Mārtiņš Karsums

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Mārtiņš Karsums
Karsums with the Boston Bruins in 2009
Born (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 38)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
Slovak
team
Former teams		 MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
Boston Bruins
Tampa Bay Lightning
Dinamo Riga
Dynamo Moscow
Spartak Moscow
Krefeld Pinguine
National team  
NHL Draft
 64th overall,
2004
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2000–present

Mārtiņš Karsums (born 26 February 1986) is a Latvian professional

Slovak Extraliga
.

Karsums was selected in the second round, 64th overall, in the

2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He has played in the National Hockey League for the Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning
.

Playing career

Early career

Karsums first appeared on scouts' radar with his appearances at the Division I U18 and 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship tournaments in 2003, representing Latvia. Karsums scored twice in the U18 tournament and showed another side of his game in the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship event when he tallied 35 PIM in just five games.

North America

Junior league

Unhappy with his limited play at the Latvian club team

QMJHL. He enjoyed a very good rookie season for the Moncton Wildcats, finishing in the top five of both team and league rookie, scoring 53 points (30 goals, 23 assists), and accumulating 76 PIM. Karsums also dominated the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship
Division I tournament, scoring seven goals and adding six assists for 13 points in five games.

Karsums had problems with injury that limited his play with Moncton for the 2004-05 season, but he still managed to be productive. In 30 games, he scored 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) and had 31 penalty minutes.

During the 2005–06 season, which was his most successful season so far, Karsums scored 65 points (34 goals, 31 assists) and helped his

post-season goals have proven game-winning goals, including three of the four game-winners in the championships series vs the Quebec Remparts
.

He played in the 2006 Memorial Cup, scored one goal, and had three assists in five games.

Professional leagues

On May 22, 2006, Karsums signed a three-year contract with Boston Bruins.[2] He spent the majority of that time playing for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top farm team of the Bruins. In his most successful 2007/08 season with Providence, Karsums scored 20 goals and had 63 points in 79 games.

On December 13, 2008, Karsums debuted in NHL with the

NHL Trade Deadline, he was traded by the Bruins, along with Matt Lashoff, to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Mark Recchi.[4] While playing for the Lightning, Karsums scored his first career NHL goal on April 3, 2009, against the New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur.[5]

Return to Europe

On January 14, 2010, after playing the first half of the season with affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL, Karsums was reassigned by the Lightning to HC MVD of the Kontinental Hockey League. However, he didn't join the team and was instead loaned to Dinamo Riga.[6]

After struggling in the first season, he became a major contributor and one of the scoring and on-ice leaders in his next three seasons with Dinamo Riga. He played at least 50 games in all three seasons finishing above 30 points. Mid-through 2012–13 season Karsums was named as captain of the team.[7]

Karsums with the Latvian national team in 2008.

After four seasons with Dinamo Rīga, Karsums signed a contract with HC Dynamo Moscow.[8][9]

Following the

2017–18 season, his fifth with Dynamo, Karsums left the club as a free agent and agreed to a one-year deal to continue in the KHL with HC Spartak Moscow on May 4, 2018.[10]

Karsums played 11 seasons in the KHL before moving to Germany and agreeing to a one-year contract with Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL for the pandemic delayed

2020–21 season on 22 December 2020.[11]

After a lone season with Krefeld, Karsums opted to return for a second stint with Dinamo Riga of the KHL on 8 May 2021.[12]

International play

Karsums debuted internationally at the junior level with Latvia at the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships. At the Division I 2004 World Junior Championships, Karsums helped Latvia claim the bronze medal, leading the tournament in scoring with 13 points in 7 games. He later claimed the Gold medal and promotion to the top tier at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. (D1-B)

On May 11, 2008, Karsums debuted for

2013 championships due to injuries.[16][17][18]
Karsums scored crucial game tying goal[19] against France in 2014 Winter Olympics qualifications 3:2 OT loss, that allowed Latvian national team to qualify for 5th Olympic games, and 4th in a row.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01
LB Prizma Rīga
LAT
 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2000–01
HK Lido Nafta Rīga
 LAT 18 8 6 14 — — — — — —
2001–02 LB Prizma Rīga EEHL B 16 7 8 15 4 — — — — —
2001–02 LB Prizma Rīga LAT 6 4 1 5 4 — — — — —
2001–02 New York Apple Core EJHL 20 12 7 19 — — — — — —
2002–03
HK Rīga 2000
 EEHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2002–03 HK Prizma Rīga EEHL B 10 5 8 13 28 — — — — —
2002–03
Vilki OP
 LAT 11 5 3 8 12 5 2 1 3 2
2003–04 Moncton Wildcats
QMJHL
 60 30 23 53 76 20 8 9 17 14
2004–05 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 30 14 12 26 31 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 49 34 31 65 89 22 16 11 27 22
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 54 13 22 35 41 12 3 1 4 2
2007–08 Providence Bruins AHL 79 20 43 63 57 10 7 3 10 6
2008–09 Providence Bruins AHL 43 17 24 41 20 — — — — —
2008–09 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 18 1 4 5 6 — — — — —
2009–10 Norfolk Admirals AHL 36 4 12 16 6 — — — — —
2009–10
Dinamo Rīga
 KHL 12 4 4 8 16 9 2 1 3 4
2010–11 Dinamo Rīga KHL 52 17 15 32 46 11 1 2 3 8
2011–12 Dinamo Rīga KHL 54 21 12 33 46 7 1 4 5 0
2012–13 Dinamo Rīga KHL 51 16 19 35 63 — — — — —
2013–14 Dynamo Moscow KHL 42 17 8 25 83 5 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Dynamo Moscow KHL 56 11 14 25 18 11 3 2 5 4
2015–16 Dynamo Moscow KHL 34 10 8 18 14 — — — — —
2016–17 Dynamo Moscow KHL 52 16 18 34 57 10 0 1 1 10
2017–18 Dynamo Moscow KHL 34 3 12 15 57 — — — — —
2018–19 Spartak Moscow KHL 56 9 15 24 46 6 2 2 4 2
2019–20 Spartak Moscow KHL 52 11 11 22 65 6 0 1 1 4
2020–21 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 25 3 7 10 12 — — — — —
2021–22 Dinamo Rīga KHL 28 4 3 7 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 24 1 5 6 6 — — — — —
KHL totals 523 139 139 278 515 65 9 13 22 32

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Latvia
WJC18 D1
 5 0 0 0 25
2002 Latvia WJC18 D1 5 1 0 1 14
2003 Latvia
WJC D1
 5 0 1 1 35
2003 Latvia WJC18 D1 4 2 0 2 14
2004 Latvia WJC D1 5 7 6 13 22
2005 Latvia WJC D1 5 7 3 10 20
2006 Latvia WJC 6 3 3 6 6
2008 Latvia
WC
 2 1 2 3 2
2009 Latvia OGQ 3 4 2 6 0
2009 Latvia WC 6 1 3 4 27
2010 Latvia OG 4 0 2 2 2
2010 Latvia WC 6 3 1 4 2
2013 Latvia OGQ 3 1 1 2 0
2014 Latvia OG 5 0 1 1 2
2016 Latvia OGQ 3 2 1 3 0
2018 Latvia WC 3 0 2 2 0
2021 Latvia WC 7 2 0 2 0
Junior totals 35 20 13 33 136
Senior totals 42 14 15 29 35

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
All-Rookie Team
2004
President's Cup
2006
Guy Lafleur Trophy 2006
AHL
All-Star Game
2009

References

  1. ^ "Wilcats win QMJHL Championship". Moncton Wildcats. 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2010-03-30.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Bruins agree to terms with Krejci & Karsums". Boston Bruins. 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  3. ^ "More production from Kessel lifts Bruins over Thrashers". CBS Sports. 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  4. ^ "Bruins add veteran punch, '09 second rounder". NHL. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  5. ^ "Brodeur plays in rare relief role as Devils snap six game skid". CBS Sports. 2009-04-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  6. ^ IIHF (2010-01-16). "Karsums arrives in Riga". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  7. ^ apollo.lv (2012-12-12). "Galviņš vairs nav Rīgas "Dinamo" kapteinis (LAT)". apollo.lv. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  8. ^ diena.lv (2013-05-03). "Karsums pievienojies divkārtējiem Gagarina kausa ieguvējiem Maskavas Dinamo (LAT)". diena.lv. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  9. ^ dynamo.ru (2013-05-04). "Мартиньш Карсумс - в "Динамо"(RUS)". dynamo.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  10. ^ "Off-season transactions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  11. ^ Krefeld Pinguine (22 December 2020). "Martins Karsums moves from KHL to Krefeld" (in German). Instagram. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Forward Martins Karsums returns to Dinamo Riga" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  13. ^ tvnet.lv (2008-05-11). "Pret Norvēģiju ar Mārtiņu Karsumu(LAT)". tvnet.lv. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  14. ^ IIHF (2008-05-11). "LINE-UPS" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  15. ^ IIHF (2008-05-11). "GAME SUMMARY" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  16. ^ DELFI (2011-04-15). "Arī Karsums varētu nepalīdzēt Latvijas izlasei pasaules čempionātā(LAT)". delfi.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  17. ^ TVnet (2012-03-26). "Pasaules čempionātā varētu nespēlēt Karsums, Reķis un Vasiļjevs(LAT)". tvnet.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  18. ^ DIENA (2013-03-26). "Pasaules čempionātā, visticamāk, nespēlēs arī Ņiživijs(LAT)". diena.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  19. ^ IIHF (2013-02-10). "Game summary" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  20. ^ Latvian Institute (2013-02-11). "Latvian National Hockey Team Qualifies for Sochi 2014 Olympics". latvia.lv. Retrieved 2013-09-08.

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