Arvīds Reķis

Arvīds Reķis (born January 1, 1979 in Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played for the Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]

Arvīds Reķis
Born (1979-01-01) January 1, 1979
Jūrmala, Latvian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Worcester IceCats
Augsburger Panther
HK Riga 2000
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
Dinamo Riga
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1996–2019

Playing career

He began his career playing junior level in North America, firstly in the United States Hockey League for the Dubuque Fighting Saints and then the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters where he spent four seasons. In 2000, he joined the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League for their playoff campaign in which the Ice went on to win the Ray Miron President's Cup. He signed as a free-agent with the St. Louis Blues and was assigned to the ECHL for the Peoria Rivermen and also had a spell in the American Hockey League with the Worcester IceCats. He moved to the DEL in 2003 and remained there until the end of season 2009-10.

Rekis played ten seasons throughout his career with Augsburger Panther, retiring following the 2018–19 season, as the oldest participant in the DEL at age 40, on April 26, 2019.[2]

International play

He has also represented the Latvia national ice hockey team in numerous Ice Hockey World Championships and the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 35 3 3 6 85 — — — — —
1995–96 Essamika Ogre LHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1996–97 Erie Otters OHL 65 5 19 24 101 5 1 2 3 2
1997–98 Erie Otters OHL 60 9 36 45 77 7 1 2 3 2
1998–99 Erie Otters OHL 60 5 29 34 66 5 1 1 2 0
1999–00 Erie Otters OHL 57 6 29 35 93 — — — — —
1999–00 Indianapolis Ice CHL — — — — — 4 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 64 12 21 33 99 12 4 3 7 20
2001–02 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 43 10 17 27 32 — — — — —
2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 18 0 3 3 8 — — — — —
2002–03 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 57 4 19 23 56 4 0 2 2 2
2003–04 Augsburger Panther DEL 46 5 15 20 81 — — — — —
2004–05 Augsburger Panther DEL 45 5 10 15 44 4 0 1 1 6
2005–06 Augsburger Panther DEL 51 5 10 15 52 — — — — —
2005–06 HK Riga 2000 BHL — — — — — 5 0 0 0 8
2006–07 Augsburger Panther DEL 36 3 7 10 62 — — — — —
2007–08 Augsburger Panther DEL 54 5 10 15 88 — — — — —
2008–09 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 50 11 12 23 106 6 2 3 5 6
2009–10 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 53 0 11 11 62 7 0 1 1 6
2010–11 Dinamo Riga KHL 51 2 4 6 57 — — — — —
2011–12 Dinamo Riga KHL 39 0 3 3 28 6 0 1 1 6
2012–13 Dinamo Riga KHL 39 1 4 5 22 — — — — —
2013–14 Dinamo Riga KHL 43 0 2 2 63 — — — — —
2014–15 Augsburger Panther DEL 41 1 5 6 50 — — — — —
2015–16 Augsburger Panther DEL 45 2 7 9 54 — — — — —
2016–17 Augsburger Panther DEL 43 5 4 9 20 7 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Augsburger Panther DEL 46 1 4 5 30 — — — — —
2018–19 Augsburger Panther DEL 33 1 8 9 28 9 0 0 0 6
DEL totals 543 44 103 147 677 33 3 5 8 24
KHL totals 172 3 13 16 170 6 0 1 1 6

International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Latvia EJC18-C 5 3 1 4 8
1996 Latvia EJC18-C 3 0 0 0 6
1999 Latvia WJC-B 6 2 2 4 8
2003 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 4
2004 Latvia WC 7 1 1 2 12
2005 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 0
2006 Latvia OG 5 0 0 0 6
2006 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 4
2007 Latvia WC 4 0 0 0 2
2008 Latvia WC 6 0 0 0 10
2009 Latvia OGQ 3 1 2 3 8
2010 Latvia OG 4 0 0 0 10
2010 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 2
2011 Latvia WC 6 0 2 2 10
2013 Latvia OGQ 3 0 1 1 2
2014 Latvia OG 5 0 0 0 4
2016 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 14 5 3 8 22
Senior totals 67 4 6 10 78
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References
  1. "Rekis and Dinger remain Panthers" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. "Arvids Rekis ends his career" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
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