Nerijus Ališauskas Explained

Nerijus Ališauskas
Birth Date:6 June 1991
Birth Place:Elektrėnai, Lithuania
Height M:1.84
Weight Kg:84
Position:Defence
Catches:Right
League:SVK
Team:Spišská Nová Ves
Former Teams:SC Energija II
Liepājas Metalurgs
Almaty
Temirtau
Dinamo Riga
Slovan Bratislava
Ntl Team:LTU
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2006

Nerijus Ališauskas (born 6 June 1991) is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey player for Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak Extraliga.

He plays as a defenceman and was previously a member of SC Energija II, Liepājas Metalurgs, Almaty, Temirtau, Dinamo Riga, and Slovan Bratislava.

Playing career

Ališauskas first played hockey at the age of eight.[1] He started his career with hometown SC Energija farm team, SC Energija II, and played for them during the 2006–07 season. From 2007 to 2013, he played for Liepājas Metalurgs and its farm teams. Ališauskas spent the 2013–14 season with EV Füssen of German Oberliga. After the season he moved to Kazakhstan Hockey Championship and played for Almaty and Temirtau, also spending two seasons with Saryarka Karagandy of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).[2]

On 4 July 2017, Ališauskas joined the training camp of Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[3] On 16 August, it was announced that Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Riga.[4] [5] He was the second Lithuanian to play in the KHL, following Darius Kasparaitis.[1] On 14 August 2018, Ališauskas re-signed with Dinamo Riga.[6] [7] On 30 July 2020, Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Tipos Extraliga.[8] On 2 May 2021, after the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, he returned to Dinamo Riga of the KHL.[9] On 15 February 2022, his contract with Dinamo Riga was terminated and he signed with Vita Hästen of HockeyAllsvenskan.[10] On 26 June, Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak Tipos Extraliga.[11] On 18 May 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with Spišská Nová Ves.[12]

International play

Ališauskas was a member of Lithuania's U-18 and U-20 national teams from 2006 until 2011. From 2011, he has been a member of senior national team, though he missed the 2017 Division I tournament.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A P PIM
2006–07SC Energija IILHL1 0 0 0 6
2007–08Liepājas Metalurgs U18LVA 1825 0 6 6 18
2007–08Liepājas MetalurgsLHHL14 1 0 1 14
2008–09Liepājas Metalurgs U20LVA 2015 2 1 3 12
2009–10Liepājas MetalurgsBXL31 1 1 2 14
2009–10Liepājas Metalurgs 2LHHL6 1 2 3 8
2010–11Liepājas MetalurgsBXL47 0 7 7 363 1 1 2 4
2010–11Liepājas Metalurgs 2LHHL9 0 2 2 6
2011–12Liepājas MetalurgsBXL49 4 9 13 424 0 0 0 4
2012–13Liepājas MetalurgsBXL47 0 8 8 843 0 1 1 4
2013–14EV Füssen3.GBun23 7 22 29 36
2014–15HK AlmatyKHC54 17 18 35 507 1 3 4 6
2015–16Saryarka KaragandyVHL44 2 11 13 4816 2 2 4 10
2015–16Arystan TemirtauKHC3 0 1 1 2
2016–17Saryarka KaragandyVHL47 4 15 19 3811 1 2 3 8
2016–17Arystan TemirtauKHC14 2 3 5 4
2017–18Dinamo RigaKHL51 0 3 3 16
2018–19Dinamo RigaKHL48 2 6 8 22
2019–20Dinamo RigaKHL53 5 2 7 20
2020–21Slovan BratislavaSVK48 2 10 12 309 1 0 1 6
2021–22Dinamo RigaKHL25 0 2 2 10
2021–22Vita HästenAllsv11 1 2 3 2
2022–23Spišská Nová VesSVK47 3 11 14 2214 0 0 0 8
KHL totals177 7 13 20 68

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manninen. Henrik. Alisauskas moving up. www.iihf.com. 18 September 2017. 5 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Nerijus Alisauskas - Eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. 6 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Nerijus Ališauskas bando prasimušti į KHL lygą. 15min.lt. 6 September 2017. lt-LT. 4 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Batņa un Ališauskas noslēdz pilnvērtīgus līgumus ar DINAMO RĪGA. dinamoriga.lv. 6 September 2017. lv-LV. 16 August 2017.
  5. Web site: N. Ališauskas pasirašė kontraktą su KHL lygoje žaidžiančia Rygos "Dinamo". DELFI.lt. 6 September 2017. lt-LT. 16 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Noslēgti pilnvērtīgi līgumi ar pieciem hokejistiem . www.dinamoriga.lv . 16 August 2018 . lv-LV . 14 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Lietuvos rinktinės gynėjas ir kitą sezoną žais KHL lygoje . DELFI . 16 August 2018 . lt-LT . 14 August 2018.
  8. Web site: Posila pre obranu Slovana priamo z KHL . hcslovan.sk . 3 May 2021 . sk-SK . 30 July 2020.
  9. Web site: DINAMO RĪGA komandā atgriežas aizsargs Nerijus Ališauskas . dinamoriga.lv . 3 May 2021 . 2 May 2021.
  10. Web site: Vita Hästen förstärker med två spelare från KHL! . Vita Hästen Hockey . 2 March 2022 . sv-SE . 15 February 2022.
  11. Web site: Pentáková . Radka . Obranu prichádza skvalitniť Litovec Ališauskas . HK . 27 June 2022 . sk-SK . 26 June 2022.
  12. hknovejsa . 1659103096662810627 . 18 May 2023 . Nerijus Ališauskas aj naďalej súčasťou našej rodiny.
    K dnešnému dňu sú známe mená 19-tich hráčov, ktorí budú bojovať za naše farby aj v ďalšej sezóne. Práve teraz Vám oznamujeme ďalšie.
    Kapitán litovskej reprezentácie podpísal s našim klubom zmluvu na ďalšiu sezónu . sk-SK . 1 June 2023.