Georgijs Pujacs
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Georgijs Pujacs is a Latvian ice hockey
defencemen
who is currently plays for HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League
(KHL).
as the 264th pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
, after a strong performance in 1999 Division 1 European Junior Championships. After being drafted, he played minor league
ice hockey in North America for a year but did not reach NHL. He then returned to Latvia and has mostly played in from Latvian teams in the Latvian League and Eastern European Hockey League
. In July 2006, Pujacs signed a two-year contract with Khimik Moscow Oblast of Russian Elite League, then joined on 6 November 2007 to HC Lada Togliatti
. On 14 January, 2009 Pujacs returned to Latvia and signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL and left on 13 July 2009 the club to sign with League Rival HC Sibir Novosibirsk.
, 2006 World Championships
and many exhibition games), with 2 goals and 6 assists.
National team statistics
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defencemen
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
who is currently plays for HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
(KHL).
Playing career
Pujacs was drafted by Boston BruinsBoston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
as the 264th pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
1999 NHL Entry Draft
The 1999 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. According to Sports Illustrated and other sports news agencies, at the time the 1999 draft was considered one of the deepest in talent in years, headed by Patrik Stefan and the Sedin twins. However, the...
, after a strong performance in 1999 Division 1 European Junior Championships. After being drafted, he played minor league
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
ice hockey in North America for a year but did not reach NHL. He then returned to Latvia and has mostly played in from Latvian teams in the Latvian League and Eastern European Hockey League
Eastern European Hockey League
Eastern European Hockey League was a regional ice hockey league which existed from 1995 to 2005.The league was formed in 1995 by Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland...
. In July 2006, Pujacs signed a two-year contract with Khimik Moscow Oblast of Russian Elite League, then joined on 6 November 2007 to HC Lada Togliatti
HC Lada Togliatti
HC Lada is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Togliatti, Russia. They were members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena the KHL expelled the team...
. On 14 January, 2009 Pujacs returned to Latvia and signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL and left on 13 July 2009 the club to sign with League Rival HC Sibir Novosibirsk.
International
, Pujacs has played 48 games for Latvian national team (including 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, 2006 World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
and many exhibition games), with 2 goals and 6 assists.
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCh Totals | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||
| Olympic Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| International Totals | 77 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 64 | ||
Career statistics
Club statistics| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | HK Pārdaugava Rīga | Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Riga | East european league | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Rochester Mustangs Rochester Mustangs The Rochester Mustangs were a senior ice hockey team from Rochester that played in the United States Hockey League from 1961 until the senior Mustangs ceased operations after the 1969-70 season.-Notable players:... |
USHL | 50 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL West Coast Hockey League The West Coast Hockey League was a professional minor ice hockey league active in the western United States from 1995 to 2003. The number of teams ranged from six to nine. The teams were located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Washington... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Vilki OP Vilki OP/LaRocca Vilki OP/LaRocca was ice hockey club from Riga in Latvia. The club owner was 7-time NHL All-star defenseman Sandis Ozoliņš.-Current roster:As of February 5, 2006Goaltenders:* 1 Andrejs Žagars*61 Viktors DurnovsDefensemen:... |
Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepajas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built... |
Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepajas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built... |
East European league | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepajas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built... |
East European league | 41 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepajas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built... |
Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepajas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built... |
East European league | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepajas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built... |
Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
?? | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepajas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built... |
East European league | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Örebro | Allsvenskan Allsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan... south |
42 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Vilki OP Vilki OP/LaRocca Vilki OP/LaRocca was ice hockey club from Riga in Latvia. The club owner was 7-time NHL All-star defenseman Sandis Ozoliņš.-Current roster:As of February 5, 2006Goaltenders:* 1 Andrejs Žagars*61 Viktors DurnovsDefensemen:... |
Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Elmira Jackals Elmira Jackals The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"... |
UHL | 71 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 HK Riga 2000 HK Riga 2000 was a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Riga, Latvia. The team had played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons the club also iced a team in the Belarusian Hockey League, and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three... |
Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
?? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 HK Riga 2000 HK Riga 2000 was a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Riga, Latvia. The team had played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons the club also iced a team in the Belarusian Hockey League, and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three... |
Belarusian hockey league | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Khimik Mytischy | RSL Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America... |
49 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lada Togliatti Lada Togliatti Lada Togliatti may refer to one of the following sports clubs in Togliatti, Russia:*HC Lada Togliatti , a a women's handball club*HC Lada Togliatti, an ice hockey club*FC Lada Togliatti, a football club... |
RSL Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America... |
33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Dinamo Minsk HC Dinamo Minsk Dinamo Minsk is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs only once, during the 2010-11 KHL season.... |
Belarusian hockey league | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008–09 | Lada Togliatti Lada Togliatti Lada Togliatti may refer to one of the following sports clubs in Togliatti, Russia:*HC Lada Togliatti , a a women's handball club*HC Lada Togliatti, an ice hockey club*FC Lada Togliatti, a football club... |
KHL | 38 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga was an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga.-History of Dinamo Riga:... |
KHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 56 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 49 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
National team statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
Europe Junior Championship Div. 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
World Junior Championship Div. B | ?? | 1 | 6 | 7 | ?? |
| 2006 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
Olympic Games | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
World Championship Div. A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2007 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
World Championship Div. A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
World Championship Div. B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
World Championship Div. C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
Olympic Games | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
World Championship Div. B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
World Championship Div. B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 |