Kaspars Daugavins

Kaspars Daugavins (born on May 18, 1988) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Genève-Servette HC of the National League A.

Kaspars has played professionally in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the third round (91st overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Toronto/Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
After being drafted by the Ottawa Senators at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Kaspars moved from Latvia, where he spent the 2005–06 season with HK Riga 2000 of the LHL, and joined the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the OHL as he was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2006 CHL Import Draft.

In his first season with the Majors in 2006–07, Kaspars had 18 goals and 60 points in 61 games, good enough to finish second in team scoring.

Kaspars scored his first OHL goal against Andrew Perugini of the Barrie Colts in his first OHL game. The Majors struggled and failed to qualify for the post-season.

Before the 2007–08, the Majors relocated to Mississauga, Ontario and was renamed the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Kaspars had a breakout season, leading Mississauga with 40 goals and 74 points, helping the club into the playoffs.

In four playoff games, he had two goals and three points as Mississauga was swept by the Niagara IceDogs in the first round.

Kaspars spent the second half of the 2008–09 with the Majors after spending the first part of the season with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.

In 30 games with Mississauga, he had 11 goals and 28 points, helping the team to the post-season for the second straight season.

In eleven playoff games, Kaspars had two goals and nine points, as Mississauga fell to the Brampton Battalion in the Eastern Conference finals.

Ottawa Senators
After the Toronto St. Michael's Majors failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 2006–07 season, the Ottawa Senators assigned Kaspars to their AHL team, the Binghamton Senators to finish the season.

In eleven games with Binghamton, Kaspars had two goals. He scored both of his goals in a game against the Albany River Rats, beating Tyler Weiman twice in a 5–4 Senators win.

On June 1, 2007, Kaspars signed a three-year entry level contract with the Senators.

In 2007–08, he appeared in three games with Binghamton, earning an assist, as he joined the team after the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were eliminated from the OHL playoffs.

Kaspars spent the first half of the 2008–09 season with Binghamton, playing in 23 games, scoring two goals and three points before being sent back to the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors to finish the hockey season.

After the season, Kaspars was selected by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft.

Kaspars spent the 2009–10 in Binghamton as he appeared in 72 games, scoring 21 goals and 46 points, however, the club failed to reach the playoffs. Kaspars also made his NHL debut in the 2009–10 season, appearing in one game with Ottawa.

On January 14, 2010, Kaspars played with the NHL club against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, going pointless in 8:26 of ice time, as the Senators shutout the Rangers 2–0.

For the 2010-11 season, Kaspars returned to the AHL, appearing in 74 games, scoring 19 goals and 54 points to finish fourth in team scoring, helping Binghamton to the playoffs.

In 23 playoff games, Kaspars had 10 goals and 20 points as Binghamton won the 2011 Calder Cup, defeating the Houston Aeros in six games in the Calder Cup finals.

On October 30, 2011, he scored his first ever NHL goal, beating Jonas Gustavsson of the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 3–2 Ottawa victory.

As the 2011–12 season progressed, Kaspars became a regular in the Ottawa lineup and a popular teammate in the dressing room. He finished the season with 5 goals and 6 assists in 65 games.

In July of 2012, Kaspars was scheduled for an arbitration hearing with the Senators, but that was avoided when he agreed with the team to a one-year, one-way deal worth $635,000.

As the 2012 NHL lockout began, Kaspars signed with his hometown Dinamo Riga of the KHL, the team he had spent the summer of 2012 training with.

According to KHL regulations, his contract included a "get-out" clause which allowed him to return to the NHL once the lockout was resolved in January of 2013.

Even though he was a healthy scratch for Ottawa's first three games of the shortened season, Kaspars replaced the injured Guillaume Latendresse in the Senators' lineup in a 6–4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 25, 2013.

On March 26, 2013, Kaspars was placed on waivers by the Ottawa Senators and subsequently claimed by the Boston Bruins.

Boston Bruins
On March 27, 2013, Kaspars was claimed off waivers from the Ottawa Senators by the Boston Bruins.

Awards & Achievements

 * 2010–11: AHL Calder Cup (with the Binghamton Senators)

International Play
Kaspars represents Latvia at international hockey events. In 2004, he played for Latvia at the World U18 Championships as a 15-year-old, earning two assists in five games as Latvia finished in fourth place at the Division I Group A tournament held in Amstetten, Austria.

Kaspars came back for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships with Latvia, scoring two goals and three points, helping the Latvian team to a second place finish in the Division I Group B tournament held in Sosnowiec, Poland.

At the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships, Kaspars had five goals and nine points in five games, helping Latvia finish with a perfect 5–0–0 record, and a first place finish in the Division I Group B tournament held in Riga, Latvia.

Kaspars participated with Latvia at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as an 18-year-old, where he had three goals and 10 points in five games as Latvia finished in second place in the Division I Group A tournament held in Odense, Denmark.

At the 2007 IIHF World Championship held in Moscow, Russia, Kaspars had three goals and six points in six games as Latvia finished in 13th place in the tournament.

In 2008, Kaspars played at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he had two goals and 10 points in five games, helping Latvia win the Division I Group B tournament held in Riga, Latvia.

Once again, Kaspars represented Latvia at the 2008 IIHF World Championship held in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Quebec City, Quebec, earning no points in six games, as Latvia finished in 11th place.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Kaspars appeared in four games for Latvia, getting no points, as the Latvians finished 12th in the tournament.

He also participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship held in Cologne, Germany, Mannheim, Germany and Gelsenkirchen, Germany, scoring two goals and three points in six games, as Latvia finished in 11th place.

Kaspars represented Latvia again at the 2012 IIHF World Championship, scoring a goal and two points in a very successful 10th place finish for his country.