Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: December 2, 1972 in Riga, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Died: November 3, 2004
Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (55th overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
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Montreal Canadiens 1999-2001 |
Edmonton Oilers 2001 |
Minnesota Wild 2002-2004 |
Nashville Predators 2004 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | GC | GC/G | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.0 | ||
| 1993-94 | 21 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.05 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.04 | 8.0 | ||
| 1996-97 | 24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 57 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 0.49 | 11 | 0.19 | 42 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 1.68 | 12.5 | ||
| 1997-98 | 25 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 78 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0.29 | 9 | 0.12 | 34 | 17 | 24 | 0 | -7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 1.63 | 7.9 | ||
| 1998-99 | 26 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0.31 | 8 | 0.11 | 31 | 13 | 30 | 0 | -12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 1.46 | 6.9 | 783 | 11:11 |
| 1999-00 | 27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 0.56 | 17 | 0.24 | 57 | 23 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 163 | 2.40 | 16.0 | 1175 | 17:17 |
| 2000-01 | 28 | 2 Teams | NHL | 69 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 0.45 | 10 | 0.15 | 48 | 20 | 35 | 0 | -7 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 2.01 | 3.6 | 979 | 14:11 |
| 2000-01 | 28 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.34 | 3 | 0.11 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 0 | -15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2.44 | 1.3 | 500 | 15:38 |
| 2000-01 | 28 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 37 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0.54 | 7 | 0.18 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1.65 | 6.6 | 478 | 12:55 |
| 2001-02 | 29 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 73 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 0.53 | 15 | 0.21 | 65 | 34 | 41 | 0 | -10 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 2.00 | 13.0 | 1173 | 16:04 |
| 2002-03 | 30 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 78 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 0.54 | 16 | 0.20 | 71 | 30 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 1.96 | 10.5 | 1294 | 16:36 |
| 2003-04 | 31 | 2 Teams | NHL | 70 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0.44 | 12 | 0.17 | 42 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 1.89 | 10.6 | 1085 | 15:30 |
| 2003-04 | 31 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 59 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 0.49 | 11 | 0.19 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 1.95 | 11.3 | 957 | 16:13 |
| 2003-04 | 31 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.55 | 5.9 | 129 | 11:41 |
| Career | NHL | 588 | 111 | 147 | 258 | 0.44 | 100 | 0.17 | 394 | 165 | 267 | 3 | -35 | 166 | 70 | 41 | 0 | 18 | 1085 | 1.85 | 10.2 | 6490 | 15:10 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | 24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.29 | 6.3 | |||
| 1997-98 | 25 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2.09 | 0.0 | |||
| 2000-01 | 28 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 28 | 9:23 | |
| 2002-03 | 30 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 18 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.72 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.89 | 5.9 | 283 | 15:43 | |
| 2003-04 | 31 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 | 16.7 | 63 | 10:34 | |
| Career | NHL | 45 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.40 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1.82 | 4.9 | 375 | 13:52 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | GC | GC/G | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 17 | Soviet Union | EJC-A | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.67 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 18 | Dynamo Riga | USSR | 39 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.10 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 18 | RShVSM-Energo Riga | USSR-3 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 18 | Dynamo Riga | Fr-Tour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 18 | Soviet Union | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 19 | Rigas Stars | CIS | 27 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 19 | Russia | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 20 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 64 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 1.03 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 21 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 54 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 1.15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 21 | Latvia | WC-B | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 22 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 78 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 0.74 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 23 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 82 | 51 | 50 | 101 | 1.23 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 24 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 19 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 1.42 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 24 | Latvia | WC-A | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 26 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3.57 | 12.0 | ||||||||
| 1998-99 | 26 | Latvia | WC-A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 27 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2000-01 | 28 | Latvia | WC-A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 29 | Latvia | WC-A | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 31 | Latvia | WC-A | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 32 | HK Riga 2000 | BelOpen | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.17 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | AHL | 204 | 86 | 108 | 194 | 0.95 | -1 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.38 | 11.1 | ||||||||||
| Career | BelOpen | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.17 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | CIS | 27 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | EJC-A | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.67 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | Fr-Tour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | IHL | 101 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 1.27 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | USSR | 39 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.10 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | USSR-3 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | WC-A | 30 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 0.83 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | WC-B | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | WJC-A | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.71 | 8 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 20 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.33 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 22 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1.00 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 23 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 15 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1.33 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | AHL | 19 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1.11 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Career | IHL | 15 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1.33 | 6 |
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Game-Winning Goals 1999-00 NHL 7 (8) |
August 5, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas (IHL), August 5, 1995.
July 10, 1996: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, July 10, 1996.
September 9, 1998: Signed as a free agent by Montreal, September 9, 1998.
December 18, 2000: Traded to Edmonton by Montreal for Chad Kilger, December 18, 2000.
June 29, 2001: Traded to Minnesota by Edmonton for Minnesota's 7th round choice (J.F. Dufort) in 2002 Entry Draft, June 29, 2001.
March 5, 2004: Traded to Nashville by Minnesota with Brad Bombardir for Buffalo's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Minnesota selected Clayton Stoner) in 2004 Entry Draft and Nashville's 4th round choice (Patrick Bordeleau) in 2004 Entry Draft, March 5, 2004.
October 2, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Riga (Latvia), October 2, 2004.
November 3, 2004: Collapsed on the way to the dressing room during a game in Minsk, Belarus and later died, November 3, 2004; he was previously diagnosed as having cardiac arrythmia.