Normunds Sējējs (born February 16, 1968, in Riga) is a former Latvian ice hockey defenceman and coach.

Normunds Sējējs
Born (1968-02-16) February 16, 1968 (age 56)
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Dinamo Riga
Stars Riga
HK Pardaugava Riga
KooKoo Kouvola
HC Litvínov
ESC Moskitos Essen
HC Karlovy Vary
EHC Chur
HC Dukla Trenčín
HC Slovan Bratislava
HK Riga 2000
National team  Latvia
Playing career 1987–2006

Sējējs was the general manager of Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League.[1]

His twin sons Nauris and Nils are also professional hockey players.

Playing career

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Dinamo Riga (1987-1994)

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Sējējs began his professional ice hockey player career in 1987, when he helped his team Dinamo Riga to win the Soviet Championship League silver medal. Normunds played for Dinamo until the end of 1990-91, but in 1991-92 he continued to play for Stars Riga, which was a direct successor of Dinamo. In 1992 the club was renamed once again to HK Pardaugava Riga, but it continued to play in International Hockey League. Normunds played for the club also in 1993-94, but as the club faced some financial difficulties and was not capable of paying wages on time, the Latvian defenceman began searching for career opportunities outside Latvia.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 RASMS Riga Soviet3 16 1 0 1 24
1986–87 RASMS Riga Soviet3 53 2 7 9 83
1987–88 RASMS Riga Soviet3 38 2 3 5 55
1987–88 Dinamo Riga Soviet 23 0 0 0 16
1988–89 RASMS-Energo Riga Soviet3 58 3 8 11 122
1989–90 Dinamo Riga Soviet 44 0 0 0 32
1990–91 Dinamo Riga Soviet 45 0 2 2 48
1991–92 Stars Riga Soviet 30 0 1 1 20
1992–93 Pardaugava Riga Russia 33 3 10 13 48 2 0 1 1 2
1992–93 Pardaugava Riga-2 Latvia 4 1 1 2 2
1993–94 Pardaugava Riga Russia 40 1 7 8 48 2 0 0 0 0
1994–95 KooKoo I-Divisioona 46 10 16 26 79
1995–96 HC Litvínov Czech 38 6 6 12 32 15 1 4 5 20
1996–97 HC Chemopetrol Czech 48 6 19 25 46
1997–98 ESC Moskitos Essen Germany2 59 7 12 19 60
1998–99 HC Karlovy Vary Czech 45 2 18 20 58
1999–00 EHC Chur NLB 35 10 20 30 32 5 1 0 1 6
2000–01 HC Karlovy Vary Czech 46 5 11 16 93
2001–02 HK Dukla Trencin Slovak 43 5 13 18 57
2002–03 HK Dukla Trencin Slovak 54 6 20 26 62
2003–04 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 48 5 6 11 22
2004–05 HK Riga 2000 Belarus 32 3 7 10 30 3 1 0 1 2
2004–05 HK Riga 2000 Latvia 4 0 1 1 12
2005–06 HK Riga 2000 Belarus 19 0 7 7 18
2011–12 HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs Latvia 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Czech totals 177 19 54 73 229 15 1 4 5 20
Slovak totals 145 16 39 55 141

References

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  1. ^ "A/s "Dinamo Rīga" uzsākusi darbību". Esports.lv. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2010-08-09. (in Latvian)