Nauris Sējējs

Nauris Sējējs (born 15 March 2001) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL) as a prospect to Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).

Nauris Sējējs
Born (2001-03-15) March 15, 2001
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NL team (P)
Cur. team
Genève-Servette HC
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds (SL)
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2021present

Sējējs 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 April 6, 2021, Sējējs was signed by Genève-Servette HC to his first professional contract, agreeing to a one-year deal.[1][2]

On May 5, 2021, it was announced that Sējējs would be loaned to HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL) for the 2021/22 season.[3][4]

Personal life

His twin brother, Nils Sējējs, also plays professional hockey with Genève-Servette HC as a winger. They were born in the Czech Republic where their father Normunds was playing hockey at the time, though the family returned to Latvia within a few years.

Both twins left Latvia and moved to Geneva in 2016 at age 15 to continue their junior careers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Dinamo Rīga LAT U16 2613173048
2016–17 Genève–Servette HC SUI U17 373121516 42022
2017–18 Genève–Servette HC SUI U17 322202226 71342
2018–19 Genève–Servette HC SUI U20 44481212 100002
2019–20 Genève–Servette HC SUI.2 U20 446243010 40332
2020–21 Genève–Servette HC SUI.2 U20 457293612
2021–22 HC La Chaux–de–Fonds SUI.2 4037106 110112
SUI.2 totals 40 3 7 10 6 11 0 1 1 2

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Latvia WJC18 D1A 50000
2019 Latvia WJC18 50000
2022 Latvia OG 10000
Junior totals 10 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 1 0 0 0 0

References

  1. "Mercier, Winnik and Moy extends, first contract for the Sejejs brothers". gshc.ch. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. "GSHC signs Mercier, Winnik and Moy to contract extensions". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. "Final roster". hccnet.ch. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. "The Sejejs twins to skate with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds". swisshabs.ch. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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