Kaspars Daugaviņš Kaspars Daugaviņš ( born 18 May 1988 ) is a Latvia n professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was selected by the Senators in the third round , 91st overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft . Playing career . Toronto / Mississauga St . Michael ' s Majors . After being drafted by the Ottawa Senators at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft , Daugaviņš moved from Latvia , where he spent the 2005 - 06 season with HK Riga 2000 of the LHL , and joined the Toronto St . Michael ' s Majors of the OHL , as he was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2006 CHL Import Draft . In his first season with the Majors in 2006 - 07 , Daugaviņš had 18 goals and 60 points in 61 games , good enough to finish second in team scoring . He scored his first OHL goal against Andrew Perugini of the Barrie Colts in his first OHL game . The Majors struggled and failed to qualify for the post - season . Before the 2007 - 08 , the Majors relocated to Mississauga , Ontario , and was renamed the Mississauga St . Michael ' s Majors . Daugaviņš had a breakout season , leading Mississauga with 40 goals and 74 points , helping the club into the playoffs . In four playoff games , Daugaviņš had two goals and three points , as Mississauga was swept by the Niagara IceDogs in the first round . Daugaviņš spent the second half of the 2008 - 09 with the Majors , after spending the first part of the season with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL . In 30 games with Mississauga , Daugaviņš had 11 goals and 28 points , helping the team to the post - season for the second straight season . In 11 playoff games , Daugaviņš had two goals and nine points , as Mississauga fell to the Brampton Battalion in the Eastern Conference finals . Ottawa Senators . After the Toronto St . Michael ' s Majors failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 2006 - 07 season , the Ottawa Senators assigned Daugaviņš to their AHL team , the Binghamton Senators , to finish the season . In 11 games with Binghamton , Daugaviņš had two goals . He scored both of his goals in a game against the Albany River Rats , beating Tyler Weiman twice in a 5 - 4 Senators win . On June 1 , 2007 , Daugaviņš signed a three - year entry level contract with the Senators . In 2007 - 08 , Daugaviņš appeared in three games with Binghamton , earning an assist , as he joined the team after the Mississauga St . Michael ' s Majors were eliminated from the OHL playoffs . Daugaviņš spent the first half of the 2008 - 09 season with Binghamton , playing in 23 games , scoring two goals and three points , before being sent back to the Mississauga St . Michael ' s Majors to finish the hockey season . After the season , Daugaviņš was selected by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft . He spent the 2009 - 10 in Binghamton , as Daugaviņš appeared in 72 games , scoring 21 goals and 46 points , however , the club failed to reach the playoffs . Daugaviņš also made his NHL debut in the 2009 - 10 season , appearing in one game with Ottawa . He played with the NHL club on January 14 , 2010 against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden , going pointless in 8 : 26 of ice time , as the Senators shutout the Rangers 2 - 0 . Daugaviņš returned to the AHL for the 2010 - 11 season , appearing in 74 games , scoring 19 goals and 54 points to finish fourth in team scoring , and helping Binghamton to the playoffs . In 23 playoff games , Daugaviņš had 10 goals and 20 points , as Binghamton won the 2011 Calder Cup , defeating the Houston Aeros in six games in the Calder Cup finals . Daugaviņš scored his first ever NHL goal on October 30 , 2011 , beating Jonas Gustavsson of the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 3 - 2 Ottawa victory . International . Daugaviņš represents Latvia at international hockey events . In 2004 , Daugaviņš played for Latvia at the World U18 Championships as a 15 year old , earning two assists in five games , as Latvia finished in fourth place at the Division I Group A tournament held in Amstetten , Austria . Daugaviņš came back for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships with Latvia , scoring two goals and three points , helping the Latvian team to a second place finish in the Division I Group B tournament held in Sosnowiec , Poland . At the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships , Daugaviņš had five goals and nine points in five games , helping Latvia finish with a perfect 5 - 0 - 0 record , and a first place finish in the Division I Group B tournament held in Riga , Latvia . Daugaviņš participated with Latvia at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as an 18 year old , where he had three goals and 10 points in five games , as Latvia finished in second place in the Division I Group A tournament held in Odense , Denmark . At the 2007 IIHF World Championship held in Moscow , Russia , Daugaviņš had three goals and six points in six games , as Latvia finished in 13th place in the tournament . In 2008 , Daugaviņš played at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships , where he had two goals and 10 points in five games , helping Latvia win the Division I Group B tournament held in Riga , Latvia . He once again represented Latvia at the 2008 IIHF World Championship held in Halifax , Nova Scotia , and Quebec City , Quebec , earning no points in six games , as Latvia finished in 11th place . At the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver , British Columbia , Daugaviņš appeared in four games for Latvia , getting no points , as the Latvians finished 12th in the tournament . He also participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship held in Cologne , Germany , Mannheim , Germany and Gelsenkirchen , Germany , scoring two goals and three points in six games , as Latvia finished in 11th place . Awards . 2010 - 11 AHL Calder Cup with the Binghamton Senators