Position: Defense
Shoots: Left
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 202
DOB: 1/21/87
Hometown: Riga, Latvia
Acquired: Assigned by Philadelphia
Drafted: Philadelphia (3rd Round, 91st Overall) 2005 NHL Entry Draft

2009-10: Attended the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) training camp…Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) on 9/21/09…Made his Adirondack debut on 10/3/09 in the season opener vs. Worcester.

2008-09: Played his second full season with the Phantoms, appearing in all 80 games…Also saw action in all four of the Phantoms playoff games…Ranked fourth on the team in defensemen goals with two…

Career Notes: Born in Ogre, Latvia…Drafted by the Flyers in the 3rd Round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft…Played in four World Junior Championships and two World Championships for Latvia, including the 2005 World Championships in Austria, the 2006 World Juniors in British Columbia and the 2009 World Championships in Switzerland.

Juniors: Played three years of junior hockey for Moncton and Cape Breton…In 171 career QMJHL games he had 103 points (24 goals, 79 assists) and 191 penalty minutes…Also played in 49 career QMJHL playoff games, where he had 24 points (5 goals, 19 assists) and 62 PIMs.