Miks Indrašis

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Miks Indrašis

| image = Latvijas hokeja izlases sveikšana - Miks Indrašis.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Miks Indrašis, 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|9|30}}

| birth_place = Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_cm = 191

| weight_kg = 85

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Left

| league = SHL

| team = Brynäs IF

| former_teams = Dinamo Riga
Dynamo Moscow
HC Vityaz
Admiral Vladivostok
EHC Biel
Schwenninger Wild Wings

| ntl_team = Latvia

| draft =

| career_start = 2012

| career_end =

}}

Miks Indrašis (born 30 September 1990) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward who most recently played for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

=Junior=

Indrašis began playing hockey in Latvian minor and youth leagues.{{cite web |url=http://statistika.lhf.lv/lv/nationalteam/102/players/4626/ |title=LHF player profile(LAT) | publisher = lhf.com | accessdate = 2013-09-09}} During this period he played for Liepājas Metalurgs youth team and SK LSPA/Riga.

During the 2009–10 season, he played with Dinamo Juniors Riga. When in 2010 HK Rīga a Minor Hockey League affiliate of Dinamo Rīga was founded, the team was assembled mostly from Dinamo Juniors Riga players. Indrašis had a productive 2010–11 season with HK Rīga, scoring 21 goals and 53 points in 56 games.

=Professional=

Indrašis split 2011–12 season between HK Rīga in MHL, HK Liepājas Metalurgs in Belarusian Extraleague and Dinamo Rīga in KHL.

On 2 October 2011, Indrašis received his second recall to Dinamo Riga and made his debut in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 5 October 2011 in a game against HC Spartak Moscow.{{cite web |url=http://www.khl.ru/players/14733/ |title=KHL player profile | publisher = khl.ru | accessdate = 2011-10-05}} However his break came when Ted Nolan selected Indrašis for 2012 World Championship roster.{{cite web |url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/272/teams/LAT.html |work=IIHF |title=Team Latvia roster | access-date = 2013-09-08}} He played the tournament on the first line along with Jānis Sprukts and Miķelis Rēdlihs, scoring three goals and 5 points in 7 games.{{cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/272/LAT/IHLAT13009199001.html |work=IIHF |title=2012 Championship player profile | access-date = 2013-09-08}}

After the breakthrough in world championships, Indrašis signed a three-year contract with Dinamo Rīga.{{cite web |url=http://www.dinamoriga.lv/lv/zinas/visas-zinas/dinamo-paraksta-ligumus-ar-k-redlihu-un-indrasi |title=DINAMO paraksta līgumus ar K. Rēdlihu un Indraši (LAT) | publisher =dinamoriga.lv |date=2012-05-03 |accessdate = 2013-09-08}} At the start of the season, Indrašis continued to show his scoring touch, but his production decreased in the middle of the season. At this point, Indrašis was sent affiliate team.{{cite web |url=http://la.lv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=368891&Itemid=114 |title=Indrašis un J. Rēdlihs nosūtīti uz "Liepājas metalurgu" (LAT) | publisher =nra.lv |date=2012-12-26 | accessdate = 2013-09-08}} Later, he was recalled and spent the rest of the season with Dinamo.

Indrašis went to NHL Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks summer camps in 2012 and 2013 respectively.{{cite web |url=http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=81310 |title=2012 Prospect Camp Roster |publisher = blackhawks.nhl.com |accessdate=2013-09-08}}{{cite web |url=http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2013/07/07/canucks-finally-release-2013-development-camp-roster/ |title=Canucks (finally) release 2013 development camp roster|author = Daniel Wagner |publisher = The Vancouver Sun|date= 2013-07-07|accessdate=2013-09-08}}

After two productive seasons with Dynamo Moscow, Indrašis returned to Dinamo Riga by signing a one-year contract on 28 July 2020.{{cite web| url = https://www.dinamoriga.lv/lv/zinas/kluba-zinas/miks-indrasis-atgriezas-dinamo-riga | title = Miks Indrasis returns to Dinamo Riga | publisher = Dinamo Riga | date = 28 July 2020 | accessdate = 28 July 2020 | language = Latvian}} In the 2020–21 season, Indrašis led the club in scoring across all categories with 16 goals, 23 assists and 39 points through 49 regular season games.

Indrašis again left Dinamo as a free agent, remaining in the KHL by agreeing to a contract with HC Vityaz on 18 May 2021.{{cite web| url = https://hcvityaz.ru/news/80391/ | title = Miks Indrasis signs contract with Vityaz | publisher = HC Vityaz | date = 18 May 2021 | accessdate = 18 May 2021 | language = Russian}}

After splitting the 2021–22 season between Vityaz and Admiral Vladivostok, posting a combined 17 points through 46 games, Indrašis continued his season in moving to the Swiss National League, agreeing to a contract with EHC Biel on 15 February 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.ehcb.ch/de/news/clubnews/ehc-biel-verpflichtet-lettischen-nationalstuermer/ | title = EHC Biel sign Latvian Forward | publisher = EHC Biel | date = 15 February 2022 | accessdate = 15 February 2022}}

On 25 July 2022, Indrašis signed a one-year contract with German club Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL for the 2022–23 season.{{cite web| url = https://www.schwenninger-wildwings.de/aktuell/wild-wings-verpflichten-den-lettischen-nationalspieler-miks-indrasis/ | title = Wild Wings sign Latvian international Indrašis | publisher = Schwenninger Wild Wings | date = 25 July 2022 | accessdate = 25 July 2022 | language = German }}

Hockey club records

In 2023, Indrasis joined Brynäs IF Sweden club to play in HockeyAllsvenskan (the second-highest ice hockey league in Sweden after SHL), where the club won gold for the 2023/2024 season. In next 2024/2025 season with team Brynäs IF, win silver medals in Swedish hockey league.

International play

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Indrašis was selected to make his debut for the Latvian national team in the 2012 IIHF World Championship Stockholm Sweden. His debut came on 5 May 2012, and he scored the 1–0 goal in that game (although Latvia went on to lose 2–5 against Russia).{{cn|date=April 2023}} He continued to have a successful tournament becoming the top scorer of the tournament for team Latvia.{{cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/272/IHM272S08_54B_1_0.pdf |title=PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM | date= 2012-05-05|work=IIHF |access-date = 2013-09-08}} and was selected as one of the best players of team Latvia in the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/272/IHM272000_85J_1_0.pdf |title=BEST PLAYERS OF EACH TEAM SELECTED BY COACHES | date= 2012-05-20|work=IIHF |access-date = 2013-09-08}} Indrašis was again selected for 2013 World Championship roster for Latvia, but had a less productive tournament registering only one assist in 7 games.

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two goals and four assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/45379/usa-lat |title=Latvia wins historic bronze in OT |date=28 May 2023 |work=IIHF |access-date=28 May 2023}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"|

! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"|

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"|

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2005–06

| HK Liepājas Metalurgs

| LAT

| —

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| HK Liepājas Metalurgs

| LAT U18

| —

| 10

| 16

| 26

| 36

| —

2007–08

| SK Rīga 18

| LAT U18

| 24

| 30

| 25

| 55

| 56

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| SK LSPA/Rīga

| LAT U20

| 10

| 5

| 8

| 13

| 12

| —

2008–09

| SK LSPA/Rīga

| LAT

| 21

| 14

| 11

| 25

| 35

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| HK Rīga 2000

| LAT

| —

| 8

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 0

2008–09

| HK Rīga 2000

| BLR

| 19

| 2

| 4

| 2

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| HK Dinamo/Juniors

| BLR

| 49

| 20

| 19

| 39

| 28

| —

2009–10

| HK Dinamo/Juniors

| LAT

| —

| 8

| 1

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| HK Rīga

| MHL

| 56

| 21

| 32

| 53

| 26

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 0

2011–12

| HK Liepājas Metalurgs

| BLR

| 27

| 5

| 11

| 16

| 14

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 1

| 0

| —

2011–12

| HK Rīga

| MHL

| 20

| 12

| 9

| 21

| 30

| 5

| 3

| 6

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| HK Juniors Rīga

| LAT

| —

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 0

2012–13

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 43

| 14

| 12

| 26

| 15

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| HK Liepājas Metalurgs

| BLR

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

| —

2013–14

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 49

| 12

| 19

| 31

| 18

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 59

| 16

| 15

| 31

| 12

| —

2015–16

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 58

| 14

| 19

| 33

| 26

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 53

| 11

| 12

| 23

| 20

| —

2017–18

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 56

| 21

| 42

| 36

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Dynamo Moscow

| KHL

| 55

| 16

| 15

| 31

| 18

| 11

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 2

2019–20

| Dynamo Moscow

| KHL

| 41

| 6

| 18

| 24

| 6

| 3

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Dinamo Rīga

| KHL

| 49

| 16

| 23

| 39

| 20

| —

2021–22

| HC Vityaz

| KHL

| 26

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Admiral Vladivostok

| KHL

| 20

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 12

| —

2021–22

| EHC Biel

| NL

| 8

| 0

| 2

| 10

| 3

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| Schwenninger Wild Wings

| DEL

| 53

| 9

| 20

| 29

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| Brynäs IF

| SHL

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 510

! 133

! 164

! 297

! 173

! 14

! 1

! 4

! 5

! 2

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2008

| Latvia

| U18 D1

| 13th

| 5

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010

| Latvia

| WJC

| 9th

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 8

2012

| Latvia

| WC

| 10th

| 7

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013

| Latvia

| OGQ

| Q

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 0

2013

| Latvia

| WC

| 11th

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014

| Latvia

| OG

| 8th

| 5

| 0

| 2

2014

| Latvia

| WC

| 11th

| 7

| 2

| 4

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Latvia

| WC

| 13th

| 5

| 0

2016

| Latvia

| WC

| 13th

| 7

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017

| Latvia

| OGQ

| DNQ

| 3

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 0

2017

| Latvia

| WC

| 10th

| 7

| 2

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018

| Latvia

| WC

| 8th

| 8

| 0

| 5

| 2

2019

| Latvia

| WC

| 10th

| 7

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021

| Latvia

| WC

| 11th

| 7

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 6

2021

| Latvia

| OGQ

| Q

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| Latvia

| OG

| 11th

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

2023

| Latvia

| WC

| {{bronze3}}

| 10

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 11

! 3

! 6

! 9

! 10

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 89

! 22

! 26

! 48

! 28

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com|miks-indrasis}}
{{LOK profile|id=619|old_id=miks-indrasis-619|archive=20210723195739}}

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Category:Admiral Vladivostok players

Category:EHC Biel players

Category:Dinamo Riga players

Category:HC Dynamo Moscow players

Category:HK Liepājas Metalurgs players

Category:HK Riga players

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Latvian ice hockey right wingers

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia

Category:Ice hockey people from Riga

Category:Schwenninger Wild Wings players

Category:HC Vityaz players