team Former teams | EC Kassel Huskies HK Riga 2000 Prizma/Riga 86 Ottawa Senators Dinamo Riga Boston Bruins Genève-Servette HC Dynamo Moscow Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Spartak Moscow Vityaz Podolsk SC Bern Iserlohn Roosters HK Mogo | ||
| National team |  Latvia | ||
| NHL draft | 91st overall,2006 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Kaspars Daugaviņš (born May 18, 1988) is a Latvian professionalice hockey player who plays forEC Kassel Huskies of theDeutsche Eishockey Liga 2. Daugaviņš has played professionally in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theOttawa Senators andBoston Bruins. The Senators selected him in the third round, 91st overall, in the2009 NHL Entry Draft.
As a youth, Daugaviņš played in the 2002Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team fromRiga.[1]
After theToronto St. Michael's Majors failed to qualify for the playoffs in the2006–07 season, theOttawa Senators assigned Daugaviņš to theBinghamton Senators to finish the2006–07 AHL season. In 11 games with Binghamton, Daugaviņš had two goals, both coming against theAlbany River Rats goaltenderTyler Weiman in a 5–4 Binghamton win. On June 1, 2007, Daugaviņš signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators.[2]
He spent the2009–10 season with Binghamton, scoring 21 goals and 46 points in 72 games as the team failed to reach the playoffs. Daugaviņš also made his NHL debut on January 14, 2010, against theNew York Rangers atMadison Square Garden, going pointless in 8:26 of ice time in a 2–0 Ottawa victory.[3]
Daugaviņš scored his first NHL goal on October 30, 2011, beatingJonas Gustavsson of theToronto Maple Leafs in a 3–2 Ottawa victory. As the2011–12 season progressed, Daugaviņš became a regular in the Ottawa lineup, playing 65 games and scoring five goals and six assists. In July 2012, he was scheduled for an arbitration hearing with the Senators, but the salary negotiation process was avoided when he agreed with the team to a one-year, one-way deal worth $635,000.[4]
After his fifth season in the KHL and completing his third season withTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod in2017–18, Daugaviņš left as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with his fourth KHL club,Spartak Moscow, on May 3, 2018.[5]
After two productive seasons with Spartak, Daugaviņš left as a free agent, signing a one-year contract withVityaz Podolsk on May 3, 2020.[6]
On June 10, 2021, Daugaviņš returned to theNational League and signed a two-year deal withSC Bern.[7][8]
He left Bern after just one season with the team, signing with German club,Iserlohn Roosters of theDeutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on August 8, 2022.[9] In the2022–23 season with the Roosters, he led the team in scoring with 21 goals and 49 points through 55 regular season games. With Iserlohn missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season, he left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 10, 2023.[10]
On September 13, 2023, Daugaviņš signed a two-year contract withDukla Michalovce of theSlovak Extraliga.[11]
On November 25, 2024, the Michalovce club announced that Daugaviņš had retired, despite having recorded 20 points in 19 games.[12]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Latvia | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2023 Finland/Latvia | |
Daugaviņš represented Latvia as its captain at the2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded three goals and four assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[13]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Riga 2000 | EEHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Prizma/Riga 86 | LAT | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Riga 2000 | LAT U18 | 22 | 28 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2004–05 | CSKA–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Riga 2000 | BLR | 45 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 61 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 62 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 30 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 72 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 73 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 65 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 35 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 44 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 56 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 44 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 2016–17 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 47 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 56 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 58 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 59 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Vityaz Podolsk | KHL | 58 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | SC Bern | NL | 34 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 55 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Dukla Ingema Michalovce | Slovak | 47 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Dukla Michalovce | Slovak | 19 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 91 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| KHL totals | 421 | 112 | 162 | 274 | 246 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WJC18 D1 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 1st | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | OG | 12th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | OG | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 42 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | OGQ | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WC | DNQ | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 11th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Latvia | WC |  | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2024 | Latvia | WC | 9th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Latvia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 31 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 56 | ||||
| Senior totals | 96 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 82 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup champion | 2011 | |
| International | |
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