Nerijus Ališauskas

Nerijus Ališauskas (born 6 June 1991) is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey player for Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak Tipos Extraliga.

Nerijus Ališauskas
Born (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991
Elektrėnai, Lithuania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Catches Right
SVK team
Former teams		 Spišská Nová Ves
SC Energija II
Liepājas Metalurgs
Almaty
Temirtau
Dinamo Riga
Slovan Bratislava
National team  Lithuania
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present

He plays as a defenceman and was previously a member of SC Energija II, Liepājas Metalurgs, Almaty, Temirtau, Dinamo Riga, and Slovan Bratislava.

Playing career

Ališauskas first played hockey at the age of eight.[1] He started his career with hometown SC Energija farm team, SC Energija II, and played for them during the 2006–07 season. From 2007 to 2013, he played for Liepājas Metalurgs and its farm teams. Ališauskas spent the 2013–14 season with EV Füssen of German Oberliga. After the season he moved to Kazakhstan Hockey Championship and played for Almaty and Temirtau, also spending two seasons with Saryarka Karagandy of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).[2]

On 4 July 2017, Ališauskas joined the training camp of Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[3] On 16 August, it was announced that Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Riga.[4][5] He was the second Lithuanian to play in the KHL, following Darius Kasparaitis.[1] On 14 August 2018, Ališauskas re-signed with Dinamo Riga.[6][7] On 30 July 2020, Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Tipos Extraliga.[8] On 2 May 2021, after the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, he returned to Dinamo Riga of the KHL.[9] On 15 February 2022, his contract with Dinamo Riga was terminated and he signed with Vita Hästen of HockeyAllsvenskan.[10] On 26 June, Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak Tipos Extraliga.[11] On 18 May 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with Spišská Nová Ves.[12]

International play

Ališauskas was a member of Lithuania's U-18 and U-20 national teams from 2006 until 2011. From 2011, he has been a member of senior national team, though he missed the 2017 Division I tournament.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPPIM GPGAPPIM
2006–07 SC Energija II LHL 10006 —————
2007–08 Liepājas Metalurgs U18 LVA 18 2506618 —————
2007–08 Liepājas Metalurgs LHHL 1410114 —————
2008–09 Liepājas Metalurgs U20 LVA 20 1521312 —————
2009–10 Liepājas Metalurgs BXL 3111214 —————
2009–10 Liepājas Metalurgs 2 LHHL 61238 —————
2010–11 Liepājas Metalurgs BXL 4707736 31124
2010–11 Liepājas Metalurgs 2 LHHL 90226 —————
2011–12 Liepājas Metalurgs BXL 49491342 40004
2012–13 Liepājas Metalurgs BXL 4708884 30114
2013–14 EV Füssen 3.GBun 237222936 —————
2014–15 HK Almaty KHC 5417183550 71346
2015–16 Saryarka Karagandy VHL 442111348 1622410
2015–16 Arystan Temirtau KHC 30112 —————
2016–17 Saryarka Karagandy VHL 474151938 111238
2016–17 Arystan Temirtau KHC ————— 142354
2017–18 Dinamo Riga KHL 5103316 —————
2018–19 Dinamo Riga KHL 4826822 —————
2019–20 Dinamo Riga KHL 5352720 —————
2020–21 Slovan Bratislava SVK 482101230 91016
2021–22 Dinamo Riga KHL 2502210 —————
2021–22 Vita Hästen Allsv 111232 —————
2022–23 Spišská Nová Ves SVK 473111422 140008
KHL totals 1777132068 —————

References
  1. Manninen, Henrik (5 September 2017). "Alisauskas moving up". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. "Nerijus Alisauskas - Eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. "Nerijus Ališauskas bando prasimušti į KHL lygą". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. "Batņa un Ališauskas noslēdz pilnvērtīgus līgumus ar DINAMO RĪGA". dinamoriga.lv (in Latvian). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. "N. Ališauskas pasirašė kontraktą su KHL lygoje žaidžiančia Rygos "Dinamo"". DELFI.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  6. "Noslēgti pilnvērtīgi līgumi ar pieciem hokejistiem". www.dinamoriga.lv (in Latvian). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. "Lietuvos rinktinės gynėjas ir kitą sezoną žais KHL lygoje". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. "Posila pre obranu Slovana priamo z KHL". hcslovan.sk (in Slovak). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. "DINAMO RĪGA komandā atgriežas aizsargs Nerijus Ališauskas". dinamoriga.lv. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. "Vita Hästen förstärker med två spelare från KHL!". Vita Hästen Hockey (in Swedish). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  11. Pentáková, Radka (26 June 2022). "Obranu prichádza skvalitniť Litovec Ališauskas". HK (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  12. @hknovejsa (18 May 2023). "💛💙Nerijus Ališauskas aj naďalej súčasťou našej rodiny.
    K dnešnému dňu sú známe mená 19-tich hráčov, ktorí budú bojovať za naše farby aj v ďalšej sezóne. Práve teraz Vám oznamujeme ďalšie.
    🤝Kapitán litovskej reprezentácie podpísal s našim klubom zmluvu na ďalšiu sezónu"     (Tweet) (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 June 2023 – via Twitter.
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