Vitalijs Pavlovs Explained

Vitālijs Pavlovs
Position:Right Wing/Centre
Birth Date:1989 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Riga, Soviet Union
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:216
Shoots:Left
Team:Fife Flyers
League:EIHL
Former Teams:Beibarys Atyrau
Dinamo Riga
HK Olimp/Venta 2002
Dornbirn Bulldogs
JKH GKS Jastrzębie
HK Dukla Michalovce
HC 19 Humenné
Ntl Team:LAT
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2007

Vitālijs Pavlovs (born 17 June 1989) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Fife Flyers in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career

Pavlovs signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga on August 9, 2012[1] and made his debut on December 5, 2012, in a loss to Yugra.[2] Pavlovs started the 2012–13 season with Jokipojat in Mestis,[3] he had 6 goals and 8 assists in 19 games which is good for 3rd place in points inside the team.[4]

Pavlovs was sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee for failing an anti-doping test in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He tested positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant found in certain food supplements.[5] [6]

On October 1, 2014, Pavlovs left Dinamo as a free agent to sign his first North American contract on a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2005–06Torpedo–2 Nizhny NovgorodRUS.313 0 1 1 14
2007–08SK LSPA/RīgaLAT41 5 6 11 163 0 0 0 2
2008–09DHK LatgaleBLR45 7 10 17 52
2008–09DHK–2 Latgale LAT10 6 2 8 14
2008–09 DHK LatgaleLAT9 4 2 6 12
2009–10HK Liepājas MetalurgsBLR49 4 7 11 28
2009–10HK Liepājas MetalurgsLAT8 1 2 3 12
2010–11HK Liepājas MetalurgsBLR46 9 6 15 343 0 0 0 6
2010–11HK Liepājas Metalurgs–2LAT6 6 3 9 06 6 3 9 0
2011–12Beibarys AtyrauKAZ38 10 9 19 1813 2 4 6 14
2012–13Dinamo RīgaKHL15 0 1 1 8
2012–13JokipojatFIN.222 8 10 18 39
2013–14Dinamo RīgaKHL50 6 8 14 28
2014–15Colorado EaglesECHL71 17 17 34 297 2 1 3 2
2015–16Dinamo RīgaKHL34 6 3 9 16
2016–17Dinamo RīgaKHL53 0 4 4 24
2017–18Dinamo RīgaKHL34 1 1 2 14
2018–19Dinamo RīgaKHL61 2 4 6 21
2019–20Dinamo RīgaKHL34 4 1 5 26
2020–21HK Olimp/Venta 2002LAT8 2 4 6 2
2020–21Dornbirn BulldogsICEHL12 0 4 4 66 1 1 2 2
2021–22JKH GKS JastrzębiePOL39 11 24 35 6915 2 7 9 22
2022–23JKH GKS JastrzębiePOL1 0 0 0 0
2022–23HK Dukla MichalovceSlovak33 7 8 15 3011 0 3 3 6
BLR totals14020234311430006
KHL totals281192241137

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2007LatviaWJC186 0 1 1 2
2008LatviaWJC D15 0 0 0 0
2009LatviaWJC6 1 1 2 29
2013LatviaOGQ3 0 0 0 0
2013LatviaWC6 0 0 0 2
2014LatviaOG5 0 1 1 0
2016LatviaWC7 0 0 0 2
2016LatviaOGQ3 0 0 0 2
2017LatviaWC6 0 0 0 0
2018LatviaWC8 0 0 0 2
Junior totals1712331
Senior totals380118

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DINAMO paraksta līgumus ar Skvorcovu un Pavlovu . dinamoriga.lv . 2012-12-29.
  2. Web site: KHL player profile . khl.ru . 2012-12-29.
  3. Web site: Eliteprospect player profile . eliteprospects.com . 2012-12-29.
  4. Web site: KHL player profile . khl.ru . 2012-12-29.
  5. News: Two athletes expelled for doping. 22 February 2014. ESPN. 23 February 2014.
  6. News: Sochi 2014: Ukraine's Marina Lisogor fails drugs test . BBC Sport . 22 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Eagles ink former KHL forward Pavlovs . . 2014-10-01 . 2014-10-01.