Raitis Ivanāns
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raitis Ivanāns (born January 3, 1979 in Riga, U.S.S.R.) is a Latvian ice hockey forward and enforcer.
At 6'4", 265 pounds, Raitis currently plays for the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. In 1997, he came over to North America and played for the Flint Generals. Since then, he has bounced around minor league hockey, with stops with the Macon Whoopee, Hershey Bears, Baton Rouge Kingfish, Rockford IceHogs, Milwaukee Admirals and Hamilton Bulldogs. In 2005, he made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens, accumulating 9 penalty minutes in 4 games. He got into a fight in his first game, against the Ottawa Senators, with Zdeno Chara, and sustained a broken orbital bone.[1][2] Ivanans is considered an enforcer.
On July 13, 2006, he signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings. Ivanāns scored his first NHL goal against the Dallas Stars on October 12, 2006.
On March 18, 2007, he signed his second one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Canadiens get Downey on waivers, from the Sporting News, January 23 2006.
- ^ From Habsworld.com.
[edit] External links
Yahoo! Sports profile of Raitis Ivanāns
Categories: European ice hockey biography stubs | Latvian people stubs | 1979 births | Enforcers | Living people | Baton Rouge Kingfish players | Calder Cup champions | Flint Generals players | Latvian ice hockey players | Los Angeles Kings players | Montreal Canadiens players | Pensacola Ice Pilots players | Toledo Storm players | Hershey Bears players | Milwaukee Admirals players | Hamilton Bulldogs players