Mārtiņš Dzierkals

Mārtiņš Dzierkals (born 4 April 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward who plays for Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Mārtiņš Dzierkals
Mārtiņš Dzierkals, 2023
Born	(1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 28) Riga, Latvia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Skellefteå AIK Toronto Marlies Dinamo Riga Jukurit HC Plzeň Motor České Budějovice
National team	Latvia
NHL draft	68th overall, 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2014–present

Playing career

In the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected 68th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[1] After two seasons with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, he spent much of the 2017–18 season with the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL, before returning to Latvia to play for the Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[2]

On trade deadline day of the 2019–20 NHL season, on 25 February 2020, the Maple Leafs traded Dzierkals rights away in a three-team trade to the Vegas Golden Knights via the Chicago Blackhawks, and gained a 5th-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.^[3]

After spending the 2019–20 season with Jukurit in the Finnish Liiga, posting 7 goals and 15 points in 39 games, Dzierkals opted to return to his native Latvia by agreeing to a second tenure with Dinamo Riga with a one-year contract on 28 July 2020.^[4]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Latvia
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2023 Finland/Latvia

He represented Latvia at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships^[5] and the 2019 IIHF World Championship.^[6]

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two goals and three assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.^[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2012–13	SK Sāga 18	LAT U18		20	28	31	59	16		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	SK Sāga 18	LAT U20		23	35	33	68	43		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Ogre/Sāga97	LAT		6	5	5	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HK Rīga	MHL		32	10	18	28	49		3	1	0	1	2
2015–16	Rouyn–Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		59	24	43	67	42		20	7	10	17	12
2016–17	Rouyn–Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		47	21	28	49	44		6	0	2	2	10
2017–18	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL		51	15	21	36	46		7	1	2	3	19
2017–18	Toronto Marlies	AHL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		42	5	8	13	22		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HK Liepāja	LAT		4	1	4	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Jukurit	Liiga		39	7	8	15	16		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		52	10	14	24	49		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC Plzeň	ELH		49	10	20	30	34		5	0	2	2	4
2022–23	Motor České Budějovice	ELH		52	7	14	21	16		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Skellefteå AIK	SHL		45	2	1	3	20		16	2	1	3	10
2024–25	Skellefteå AIK	SHL		52	7	5	12	26
KHL totals				94	15	22	37	71		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				39	7	8	15	16		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Latvia	U18 D1A	11th		5	0	2	2	16
2015	Latvia	WJC D1A	13th		5	2	2	4	2
2015	Latvia	U18	9th		6	3	6	9	10
2016	Latvia	WJC D1A	11th		5	1	3	4	4
2016	Latvia	OGQ	DNQ		3	1	0	1	0
2017	Latvia	WJC	10th		6	1	2	3	12
2019	Latvia	WC	10th		7	0	0	0	0
2021	Latvia	WC	11th		6	2	0	2	0
2021	Latvia	OGQ	Q		1	0	0	0	0
2022	Latvia	OG	11th		4	0	0	0	0
2022	Latvia	WC	10th		7	0	4	4	6
2023	Latvia	WC			10	2	3	5	27
2024	Latvia	WC	9th		7	0	4	4	10
2024	Latvia	OGQ	Q		3	1	2	3	0
Junior totals					27	7	15	22	44
Senior totals					48	6	13	19	43