| Birth Date: | 9 April 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Team: | herning bluefox |
| Former Teams: | EC Red Bull Salzburg Dinamo Riga Mountfield HK HC Litvínov Brynäs IF |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height Cm: | 188 |
| Weight Kg: | 95 |
| Ntl Team: | Latvia |
| Career Start: | 2004 |
Oskars Gregors Macvans Cibuļskis (born 9 April 1988) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Cibuļskis began his professional career in 2004, when he played for the Latvian Hockey league club SK Rīga 18, which is the base club for Latvian U18 national team. He spent the next three seasons in SK Rīga 20, which, respectively, is the base club for the Latvian U20 national team. In 2005-06 he also played two games in HK Rīga 2000 and played in the Belarusian Extraleague.
In the 2007–08 season, Cibuļskis signed with Austrian league team, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL. After compiling 12 points in 52 games, Oskars returned to his native land for the following 2009–10 season, when he signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL, on 21 August 2009.[1]
On 18 May 2017 Cibuļskis left Riga, signing an initial one-year contract with Czech outfit Mountfield HK of the ELH.[2]
After four seasons in the Czech Extraliga, Cibuļskis returned as a free agent for a second stint with Dinamo Riga of the KHL on 1 May 2021.[3]
Oskars has played for Latvia in the 2005 and 2006 division 1 World U18 Championships, getting promoted to the top U18 division in 2006. He also played in the 2007 and 2008 division I IIHF World U20 Championships. The team earned a promotion to the top U20 division in 2008.
He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded one goal and two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Rīga/Saga/LB 18 | LAT U18 | — | 10 | 12 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SK Rīga 20 | LAT | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | SK Rīga 20 | LAT | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | SK Rīga 20 | LAT | 37 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | SK LSPA/Rīga | LAT | 40 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Dinamo/Juniors | BLR | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Dinamo/Juniors | LAT | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 56 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 49 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 315 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 211 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| ELH totals | 181 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 135 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Latvia | U18 D1 | 15th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | U18 D1 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 13th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 12th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2011 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Latvia | WC | 13th | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Latvia | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 11th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Latvia | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Junior totals | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| Senior totals | 66 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 36 | ||||