Arvīds Reķis Ice hockey player

Arvīds Reķis (born January 1, 1979 in Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).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.He has also represented the Latvia national ice hockey team in numerous Ice Hockey World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Personal facts

Arvīds Reķis
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1979
Birth place
Soviet Union , Jūrmala , Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Height (meters)1.8034
Weight (Kilograms)90.72

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Ice hockey player

Career start2000
draftUndrafted
former team
Peoria Rivermen (ECHL)
Augsburger Panther
Erie Otters
Worcester IceCats
EHC Wolfsburg
league
Kontinental Hockey League
position
Defenceman
shootsRight
teams
Dinamo Riga

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