Juris Upītis

Juris Upītis
Born	(1991-06-16) June 16, 1991 (age 33) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing/Centre
Catches	Right
FFHG Division 1 team Former teams	Corsaires de Dunkerque HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Riga Dinamo Riga Yermak Angarsk MHC Martin Edinburgh Capitals HK Kurbads Hochstadter EC HK Prizma Riga
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2009–present

Juris Upītis (born June 16, 1991) is a Latvian ice hockey player. He was also a part of Latvian national junior team.

On October 30, 2011, due to injury of Jamie Lundmark Upītis was called to Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.[1] On his debut against Metallurg Magnitogorsk he scored his first KHL goal, a second period equalizer, the regulation ended at 1-1. Dinamo won the game in shootout.[2]

After spells with HK Kurbads in Latvia and MHC Martin in Slovakia, Upitis moved to the UK to sign for the Edinburgh Capitals in August 2017.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006–07	Prizma Riga U18	LHL U18		—	5	6	11	20		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	SK Riga 18	LHL 2		16	2	9	11	28		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	SK Riga 18	LHL U18		30	26	27	53	38		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	SK LSPA/Riga	LHL		28	10	24	34	24		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dinamo-Juniors Riga	BXL		47	6	10	16	12		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HK Riga	MHL		55	24	26	50	34		2	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Dinamo Riga	KHL		9	3	0	3	2		2	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Liepājas Metalurgs	BXL		20	6	8	14	10		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HK Riga	MHL		22	7	10	17	26		5	2	4	6	0
2011–12	HK Juniors Riga	LHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	1	1	0
2012–13	Dinamo Riga	KHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HK Riga	MHL		58	20	32	52	53		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Dinamo Riga	KHL		33	1	3	4	2		6	0	1	1	0
2014–15	Dinamo Riga	KHL		25	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HK Liepāja	LHL		4	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Yermak Angarsk	VHL		17	6	6	12	6		2	1	1	2	0
2015–16	Yermak Angarsk	VHL		21	4	9	13	4		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	VHL		21	3	7	10	12		6	0	0	0	2
2016–17	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	VHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HK Kurbads	LHL		11	8	5	13	16		11	2	5	7	2
2016–17	HK Martin	Slovak 1. Liga		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Edinburgh Capitals	EIHL		26	3	9	12	9		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HK Kurbads	LHL		9	4	7	11	6		9	1	5	6	2
2018–19	HK Kurbads	LHL		35	18	24	42	43		10	2	7	9	6
2019–20	HK Kurbads	LHL		9	7	3	10	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Höchstadter EC	Germany3		3	3	2	5	0		14	5	5	10	6
2020–21	HK Prizma Riga	LHL		19	7	1	8	6		—	—	—	—	—
KHL Totals				70	5	5	10	6		8	0	1	1	0

References

1. "Debitanti Upītis un Nieminens nodrošina Rīgas 'Dinamo' uzvaru". delfi.lv. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
2. "Rīgas 'Dinamo' komanda savainotā Lundmarka aizstāšanai no fārmkluba izsaukusi Upīti". delfi.lv. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
3. "Edinburgh Capitals".

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com