Deniss Smirnovs

Medal record
Representing Latvia
Ice hockey
World Championships

Deniss Smirnovs
Deniss Smirnovs
	Deniss Smirnovs, 2023
Born	March 7, 1999; Riga, Latvia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NL team; Former teams	EHC Kloten; Genève-Servette HC
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2019–present

Deniss Smirnovs (born 7 March 1999) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre for EHC Kloten of the National League (NL). He previously played with Genève-Servette HC and won a NL title with the team in 2023.

Smirnovs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license.

Playing career

On August 8, 2019, Smirnovs signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC, after having played 5 seasons with the organization's junior teams.[1]

Smirnovs made his National League debut with Genève-Servette HC on September 13, 2019 against the SCL Tigers at the Ilfis Stadium. He scored his first NL goal that day and picked up an assist to become the team's PostFinance Top Scorer for their Home Opener the next day against EHC Biel.[2][3]

International play

Smirnovs made his debut with Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2018.

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded one assist and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]

Personal life

Smirnovs left Latvia and moved to Geneva in 2014 at age 15 to continue his junior career.

He is fluent in Russian, Latvian and French.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013–14	SK Rīga 16	LAT U16		14	32	46		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	SK Rīga 17	LAT U18	8	6	15	21	4	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U17	30	17	35	52	10	7	5	8	13	4
2014–15	Genève–Servette HC II	SUI.2 U17	1	1	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U17	41	25	43	68	18	14	8	14	22	16
2016–17	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U20	25	7	14	21	16	8	4	5	9	12
2017–18	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U20	36	21	30	51	14	9	2	4	6	2
2018–19	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U20	19	10	17	27	28	10	6	4	10	8
2019–20	Genève–Servette HC	NL	46	8	11	19	10	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Genève–Servette HC	NL	44	2	7	9	14	5	1	1	2	0
2021–22	Genève–Servette HC	NL	52	2	9	11	10	2	0	0	0	0
NL totals			142	12	27	39	34	7	1	1	2	0

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Latvia	U18	7	3	0	3	4
2017	Latvia	WJC	6	0	0	0	2
2017	Latvia	U18	7	1	2	3	0
2018	Latvia	WJC D1A	5	2	3	5	6
2019	Latvia	WJC D1A	5	1	2	3	12
2021	Latvia	OGQ	3	0	0	0	0
2022	Latvia	OG	4	0	1	1	2
2022	Latvia	WC	7	0	0	0	0
2023	Latvia	WC	9	0	1	1	2
Junior totals			30	7	7	14	24
Senior totals			23	0	2	2	4

References

"Predictions for Genève-Servette HC's roster". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
"Game | Swiss Ice Hockey Federation". sihf.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
"Hockey sur glace: Qui est Deniss Smirnovs, la nouvelle pépite des Vernets? - News Sports: Hockey". lematin.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
"Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[swisshockeynews-1] "Predictions for Genève-Servette HC's roster". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.

[sihf-2] "Game | Swiss Ice Hockey Federation". sihf.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.

[lematin-3] "Hockey sur glace: Qui est Deniss Smirnovs, la nouvelle pépite des Vernets? - News Sports: Hockey". lematin.ch. Retrieved 2019-09-18.

[4] "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.