Deniss Smirnovs (born 7 March 1999) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for EHC Kloten of the National League (NL). He previously played with Genève-Servette HC and won a NL title with the team in 2023.
Smirnovs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license.
Playing career On August 8, 2019, Smirnovs signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC, after having played 5 seasons with the organization's junior teams.
Smirnovs made his National League debut with Genève-Servette HC on September 13, 2019 against the SCL Tigers at the Ilfis Stadium. He scored his first NL goal that day and picked up an assist to become the team's PostFinance Top Scorer for their Home Opener the next day against EHC Biel.
International play
Smirnovs made his debut with Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2018.
He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded one assist and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.
Personal life Smirnovs left Latvia and moved to Geneva in 2014 at age 15 to continue his junior career.
He is fluent in Russian, Latvian and French.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 SK Rīga 16 LAT U16 14 32 46 — — — — — 2013–14 SK Rīga 17 LAT U18 8 6 15 21 4 — — — — — 2014–15 Genève–Servette HC SUI U17 30 17 35 52 10 7 5 8 13 4 2014–15 Genève–Servette HC II SUI.2 U17 1 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Genève–Servette HC SUI U17 41 25 43 68 18 14 8 14 22 16 2016–17 Genève–Servette HC SUI U20 25 7 14 21 16 8 4 5 9 12 2017–18 Genève–Servette HC SUI U20 36 21 30 51 14 9 2 4 6 2 2018–19 Genève–Servette HC SUI U20 19 10 17 27 28 10 6 4 10 8 2019–20 Genève–Servette HC NL 46 8 11 19 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Genève–Servette HC NL 44 2 7 9 14 5 1 1 2 0 2021–22 Genève–Servette HC NL 52 2 9 11 10 2 0 0 0 0 NL totals 142 12 27 39 34 7 1 1 2 0
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Latvia U18 7 3 0 3 4 2017 Latvia WJC 6 0 0 0 2 2017 Latvia U18 7 1 2 3 0 2018 Latvia WJC D1A 5 2 3 5 6 2019 Latvia WJC D1A 5 1 2 3 12 2021 Latvia OGQ 3 0 0 0 0 2022 Latvia OG 4 0 1 1 2 2022 Latvia WC 7 0 0 0 0 2023 Latvia WC 9 0 1 1 2 2024 Latvia OGQ 1 0 0 0 0 2026 Latvia WC 8 3 6 9 0 Junior totals 30 7 7 14 24 Senior totals 32 3 8 11 4
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