Aleksandrs Macijevskis | |||
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Born | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | June 26, 1975||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
LHL team Former teams | HK Kurbads Pārdaugava Rīga Hermes SaiPa Aalborg Odense Bulldogs SønderjyskE Ishockey Metallurg Zhlobin Björklöven Stjernen Hockey Prizma Riga | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
Playing career | 1992–2018 |
Aleksandrs Macijevskis (born June 26, 1975) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HK Kurbads of the Latvian Hockey League (LHL). [1]
Macijevskis began his career in Dinamo Riga, however he only played for Dinamo successor Pārdaugava Rīga, where he played for three seasons through 1992–93 to 1994–95.
He spent most of his career in Denmark where he played for several clubs, most notably for Odense Bulldogs. During his career he has played in Finland, Belarus, Norway and Sweden.
Macijevskis played for team Latvia in World Championships and in 2002 Winter Olympics. [2] From 1996 till 2005 he was regular on team Latvia roster.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | Pārdaugava–2 Rīga | LAT | 18 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Pārdaugava Rīga | LAT | 21 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Pārdaugava Rīga | IHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Hokeja Centrs Rīga | LAT | 22 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Pārdaugava Rīga | IHL | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Juniors Rīga | EEHL | 37 | 25 | 29 | 64 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Juniors Rīga | LAT | 27 | 29 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1996–97 | Hermes | FIN.2 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1997–98 | SaiPa | SM-l | 43 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | SaiPa | SM-l | 54 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | AaB Ishockey | DEN | 42 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 26 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 43 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 22 | |||
2002–03 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 26 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 36 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 34 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 36 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 36 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | AaB Ishockey | DEN | 45 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | DEN | 44 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | DEN | 29 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | Metallurg Zhlobin | BLR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | DEN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | IF Björklöven | SWE.3 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Stjernen Hockey | NOR | 40 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Stjernen Hockey | NOR | 44 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | HK Prizma Rīga | LAT | 17 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | HK Kurbads | LAT | 29 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | HK Kurbads | LAT | 28 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | HK Kurbads | LAT | 26 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | ||
LAT totals | 161 | 130 | 149 | 279 | 54 | 54 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 18 | ||||
DEN totals | 400 | 224 | 244 | 468 | 161 | 85 | 50 | 44 | 94 | 24 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1993 | Latvia | EJC C Q | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1993 | Latvia | EJC C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1994 | Latvia | WJC C | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
1995 | Latvia | WJC C1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |
1996 | Latvia | WC B | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
1997 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1999 | Latvia | WC Q | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2001 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
2002 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2003 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2005 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2005 | Latvia | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2007 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
2008 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 14 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | |||
Senior totals | 64 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 |
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