Oskars Cibuļskis
| Oskars Cibuļskis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
9 April 1988 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Metal Ligaen team Former teams |
Herning Blue Fox EC Red Bull Salzburg Dinamo Riga Mountfield HK HC Litvínov Brynäs IF Rytíři Kladno | ||
| National team | Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Oskars Cibuļskis (born 9 April 1988) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Herning Blue Fox of Metal Ligaen.
Playing career
Cibuļskis began his professional career in 2004, when he played for the Latvian Hockey league club SK Rīga 18, which was the base club for the Latvia men's national under-18 ice hockey team. He spent the next three seasons in SK Rīga 20, which, respectively, was the base club for the Latvia men's national under-20 ice hockey team. In 2005-06, he also played two games with HK Rīga 2000 in the Belarusian Extraleague.
Following the 2007–08 season, Cibuļskis signed with Austrian league team, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL for 2008-09. After compiling 12 points in 52 games, Cibuļskis returned to his native land for the following 2009–10 season, when he signed with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on 21 August 2009.[1]
On 18 May 2017, Cibuļskis left Riga, signing an initial one-year contract with Czech outfit Mountfield HK of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).[2]
After four seasons in the Czech Extraliga, Cibuļskis returned as a free agent for a second stint with Dinamo Riga of the KHL on 1 May 2021.[3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Latvia | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 2023 Finland/Latvia | ||
Cibuļskis has played for Latvia in the 2005 and 2006 Division I World U18 Championships, getting promoted to the top U18 division in 2006. He also played in the 2007 and 2008 Division I IIHF World U20 Championships. The team earned a promotion to the top U20 division in 2008.
He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded one goal and two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Rīga/Saga/LB 18 | LAT U18 | — | 10 | 12 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SK Rīga 20 | LAT | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | SK Rīga 20 | LAT | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | SK Rīga 20 | LAT | 37 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | SK LSPA/Rīga | LAT | 40 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Dinamo/Juniors | BLR | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Dinamo/Juniors | LAT | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 56 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 49 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 315 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 211 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| ELH totals | 181 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 135 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Latvia | U18 D1 | 15th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | U18 D1 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 13th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 12th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2011 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Latvia | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 11th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Latvia | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Junior totals | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| Senior totals | 66 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 36 | ||||
References
- ^ "Oskars Cibuļskis signs with Dinamo Riga". (in Latvian)Dinamo Riga. 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ^ "Another Latvian international in Hradec". Mountfield HK (in Czech). May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Defenseman Cibulskis returns to Dinamo Riga" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Oskars Cibuļskis at Wikimedia Commons
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Oskars Cibuļskis at Olympedia
- Oskars Cibuļskis at Olympics.com
- Oskars Cibuļskis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)