Ainārs Podziņš

Ainārs Podziņš (Russian: Айнарс Гинтович Подзиньш; born 16 March 1992, in Jūrmala, Latvia) is a Latvian and Russian^[1] ice hockey forward, currently playing for HC Kramatorsk of the UHL.

Ainārs Podziņš
Born	(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 33) Jūrmala, Latvia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Left wing/center
Shoots	Right
UHL team Former teams	HC Kramatorsk PHC Krylya Sovetov Dinamo Riga Vityaz Chekhov Metallurg Novokuznetsk Edinburgh Capitals CBR Brave LHC Les Lions HK Almaty HC Donbass
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2009–present

For a longer period of time Podziņš, a native of Latvia, carried a Russian passport and even played for the Russian U17 national team. However, in the summer of 2010, after joining Dinamo Riga, Podziņš managed to regain his Latvian citizenship.^[2]

In December 2017, Podziņš signed for the Edinburgh Capitals of the UK EIHL. He has since had spells in Australia, France, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	PHC Krylya Sovetov	RUS–2		6	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	PHC Krylya Sovetov 2	RUS–2		39	3	5	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	PHC Krylya Sovetov	RUS–3		53	13	11	24	38		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Dinamo Riga	KHL		19	1	0	1	6		11	0	1	1	6
2010–11	HK Riga	MHL		17	2	6	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Dinamo Riga	KHL		38	4	0	4	21		4	0	0	0	2
2011–12	HK Riga	MHL		7	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HK Juniors	LHL		—	—	—	—	—		5	0	0	0	0
2012–13	HK Riga	MHL		5	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Metalurgs Liepaja	BXL		22	6	6	12	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Vityaz Chekhov	KHL		13	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Russkie Vityazi Chekhov	MHL		8	3	3	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Vityaz Podolsk	KHL		11	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Titan Klin	VHL		12	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Kuban	VHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HK Martin	SVK1		14	3	5	8	2		3	0	0	0	2
2015–16	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	VHL		44	4	7	11	38		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	EHC Bayreuth	DEL2		4	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	EC Kitzbühel	AlpsHL		12	7	5	12	2		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Iisalmen Peli-Karhut	Mestis		7	5	2	7	25		8	3	4	7	4
2017–18	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	VHL		13	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Edinburgh Capitals	EIHL		32	12	8	20	18		—	—	—	—	—
2018	CBR Brave	AIHL		17	16	19	35	22		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	LHC Les Lions	Ligue Magnus		15	1	4	5	14		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC Almaty	KAZ		7	0	3	3	14		1	0	0	0	0
2019–20	HC Donbass	UHL		30	18	16	34	18		2	0	0	0	2
2020–21	HC Donbass	UHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Kramatorsk	UHL		26	5	8	13	36		3	2	0	2	4
KHL totals				19	1	0	1	6		11	0	1	1	6