Uvis Jānis Balinskis
Uvis Jānis Balinskis (born 1 August 1996) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Uvis Jānis Balinskis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1 August 1996 Ventspils, Latvia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Florida Panthers Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Dinamo Riga HK Riga HK Liepāja HC Litvínov HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Playing career
On 18 April 2023, Balinskis signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[1]
International play
He participated at the 2017 IIHF World Championship,[2] 2018 IIHF World Championship and 2019 IIHF World Championship.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Tukums | LAT U16 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Tukums | LAT U18 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | GER.2 U18 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | GER.2 U20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DNL Q | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DNL2 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HK Riga | MHL | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Riga | MHL | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Liepāja | LAT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 48 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 135 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Uvis Balinskis". NHL.com. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- 2017 World Championship roster
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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