Kristiāns Rubīns

Kristiāns Rubīns (born 11 December 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Rubīns played for Latvian and Swedish junior clubs, making his professional debut with VIK Västerås HK in the HockeyAllsvenskan before moving to Canada to play for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). On August 3, 2018, he left junior hockey, signing a professional contract with the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL, an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
During the 2019–20 season, Rubīns, having signed an AHL contract extension with the Toronto Marlies, remained with the club for the duration of the campaign, posting 2 goals and 14 points in 47 games before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
On 2 April 2020, Rubīns was signed as an undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Rubins made his NHL debut on December 7, 2021, a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.{{Cite web| url = https://www.echl.com/en/news/2021/12/rubins-makes-nhl-debut
At the conclusion of his NHL debut season, Rubīns was not extended a qualifying offer by the Maple Leafs to retain his exclusive playing rights, and he was subsequently released to unrestricted free agency. On 13 July 2022, the opening day of free agency, Rubīns signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators to a one-year, $750,000 contract.
==International play==
Rubīns represented Latvia through the junior level. He was selected by Bob Hartley for Latvia's 2018 world championships roster. He made his WC debut in the opening game against Norway. Rubīns was selected to represent Team Latvia at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
==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
2011–12 	Prizma/Pārdaugava 	LAT U16 		24 	6 	12 	18 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Prizma/Pārdaugava 	LAT U16 		— 	14 	13 	27 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Prizma/Pārdaugava 	LAT U18 		20 	11 	7 	18 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	VIK Västerås HK 	J18 		22 	5 	10 	15 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	VIK Västerås HK 	J18 Allsv 		18 	5 	3 	8 	50 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4
2014–15 	VIK Västerås HK 	J18 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	VIK Västerås HK 	J18 Allsv 		2 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	VIK Västerås HK 	J20 		31 	4 	3 	7 	14 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2014–15 	VIK Västerås HK 	Allsv 		10 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	VIK Västerås HK 	J20 		21 	3 	8 	11 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	VIK Västerås HK 	Allsv 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		49 	3 	21 	24 	14 		11 	0 	7 	7 	8
2017–18 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		60 	7 	20 	27 	36 		6 	1 	3 	4 	2
2018–19 	Newfoundland Growlers 	ECHL 		56 	2 	16 	18 	28 		17 	1 	2 	3 	23
2018–19 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		15 	0 	3 	3 	4 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2019–20 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		47 	2 	12 	14 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Frederikshavn White Hawks	DEN 		21 	2 	3 	5 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		22 	1 	2 	3 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		58 	1 	10 	11 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		3 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014 	Latvia 	WJC18 D1A 	11th 		5 	0	0	0 	25
2015 	Latvia 	WJC D1A 	13th 		5 	0	4	4 	2
2015 	Latvia 	WJC18 	9th 		6 	0	2	2 	2
2016 	Latvia 	WJC D1A 	11th 		5 	0	1	1 	0
2017 	Latvia 	WJC 	10th 		6 	0	0	0 	2
2018 	Latvia 	WC 	8th 		8 	1	1	2 	2
2021 	Latvia 	WC 	11th 		6 	1	1	2 	2
2021 	Latvia 	OGQ 	Q 		3 	1	1	2 	2
2022 	Latvia 	WC 	10th 		4 	0	0	0 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		27	0	7	7 	31
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		21	3	3	6 	6
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
ECHL 	ECHL	ECHL
Kelly Cup (Newfoundland Growlers)	2019	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Frederikshavn White Hawks players
Category:Latvian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Medicine Hat Tigers players
Category:Newfoundland Growlers players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlies players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:VIK Västerås HK players