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Latvia Janis Jaks
#27 HC Energie Karlovy Vary / Czechia - 24/25
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NAHL Robertson Cup Champion 1
1-time NCAA (AHA) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Aug 22, 1995
Position
D
Age
29
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Riga, LAT
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Latvia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
SK Saga
Contract
25/26+1
Agency
PREMIUM

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Janis Jaks Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 SK Riga 18 Latvia U18 12* 2* 3* 5* 16* -* |
2010-11 SK Riga 18 Belarus U18 5* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
2011-12 HS Riga 17 Latvia 18* 0* 2* 2* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -
2012-13 HK Riga MHL 30* 0* 3* 3* 20* -2* |
HK Juniors Riga MHL B 10* 3* 1* 4* 24* -2* |
HK Juniors Riga Latvia 10* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -
Latvia U18 “A” WJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 6* -9* |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 13* 5* 2* 7* 18* -* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2013-14 HK Riga MHL 38* 0* 2* 2* 22* 1* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 12 2
Dinamo Juniors Riga Latvia 1* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 4* 2* 2* 4* 2* 4* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
Latvia WC 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Latvia (all) International 11* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2014-15 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees NAHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 41* 2* 11* 13* 63* 10* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 4 10
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 5* 1* 1* 2* 12* 2* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 1* 2* 37* -* |
2015-16 Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 56* 7* 20* 27* 80* 10* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 18 -2
2016-17 American International College NCAA 27* 5* 6* 11* 10* -5* |
Latvia WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Latvia (all) International 11* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
2017-18 American International College NCAA 37* 8* 15* 23* 20* -6* |
Latvia (all) International 3* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |
2018-19 American International College NCAA 38* 4* 10* 14* 12* -12* |
Latvia WC 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* 1* |
Latvia (all) International 5* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2019-20 American International College NCAA 33* 6* 9* 15* 6* -1* |
2020-21 Dinamo Riga KHL 17* 1* 3* 4* 12* -10* |
Zemgale Latvia 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 20* 2* 4* 6* 21* 3* |
Latvia WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Latvia (all) International 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2021-22 HK Sochi KHL 41* 6* 12* 18* 22* -17* |
Latvia OGQ 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
Latvia OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Latvia WC 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
Latvia (all) International 21* 4* 5* 9* 8* -* |
2022-23 HC Litvínov Czechia 47* 8* 17* 25* 28* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -1
Latvia WC 10* 2* 5* 7* 10* -4* |
Latvia (all) International 15* 3* 8* 11* 10* -* |
2023-24 HC Litvínov Czechia 44* 4* 25* 29* 26* -6* | Playoffs 9 0 3 3 31 0
Latvia WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* -3* |
Latvia (all) International 9* 0* 4* 4* 4* -1* |
2024-25 HC Energie Karlovy Vary Czechia 50* 10* 14* 24* 25* -10* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -1
Latvia OGQ 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* 2* |
Latvia (all) International 5* 0* 3* 3* 2* 2* |

Janis Jaks Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 HK Riga JCWC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Dinamo Juniors Riga Continental Cup 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
2017-18 Team Latvia Baltic Cup 3* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |

Janis Jaks Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 20* 2* 4* 6* 0.30* 21* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Baltic Cup 1 3* 2* 2* 4* 1.33* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Belarus U18 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 3 141* 22* 56* 78* 0.55* 79* -13* | 3 15 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.40 * 33 * -2 *
International 9 87* 11* 23* 34* 0.39* 40* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 28* 8* 5* 13* 0.46* 61* -* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 58* 7* 15* 22* 0.38* 34* -27* | 0 * * * * * *
Latvia 4 30* 1* 3* 4* 0.13* 24* -* | 2 9 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.22 * 10 * - *
Latvia U18 1 12* 2* 3* 5* 0.42* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MHL 2 68* 0* 5* 5* 0.07* 42* -1* | 1 10 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.20 * 12 * 2 *
MHL B 1 10* 3* 1* 4* 0.40* 24* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 99* 9* 31* 40* 0.40* 143* 20* | 2 20 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.30 * 22 * 8 *
NCAA 4 135* 23* 40* 63* 0.47* 48* -24* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 2 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 7 40* 5* 9* 14* 0.35* 16* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 6* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1A 2 9* 3* 3* 6* 0.67* 14* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janis Jaks Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/24/2025
01/24/2025 Extension HC Energie Karlovy Vary HC Energie Karlovy Vary
06/13/2024
06/13/2024 Confirmed HC Litvínov HC Energie Karlovy Vary
06/01/2023
06/01/2023 Extension HC Litvínov HC Litvínov
08/22/2022
08/22/2022 Confirmed HK Sochi HC Litvínov
07/19/2021
07/19/2021 Confirmed Bakersfield Condors HK Sochi
08/23/2020
08/23/2020 Confirmed Bakersfield Condors Dinamo Riga
03/30/2020
03/30/2020 Confirmed American International College Bakersfield Condors
06/14/2016
06/14/2016 Confirmed Minnesota Wilderness American International College
Player Biography and Trivia

First player in AIC's Division I era to come from Latvia
Player of the Week 2021/22. (September first week of games)
October game with Riga (the best player of the game)