Raitis Ivanāns

Raitis Ivanāns (born January 3, 1979) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ivanāns is known as an enforcer in the NHL.
==Playing career==
thumb|left|Ivanans with the Los Angeles Kings
In 1997, Ivanāns came over to North America and played for the Flint Generals. In 2005, he made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens, accumulating 9 penalty minutes in 4 games. He got into a fight in his first game, against the Ottawa Senators, with Zdeno Chára, and sustained a broken orbital bone due to a late punch after he was down. 
On July 13, 2006, he signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings. Ivanāns scored his first NHL goal against Marty Turco the Dallas Stars on October 12, 2006. On March 18, 2007, he re-signed one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings a one-way contract. On January 29, 2008, Ivanāns signed a two-year contract extension with the Kings. 
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1997–98 	Flint Generals 	UHL 		18 	0 	1 	1 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Macon Whoopee 	CHL 		16 	1 	1 	2 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Tulsa Oilers 	CHL 		32 	2 	7 	9 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL 		59 	3 	7 	10 	146 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2000–01 	New Haven Knights 	UHL 		66 	4 	10 	14 	270 		8 	1 	0 	1 	4
2000–01 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Toledo Storm 	ECHL 		16 	2 	2 	4 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Baton Rouge Kingfish	ECHL 		40 	4 	5 	9 	180 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Rockford IceHogs 	UHL 		50 	4 	2 	6 	208 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		17 	0 	0 	0 	38 		1 	0 	0 	0 	15
2003–04 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		54 	1 	7 	8 	166 		7 	0 	1 	1 	17
2004–05 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		75 	2 	5 	7 	259 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
2005–06 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		43 	2 	0 	2 	120 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		66 	4 	4 	8 	140 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		73 	6 	2 	8 	134 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		72 	2 	0 	2 	133 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		215 	12 	6 	18 	416 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
* 
*NHL Player Page
* Yahoo! Sports profile of Raitis Ivanāns
Category:Born in 1979
Category:Baton Rouge Kingfish players
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Flint Generals players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Latvian ice hockey players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Macon Whoopee players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:New Haven Knights players
Category:Pensacola Ice Pilots players
Category:Rockford IceHogs players
Category:Toledo Storm players
Category:Tulsa Oilers (CHL) players