Rihards BUKARTS

Latvia

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 31 Dec 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.79/5'10''

Place of birth: JURMALA

Birth Country:

Latvia

Residence: VLADIVOSTOK

Residence Country:

Russian Federation

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Men LAT Latvia	11

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #3 SWE Sweden 3 LAT Latvia 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #10 LAT Latvia 1 FIN Finland 3	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #15 SVK Slovakia 5 LAT Latvia 2	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Men's Qualification Play-off #20 DEN Denmark 3 LAT Latvia 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Men	2018	Copenhagen / Herning, DEN
10	Men	2019	Bratislava / Kosice, SVK
10	Men	2017	Cologne, GER
11	Men	2021	Riga, LAT

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Father, Ralfs. Brothers, Roberts and Rodzers.

Languages spoken:

Latvian, English

Club name:

Admiral Vladivostok

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Right

Sporting relatives:

Father Ralfs Bukarts (Ice hockey): Played professionally from 1991 to 1993 for Saga Kekava.

Brother Roberts Bukarts (Ice hockey): Has played professionally in Latvia and the Czech Republic since the 2009. He is also representing Latvia at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Brother Rodzers Bukarts (Ice hockey): Plays at the U20 level in Switzerland for GCK Lions.

Debut:

2017 World Championships

National league:

Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)

General Interest

MAJOR JUNIOR
Played three seasons of major junior hockey in North America between 2013 to 2016 for the Brandon Wheat Kings and Portland Winterhawks. Attended training camp on a tryout with the Edmonton Oilers in 2015.

PLAYING CAREER
Portland Pirates, USA (2015-16); Springfield Thunderbirds, USA (2016-17); Manchester Monarchs, USA (2016-17); Aukro Berani Zlin, CZE (2017-18); Eisbaren Berlin, GER (2017-18); Dinamo Riga, LAT (2017-18, 2020-21); Schwenninger Wild Wings, GER (2018-19); Dusseldorfer EG, GER (2019-20); Admiral Vladivostok, RUS (2021- ).

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/buky10/

Legend

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