# Vitalijs Pavlovs

Vitālijs Pavlovs (born 17 June 1989) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HK Prizma Riga in the Latvian Hockey Higher League.

## Playing career

Pavlovs signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga on August 9, 2012 and made his debut on December 5, 2012, in a loss to Yugra. Pavlovs started the 2012–13 season with Jokipojat in Mestis, he had 6 goals and 8 assists in 19 games which is good for 3rd place in points inside the team.
Pavlovs was sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee for failing an anti-doping test in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He tested positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant found in certain food supplements.
On October 1, 2014, Pavlovs left Dinamo as a free agent to sign his first North American contract on a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2005–06 | Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod | RUS.3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | SK LSPA/Rīga | LAT | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | DHK Latgale | BLR | 45 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | DHK–2 Latgale | LAT | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | DHK Latgale | LAT | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009–10 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 49 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010–11 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 46 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs–2 | LAT | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Beibarys Atyrau | KAZ | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Jokipojat | FIN.2 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 71 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 34 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 61 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | HK Olimp/Venta 2002 | LAT | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | ICEHL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | JKH GKS Jastrzębie | POL | 39 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 2022–23 | JKH GKS Jastrzębie | POL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | HK Dukla Michalovce | Slovak | 33 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| BLR totals | BLR totals | BLR totals | 140 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 281 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2007 | Latvia | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Latvia | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| 2013 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |