Kristofers "Kris" Bindulis (born September 17, 1995) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing for HC Motor České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).
| Kristofers Bindulis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 September 1995 Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ELH team Former teams |
Motor České Budějovice Hershey Bears Krefeld Pinguine | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career edit
Bindulis first played two seasons in his native Latvia from 2011 to 2013 before opting to further develop his game in the United States. He first played in the North American Hockey League with the Soo Eagles in 2013–14 before splitting the following year between the Eagles and the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League.
In the 2016–17 season, he was recruited to play collegiate hockey with Lake Superior State University of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. As a freshman he contributed with 1 goal and 12 points in 28 games before opting to conclude his collegiate career in signing a three-year entry level contract with the Washington Capitals on March 8, 2017.[1]
Bindulis split the tenure of his entry-level contract between the Capitals' affiliate's the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. At the conclusion of his three-year deal, Bindulis left North America as a restricted free agent from the Capitals and signed a one-year contract with German club, Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL, on 5 August 2020.[2]
International play edit
Bindulis played in two junior tournament with the Latvian national junior team at the 2013 World Under-18 Championships and the Division I 2015 World Junior Championships.
He was later selected and made his senior debut for Latvia at the 2017 IIHF World Championship, appearing in 5 games.[3]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | SK Riga 17 | LHL | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Juniors Riga | LHL | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Juniors Riga | MHL-B | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Soo Eagles | NAHL | 52 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Soo Eagles | NAHL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Aston Rebels | NAHL | 57 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 75 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lake Superior State University | WCHA | 28 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 50 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Motor České Budějovice | ELH | 49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Latvia | WJC18 | 10th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 15th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||||
| Senior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Capitals sign Kris Bindulis and Hampus Gustafsson". Washington Capitals. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Kristofers Bindulis signs with Krefeld" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. 1 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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