Nauris Sējējs Explained

Birth Date:	15 March 2001
Birth Place:	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Position:	Defence
Shoots:	Left
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lb:	185
League:	NL
Team:	Genève-Servette HC
Prospect League:	SL
Prospect Team:	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Ntl Team:	Latvia
Career Start:	2021

Nauris Sējējs (born 15 March 2001) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL) as a prospect to Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).

Sējējs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license.

Playing career

On April 6, 2021, Sējējs was signed by Genève-Servette HC to his first professional contract, agreeing to a one-year deal.^{[1] [2]}

On May 5, 2021, it was announced that Sējējs would be loaned to HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL) for the 2021/22 season.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

His twin brother, Nils Sējējs, also plays professional hockey with Genève-Servette HC as a winger. They were born in the Czech Republic where their father Normunds was playing hockey at the time, though the family returned to Latvia within a few years.

Both twins left Latvia and moved to Geneva in 2016 at age 15 to continue their junior careers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

	Team	League		GP						GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Dinamo Rīga	LAT U16		26	13	17	30	48		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U17		37	3	12	15	16		4	2	0	2	2
2017–18	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U17		32	2	20	22	26		7	1	3	4	2
2018–19	Genève–Servette HC	SUI U20		44	4	8	12	12		10	0	0	0	2
2019–20	Genève–Servette HC	SUI.2 U20		44	6	24	30	10		4	0	3	3	2
2020–21	Genève–Servette HC	SUI.2 U20		45	7	29	36	12		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC La Chaux–de–Fonds	SUI.2		40	3	7	10	6		11	0	1	1	2
SUI.2 totals				40	3	7	10	6		11	0	1	1	2

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018	Latvia	WJC18 D1A		5	0	0	0	0
2019	Latvia	WJC18		5	0	0	0	0
2022	Latvia	OG		1	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				10	0	0	0	0
Senior totals				1	0	0	0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mercier, Winnik and Moy extends, first contract for the Sejejs brothers. gshc.ch. 2021-07-29.
2. Web site: GSHC signs Mercier, Winnik and Moy to contract extensions. swisshockeynews.ch. 2021-07-29.
3. Web site: Final roster. hccnet.ch. 2021-07-29.
4. Web site: The Sejejs twins to skate with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds. swisshabs.ch. 2021-07-29.