| Oskars Batņa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Batņa in 2019 | |||
| Born |
May 7, 1995 Rīga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Jukurit Prizma Riga Kitzbüheler EC Dinamo Riga Liepāja Anglet | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Oskars Batņa (born 7 May 1995) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward for Mikkelin Jukurit of the Finnish Liiga.
Playing career
As a junior, Batņa played in Latvian junior leagues. In the 2013 season, he joined Dinamo Riga junior club HK Rīga of MHL[1][2] He made his KHL debut on 22 August 2017 in a loss against Avangard Omsk,[3] he scored his first KHL goal in win against Jokerit on 26 January 2018.
International play
Batņa represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two goals and one assist and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | SK Rīga 18 | LAT U18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | SK Rīga 17 | LAT | 33 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Juniors Rīga | MHL B | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Juniors Rīga | LAT | 26 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HK Rīga | MHL | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Juniors Rīga | LAT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 51 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 59 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Prizma Rīga | LAT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | EC Kitzbühel | AlpsHL | 37 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Liepāja | LAT | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Liepāja | LAT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 51 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | FRA | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | FRA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Jukurit | Liiga | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| LAT totals | 65 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| KHL totals | 122 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Latvia | U18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2015 | Latvia | WJC D1A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Latvia | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |||
References
- ^ eliteprospects. "Elite prospects player profile". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ KHL. "MHL player profile" (in Russian). khl.ru. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ KHL (26 January 2018). "KHL game log" (in Russian). khl.ru. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Oskars Batņa at Olympedia
- Oskars Batņa at Olympics.com
- Oskars Batņa at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)
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