Oskars Batņa (born 7 May 1995) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward for Mikkelin Jukurit of the Finnish Liiga.
| Oskars Batņa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Batņa in 2019 | |||
| Born |
May 7, 1995 Rīga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Jukurit Prizma Riga Kitzbüheler EC Dinamo Riga Liepāja Anglet | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career edit
As a junior, Batņa played in Latvian junior leagues. In the 2013 season, he joined Dinamo Riga junior club HK Rīga of MHL[1][2] He made his KHL debut on 22 August 2017 in a loss against Avangard Omsk,[3] he scored his first KHL goal in win against Jokerit on 26 January 2018.
International play edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Latvia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2023 Finland/Latvia | |
Batņa represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two goals and one assist and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | SK Rīga 18 | LAT U18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | SK Rīga 17 | LAT | 33 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Juniors Rīga | MHL B | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Juniors Rīga | LAT | 26 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HK Rīga | MHL | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Juniors Rīga | LAT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 51 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 59 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Prizma Rīga | LAT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | EC Kitzbühel | AlpsHL | 37 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Liepāja | LAT | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Liepāja | LAT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 51 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | FRA | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | FRA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Jukurit | Liiga | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| LAT totals | 65 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| KHL totals | 122 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Latvia | U18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Latvia | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |||
References edit
- ^ eliteprospects. "Elite prospects player profile". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ KHL. "MHL player profile" (in Russian). khl.ru. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ KHL (26 January 2018). "KHL game log" (in Russian). khl.ru. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Oskars Batņa at Olympedia
- Oskars Batņa at Olympics.com
- Oskars Batņa at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)
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