Uvis Balinskis

D 6’0” 187
Born: Aug. 1, 1996
Birthplace: Ventspils, Latvia
Shoots: Left
Drafted: Undrafted
Signed a one-year, entry-level contract with FLA on 4/18/23

Career Statistics

        Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League   GP G A PTS PIM   GP G A PTS PIM
2015-16 Riga Dynamo KHL   1 0 0 0 0   - - - - -
2016-17 Riga Dynamo KHL   21 2 3 5 6   - - - - -
2017-18 Riga Dynamo KHL   28 2 3 5 4   - - - - -
2018-19 Riga Dynamo KHL   37 1 10 11 16   - - - - -
2019-20 Riga Dynamo KHL   48 5 8 13 20   - - - - -
2020-21 Litvinov Czech   48 5 12 17 18   3 0 0 0 2
2021-22 Litvinov Czech   42 9 14 23 22   - - - - -
2022-23 Liberec Bili Tygri Czech   50 11 24 35 22   10 1 6 7 4
   
AHL TOTALS   - - - - -   - - - - -
NHL TOTALS   - - - - -   - - - - -
PRO TOTALS   275 35 74 109 108   13 1 6 7 6

22-23

Completed his eighth pro season … Named league’s Best Defenseman … Led all league blue liners in goals and points … Led Liberec Bili Tygri defensemen in points and tied for second on the team in assists

CAREER

Totaled 34 points (10g, 24a) in 135 KHL games over five seasons with Riga Dynamo … Totaled 75 points (25g, 50a) in 140 games in the top Czech league over three seasons with Litvinov and Liberec Bili Tygri

INTERNATIONAL

Played in the 2022 Olympics and led all Latvian defensemen in scoring … Represented his country at the World Championship five times … Helped lead Latvia to a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championship