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Latvia Sandis Ozolins

a.k.a. "Sandis Ozoliņš"

#8 Dinamo Riga / KHL - 13/14

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Sandis Ozolins Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
51
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time KHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1

Ozolins was a very offensive-minded defenseman, with excellent passing skills and great vision. He was a true power play specialist that usually delivered very good passes. Had an excellent wrist shot. Ozolins was a great leader.

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Sandis Ozolins Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Dinamo Riga Soviet 44* 0* 3* 3* 51* -* |
RASMS Riga Soviet3 11* 3* 1* 4* 18* -* |
Soviet Union U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
1991-92 Stars Riga Soviet 30* 6* 0* 6* 42* -* |
Kansas City Blades IHL 34* 6* 9* 15* 20* -* | Playoffs 15 2 5 7 22 -
CIS U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 5* 6* 4* 7* |
1992-93 San Jose Sharks NHL 37* 7* 16* 23* 40* -9* |
1993-94 San Jose Sharks NHL 81* 26* 38* 64* 24* 16* | Playoffs 14 0 10 10 8 3
1994-95 San Jose Sharks NHL 48* 9* 16* 25* 30* -6* | Playoffs 11 3 2 5 6 -13
1995-96 San Jose Sharks NHL 7* 1* 3* 4* 4* 2* |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 66* 13* 37* 50* 50* 0* | Playoffs 22 5 14 19 16 5
San Francisco Spiders IHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -3* |
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 80* 23* 45* 68* 88* 4* | Playoffs 17 4 13 17 24 -1
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 66* 13* 38* 51* 65* -12* | Playoffs 7 0 7 7 14 -3
Latvia WC 4* 1* 2* 3* 4* 7* |
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 39* 7* 25* 32* 22* 10* | Playoffs 19 4 8 12 22 -5
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82* 16* 36* 52* 46* 17* | Playoffs 17 5 5 10 20 1
2000-01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 72* 12* 32* 44* 71* -25* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 5 -2
Latvia WC 6* 0* 5* 5* 2* 7* |
Latvia (all) International 6* 0* 5* 5* 2* 7* |
2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 46* 4* 19* 23* 34* -4* |
Florida Panthers “A” NHL 37* 10* 19* 29* 24* -3* |
Latvia OG 1* 0* 4* 4* 0* -1* |
Latvia WC 6* 2* 1* 3* 12* -7* |
Latvia (all) International 8* 2* 6* 8* 12* -* |
2002-03 Florida Panthers NHL 51* 7* 19* 26* 40* -16* |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 31* 5* 13* 18* 16* 10* | Playoffs 21 2 6 8 10 8
2003-04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 36* 5* 11* 16* 24* -7* |
2004-05 Latvia “A” OGQ 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |
Latvia (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |
Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 17* 3* 3* 6* 8* -4* |
New York Rangers NHL 19* 3* 11* 14* 20* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -3
Latvia OG 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* 0* |
Latvia (all) International 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* 0* |
2006-07 New York Rangers NHL 21* 0* 3* 3* 8* -8* |
2007-08 San Jose Sharks NHL 39* 3* 13* 16* 24* -11* |
Worcester Sharks AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2008-09 Did not play * * * * * * |
2009-10 Dinamo Riga “C” KHL 43* 6* 18* 24* 109* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 24 -3
2010-11 Dinamo Riga “C” KHL 41* 5* 26* 31* 62* 5* | Playoffs 11 0 7 7 12 -2
2011-12 Dinamo Riga “C” KHL 50* 10* 10* 20* 28* -17* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -5
2012-13 Atlant Mytishchi “C” KHL 42* 2* 18* 20* 26* 6* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -7
Latvia OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Latvia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2013-14 Dinamo Riga “C” KHL 48* 5* 17* 22* 46* 4* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 24 -5
Latvia “C” OG 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -1* |
Latvia (all) International 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -1* |

Sandis Ozolins Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Dinamo Riga Fr-Tour 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 Dinamo Riga Spengler Cup 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2010-11 Latvia WC General Manager
2016-17 Dinamo Riga KHL Asst. Coach Since 2016-10-31
2017-18 Dinamo Riga KHL Head Coach Released in late-September
2018-19 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL Asst. Coach Starting Jan-16
2019-20 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL Asst. Coach
2020-21 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL Asst. Coach
2021-22 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL Asst. Coach
2022-23 Colorado Avalanche NHL Amateur Scout
2023-24 Colorado Avalanche NHL Amateur Scout
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Sandis Ozolins Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Fr-Tour 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 36* 7* 9* 16* 0.44* 20* -3* | 1 15 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.47 * 22 * - *
International 6 30* 3* 15* 18* 0.60* 28* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 5 224* 28* 89* 117* 0.52* 271* -2* | 5 36 1 * 14 * 15 * 0.42 * 64 * -22 *
NHL 15 875* 167* 397* 564* 0.64* 638* -44* | 10 137 23 * 67 * 90 * 0.66 * 131 * -10 *
OG 3 11* 1* 7* 8* 0.73* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 2 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Soviet 2 74* 6* 3* 9* 0.12* 93* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Soviet3 1 11* 3* 1* 4* 0.36* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 16* 3* 8* 11* 0.69* 18* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 7* 9* 0.64* 10* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Sandis Ozolins Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/28/2014
05/28/2014 Confirmed Dinamo Riga Retired
05/08/2013
05/08/2013 Confirmed Atlant Mytishchi Dinamo Riga
09/25/2012
09/25/2012 Confirmed Dinamo Riga Atlant Mytishchi

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Sandis Ozolins Biography and Trivia

Number 8 retired by Dinamo Riga

Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Cult/Star player for Dinamo Riga

Cult/Star player for Latvia

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks

Career transactions
- 2014-05-27 • Announced his retirement
- 2013-05-08 • Signed by Dinamo Riga
- 2012-09-25 • Signed by Atlant Mytishchi
- 2009-07-07 • Signed by Dinamo Riga
- 2007-11-01 • Signed by the San Jose Sharks
- 2006-03-09 • Traded to the New York Rangers for a 2006 3rd round pick (John de Gray)
- 2003-01-30 • Traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim with Lance Ward for Matt Cullen, Pavel Trnka & a 2003 4th round pick (James Pemberton)
- 2002-01-16 • Traded to the Florida Panthers with Byron Ritchie for Bret Hedican, Tomas Malec, Kevyn Adams & a 2003 conditional 2nd round pick
- 2000-06-24 • Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes with a 2000 2nd round pick (Tomas Kurka) for Nolan Pratt, a 2000 1st round pick (Václav Nedorost), a 2000 2nd round pick (Jared Aulin) & a 2000 2nd round pick (Agris Saviels)
- 1995-10-26 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Owen Nolan
- 1991-06-09 • Selected 30th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks

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