Birth Date: | 1 August 1996 |
Birth Place: | Ventspils, Latvia |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 168 |
Position: | Defence |
Shoots: | Left |
League: | NHL |
Team: | Florida Panthers |
Prospect League: | AHL |
Former Teams: | Dinamo Riga HK Liepāja HC Litvínov HC Bílí Tygři Liberec |
Ntl Team: | LAT |
Draft: | Undrafted |
Career Start: | 2015 |
Uvis Jānis Balinskis (born 1 August 1996) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
On 18 April 2023, Balinskis signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[1]
He participated at the 2017 IIHF World Championship,[2] 2018 IIHF World Championship and 2019 IIHF World Championship.
He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[3]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
2011–12 | Tukums | LAT U16 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Tukums | LAT U18 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | GER.2 U18 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | GER.2 U20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DNL Q | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DNL2 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | HK Riga | MHL | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | HK Riga | MHL | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | HK Liepāja | LAT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 48 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 50 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 37 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
KHL totals | 135 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2017 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2018 | Latvia | WC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2021 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2021 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | Latvia | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 43 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 16 |